Leonard Peikoff

Leonard Peikoff, was a close associate of Ayn Rand for thirty years, and is the foremost authority on her philosophy of Objectivism.

He is author of numerous books and lectures including Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America, and The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out, that develops an hypothesis explaining the major trends in philosophy, literature, physics, education, and politics throughout Western history.