"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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Labor union heroes like Joe Hill have been immortalized in song. Why not heroes of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand — and Rand herself?

I Dreamed I Saw
Ayn Rand Last Night

I dreamed I saw Ayn Rand last night,
It gave me quite a chill,
"They won't heed you for long," I cried,
Said she: "Oh yes they will."
Said she: "Oh yes they will."

Her acolytes have risen high,
For now agendas set,
But I opined: "They'll soon be gone,"
She smirked, "You wanna bet,"
She smirked, "You wanna bet."

Her cardboard hero, Johnny Galt,
Thought he 'bove others stood,
"Are we to buy that swill?" I asked
"Of course," she said, "You should,
"His way's the greater good."

I dreamed I saw Ayn Rand last night,
She waved her writing quill,
And shaped with it a dollar sign,
This new Queen of The Hill,
I felt a royal chill.

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©2011 Michael Silverstein

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