possibly noteworthy wrote:
Barry Werth's new book earns a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly:
Werth rightly depicts the frame of reference Spencer left behind as a predecessor to Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, with its focus on unrestrained self-interest and unbridled capitalism.

Please note that "unrestrained" and "unbridled" are unsupportable characterizations of the Objectivist ethics and politics. The pursuit of self-interest and capitalism per that philosophy are strictly limited to actions that do not constitute an initiation of physical force against any human being. That is to say that all human interactions are required to be voluntary, and the sole purpose of government is to use defensive force to prevent, stop, or punish the use of initiated force. This is a restraint and bridling no other philosophy or politics imposes.

RE: Banquet at Delmonico's: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America