Obama the Pseudo-Narcissist

Near the end of her September 1960 article in Human Events, "J.F.K. — High Class Beatnik?" about the keynote speech presidential candidate Senator John F. Kennedy delivered at the Democratic National Convention, Ayn Rand warns:

When a man extols "leadership"—leadership without direction—leadership without any stated purpose, program or ideal—leadership for the sake of leadership—you may be sure that you are hearing the voice of a man motivated by power-lust. It is specifically the power-lust o...