Ayn Rand is a well-known writer and a proponent of the philosophy of objectivism. She is basically involved in philosophy but says politics is a part of philosophy and politics and economics are a part of philosophy. She is a well-known proponent of laissez-faire capitalism and individual freedoms and rights, since these is what her philosophy require for man to function. As a strong proponent of capitalism, she is obviously a foe of communism, which took over the country of her birth, Russia.