The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism.

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International Law vs. War

Posted November 17, 202300:40:40

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Ziemowit Gowin discuss international laws of war. Challenging the very legitimacy of such laws, they...

The Ongoing Debate Over Reading Education

Posted November 13, 202301:10:28

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Sam Weaver and Mike Mazza discuss the long-standing “reading wars” in American schools. They explore the historical...

The Morality of Self-Defense and Innocent Deaths in War

Posted November 12, 202300:32:23

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Ziemowit Gowin discuss the right to self-defense, deaths of innocents in war, and just war theory in...

Why Iran Fuels the Mideast War

Posted November 10, 202300:30:28

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Iran’s central role in inspiring, supporting and funding...

The Unstable Foundation of Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimism

Posted November 5, 202301:00:06

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Don Watkins discuss Marc Andreessen’s recent defense of “techno-optimism“ in his essay “The...