I've read and enjoyed Anthem, and I started Atlas Shrugged a couple weeks ago. I do not agree with Rand on everything, as you've probably guessed already, but I think her political philosophy is sound. I only wish she did go on to make the conclusions about personal morality that she does.
I imagine we agree on a number of issues. I don't support Obamacare, but I understand why people do from a pragmatic perspective. However, as far as censorship is concerned...would you agree with me that privacy-violating videos should be illegal to distribute? I view violation of privacy as an act of violence against a person (basically, through their right to property), and have strongly believed that, for example, a video filmed of someone in the shower, in a private space, without their consent should be illegal. I'm surprised how many libertarians disagree with this. If we have any property rights at all, one would think violations of property are dangerous and laws against them are enforceable. The reason I bring this up is because there have been cases of victims or victims' families attempting to block exposure of a person who was raped, etc. and it's a very real problem. Obviously a line must be drawn somewhere, but at the very least living people and their immediate families should be protected from serious privacy-violating exposure.
While I sympathize with libertarians, I believe that a government is only performing its function if it protects victims from situations like that. Isn't that the justification, after all? So when people say they're "against censorship" and leave it at that I get a bit uncomfortable.
I do agree with you about the FCC, and any other such government standard-bearers. In a free market setting, people would have far more choices about regulating their viewing habits--as things stand, art is subjected to such arbitrary standards that it's losing its integrity. That's why I disagree with people who say that in a marketplace setting there will be no accountability; there's no accountability right now! How could broader power lead to more responsibility?
Also, I have no interest in funding Planned Parenthood, the War on Drugs, or anything else I disagree with. I realize the necessity of funding the military, but I wish the government would handle my money more responsibly in that regard. To regularly take money from citizens only to turn around and violate their core beliefs is unjustifiable. The whole concept of letting personal morality dictate government power is wrong.