# Ayn Rand on Fascism **URL:** **By** George H. Smith **Published:** May 23, 2018 --- George H. Smith explores Rand’s contention that America was sliding down a slippery slope to fascism. George H. Smith explores Rand’s contention that America was sliding down a slippery slope to fascism. [Originally published in essay form on January 8, 2016.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/ayn-rand-fascism)