That's an understandable view. I think you'll find that Rand is taken much more seriously as a philosopher in the US than in other Anglophone countries such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand etc. (it seems to me that these countries have a more nuanced view about her that's not that dissimilar to the Continental one).
It's understandable that Rand holds greater sway and influence in the US given her libertarian right views and support for free markets, etc. (which hold high rank there among the conservative right).
Rand seems to have had two peaks of popularity, in the 1950s after Atlas Shrugged was published and again at the height of the Reagan-Thatcher years of the 1980s. That was also the time when the Austrian school—Hayek, Von Mises, and Chicago School—Friedman were in high favor with those politicians.
It will be interesting to see how Rand's popularity holds up into the much longer future.
It's understandable that Rand holds greater sway and influence in the US given her libertarian right views and support for free markets, etc. (which hold high rank there among the conservative right).
Rand seems to have had two peaks of popularity, in the 1950s after Atlas Shrugged was published and again at the height of the Reagan-Thatcher years of the 1980s. That was also the time when the Austrian school—Hayek, Von Mises, and Chicago School—Friedman were in high favor with those politicians.
It will be interesting to see how Rand's popularity holds up into the much longer future.