The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.

The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution is a 1971 collection of essays by philosopher Ayn Rand that critiques the New Left movement, arguing it was a regressive, anti-rational force that attacked industrialization and the foundations of a free society, despite its claims of idealism. Rand saw the movement as a return to primitive, collectivist ideas, contrasting with the "Old Left's" focus on industrial progress, and viewed its anti-capitalist stance as a rejection of human achievement and reason. The book collects her analysis of campus protests and the philosophical underpinnings of the era's radicalism, advocating for individualism, reason, and technological progress.