Ayn Rand Institute Gets $1 Million From The Government

The Ayn Rand Institute received a $1 million government loan. approved by the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan program. 

Ayn Rand beliefs strongly aligned with libertarianism. She believed that if people are precious, their egoistic purposes and freedoms were precious, and therefore selfishness is a virtue. 

The Ayn Rand Institute said it was accepting the million-dollar PPP loan unapologetically because the principle here is justice.