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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The Moral Justification of the Atomic Bomb

Posted August 28, 202301:11:32

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos analyze the moral justification and the criticisms of dropping the atomic bombs...

Chinese Foreign Policy Toward Taiwan: With Scott McDonald

Posted August 21, 202301:11:14

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ziemowit Gowin is joined by Scott McDonald to discuss the latest events in the ongoing dispute between China and...

Ayn Rand on Watergate

Posted August 13, 202301:13:16

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Harry Binswanger discuss Ayn Rand's little-known analysis of the Watergate scandal, fifty years after...

<em>The Knowledge Gap</em> Highlights a Failing of America’s Schools

Posted August 11, 202300:12:34

In this episode, Sam Weaver reads aloud his article, “The Knowledge Gap Highlights a Failing of America’s Schools.” In that essay, he examines...

Will Europe’s Immigration Problems Happen in the U.S.?

Posted August 5, 202301:08:12

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Nikos Sotirakopoulos, and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss Europe’s immigration policies, its failure...