| | Unless Leonard Peikoff specifically agreed to Ayn Rand not to publish these pieces, or, if in designating him as executor of her intellectual property, she put restrictions on his use of this work, I see nothing morally wrong with his publishing them, even if he knew it was not her wish. The decision should be and must be his.
If Peikoff had presented these pieces deceptively as all finished work, I would feel differently; however, in his introduction and his prefaces to each piece, he explains their historical context and the fact, as in the unpublished excerpts from We the Living and The Fountainhead, that some are are not finished works. He explains that some, for example "The Husband I Bought," were done as writing exercises. Others, such as my favorites "Red Pawn" and "Think Twice," are finished products. I, for one, am thrilled that this work exists.
By the way, since I posted this, I've read elsewhere that "Think Twice" has been produced on stage since this collection was first published and I would still love, love, love to see it.
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