His “controversial” view shouldn’t really be controversial at all. It’s a radical libertarian inspired view that is either ignored by the corporate media or, inversely, made mainstream. Saying that racial discrimination should be allowed among private institutions may seem like an outright racist view, indeed, but it falls right in line with the theory of limited government in business and economic affairs. Of course, such “limited government” should be in place to cover racial discrimination, which is a clear violation of human rights. Rand covered his ass by reversing his beliefs on the matter and saying that he supports the 1964 Civil Rights Act. I don’t really see that as much of a compromise to the libertarian outlook; rather, it’s a more pragmatic stance on a serious subject.