The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast

Recent Episodes

Discussing the New Laws Needed to Combat a Pandemic

Posted June 29, 2020 •

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Onkar Ghate, ARI’s chief philosophy officer, and Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert,...

Philosophers Discuss: Is There a Right to Mass Protest?

Posted June 22, 2020 • 00:59:13

In this episode of New Ideal Live, ARI philosophers Onkar Ghate and Aaron Smith discuss Ayn Rand’s views on mass protests in the context of the recent...

A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease

Posted June 21, 2020 • 01:33:43

"A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease: Planning for the Next Pandemic" is the Ayn Rand Institute's white paper on America's response to the...

Analyzing the Concerns of Black Lives Matter Protesters

Posted June 15, 2020 • 02:01:22

What has motivated the social unrest that has now spread to hundreds of cities around the United States? Following up on our June 1 webcast on the protests...

Who’s the Censor: Twitter or Trump?

Posted June 10, 2020 • 01:00:58

Are social media companies a threat to free speech? President Trump seems to think so. Recently, Trump signed an executive order ostensibly aimed at...