I ran across the opinion piece Is Rand Relevant? yesterday in the Wall Street Journal, expecting something like an exploration of the question. Instead I got an Ayn Rand Institute marketing piece written by their shill, Yaron Brook (who’s also president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute). At the end of the Journal piece, there’s an invitation to “Please add your comments to the Opinion Journal forum”. They then offer the opportunity to comment, letting you know that your comment will be reviewed by WSJ editors. Frankly, one may as well send a physical letter, given such an option. Combined with last week’s lambasting of Jim Kramer on the Daily Show, I got a fresh reminder of why corporate media is dying a slow death right now; more than ever it has become a marketing tool for special interests, and at a time when we have more access than ever to diverse sources of information.  A year or two ago, I would’ve wanted to rant; now it just seems par for the course…