Ayn Rand opposed some ideologies.
Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions . Anarchism is usually considered a radical left-wing ideology , and much of anarchist economics and anarchist legal philosophy reflects anti-authoritarian interpretations of communism , collectivism , syndicalism , mutualism , or participatory economics . Ayn Rand . She is known for her two best-selling novels , The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged , and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism . In politics , she condemned the initiation of force as immoral , and opposed collectivism and statism as well as anarchism , and instead supported laissez-faire capitalism , which she defined as the system based on recognizing individual rights . Collectivism is the moral stance , political philosophy , ideology , or social outlook that emphasizes the group and its interests .