Bästa Ayn Rand Institute podcaster (2024)

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The UnitedHealthCare CEO Shooting: America’s Persecuted Minority, Targeted Again 35:23

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https://youtu.be/jSUq16CPQwcPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the reaction to the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO and the hatred towards businessmen in America.Among the topics covered:Examples of the culture treating businessmen as a persecuted minority;How CEOs …

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Behind-the-Scenes of Ayn Rand’s Second Interview with Mike Wallace 35:15

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https://youtu.be/rqSHMPIurKMPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Brandon Lisi and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the backstory of the newly-published “lost” Mike Wallace-Ayn Rand interview from 1960.Among the topics covered:Historical background of the “lost” interview;Rand’s role as a public intellectual during the 1960s;How Rand’s intellectu…

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What Would Mass Deportations Mean for Freedom in America? 59:46

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https://youtu.be/UA8uWCfm81kPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss Donald Trump’s promise to enact mass deportations of millions of illegal immigrants.Among the topics covered:How Trump’s plan to enact mass deportations would have massive costs;Why the Alien Enemies Act does not justify mass deportati…

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The Shameless Reporting on Israel’s Wars 27:19

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https://youtu.be/ZNmERj5xVwwPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian war in Western media.Among the topics covered:The corruption of the Western media’s reporting of the conflict;Why reporters can’t escape moral judgment;The anti-Israel bias of the media;How the…

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Do Americans Have an Irrational, Religious Obsession With Work? 53:33

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https://youtu.be/vCiKkxLAFJYPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Sam Weaver and Tristan de Liège discuss Atlantic writer Derek Thompson’s idea that Americans are afflicted by a religious obsession with work that he calls “workism” and their view of the role of work in human life.Among the topics covered:Thompson’s view on work and why it's w…

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The 2024 U.S. Election: A Postmortem Analysis 1:13:12

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kQrSryOiQPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Elan Journo, Ben Bayer, and Onkar Ghate discuss the 2024 U.S. election results.Among the topics covered:Why the Democrats and Kamala Harris didn’t deserve to win;How Harris should have dealt with the failures of the Biden administration;The American sense of life…

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Abortion Rights and the U.S. Election 51:33

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https://youtu.be/rPsgR0WCqxwPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss Ayn Rand’s radical view on abortion rights and the debates over abortion as an election issue.Among the topics covered:Why Ayn Rand defended abortion rights as a matter of individual freedom;How to understand abortion as an election issue after…

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Two Ayn Rand Biographies Not Worth Your Time 56:28

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https://youtu.be/MLF5deQWbrcPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Aaron Smith interviews Elan Journo to discuss his critical evaluation of two popular but deeply flawed biographies of Ayn Rand: Jennifer Burns’ Goddess of the Market and Anne C. Heller’s Ayn Rand and the World She Made.Among the topics covered:The standards of objectivity that …

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Sixty Years of The Virtue of Selfishness 1:00:44

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https://youtu.be/wgKovwvgEs0Podcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Mike Mazza and Sam Weaver discuss the enduring value of The Virtue of Selfishness, a collection of Ayn Rand’s essays on ethics, on its sixtieth anniversary.Among the topics covered:Why Ayn Rand wrote and collected the essays in The Virtue of Selfishness;How Ayn Rand’s essays ad…

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A Year After October 7: What the Conflict Is Actually About 46:33

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https://youtu.be/Lsm2sRbywwgPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Western misconceptions around October 7 and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Among the topics covered:Why the war is really between Israel and Iran;How pragmatism effects the West’s inability to understand Iran;How Palestinian grievances help…

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Space: The New Commercial Frontier 1:03:53

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https://youtu.be/IBopAUk3s4APodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Mike Mazza and Tristan de Liège discuss the private space industry and Ayn Rand's philosophical thoughts on the subject.Among the topics covered:How state monopolization forestalled the development of the private space industry;Why Rand saw the Apollo 11 mission as a philosophi…

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The Vicious Antitrust Case Against Google 1:06:32

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https://youtu.be/5Bpu-bAQXMsPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula discuss the recent antitrust case against Google and what it reveals about the nature of antitrust law.Among the topics covered:Why Ayn Rand regarded antitrust law as immoral and un-American;What evidence the DOJ’s antitrust case against Googl…

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Trump and Harris on Immigration 1:06:02

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https://youtu.be/pKCfFCED9XAPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Agustina Vergara Cid and Ben Bayer analyze the anti-American immigration platforms of both the Trump and Harris campaigns.Among the topics covered:The tribal and arbitrary nature of Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric;Why Republicans rely on fear-mongering to push their anti…

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How to Defend Free Speech 1:07:06

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https://youtu.be/emKgc2aO7x8Podcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Agustina Vergara Cid interviews Gregory Salmieri about his essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life.”Among the topics covered:What free speech is and why a defense of it is needed;How to respond to acts of de-platforming and cancellation;Why the right to free speech is a…

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Who is a Communist? 30:34

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C-eEwx1jv0Podcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the question of whether Kamala Harris is a communist, and if not, what the real problem with her views is.Among the topics covered:The essence of the Marxist ideology;Why Harris is not a communist;How the “communist” l…

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How America’s 9/11 Response Enabled October 7 44:26

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https://youtu.be/FpjW9B8aE8QPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how the failure of American post-9/11 policy led to the October 7 attacks.Among the topics covered:How the failed American response to 9/11 paved the way for October 7;How religion and altruism undermined the response to Islamic totalitariani…

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Contrarians of the New Right 8:11

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The new Right’s absurd positions cannot be explained by their adherence to any coherent ideology, but only by their tribal view of the world.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life 1:40:05

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We must understand the philosophical foundations of the right to free speech to apply it to contemporary controversies.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Was Ayn Rand a Jewish Thinker? 59:24

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https://youtu.be/sdNoDhkU_eAPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Harry Binswanger analyze Alexandra Popoff’s new biography, Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success, particularly its portrayal of Rand as a “Jewish thinker.” They address the false attempt to link Rand’s “ethnicity” to her philosophy.Among the topics covered:…

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We Ignore the Unconditional Right to Self-Defense at Our Peril 7:41

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The West is free today because it didn’t allow even the death of innocents to impede its right to self-defense.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Neglected Victims, Empowered Cartels 5:57

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Cartels thrive on the criminalization of immigration that allows them to prey on migrants at the border.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Why U.S. Failed in Afghanistan. No, It’s Not What You Think. 6:17

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The U.S. the US withdrew from Afghanistan 3 years ago on August 26, 2021. Blame our political and intellectual leaders, across two decades, for evading the ideological nature of the enemy and, consequently, miring U.S. forces in a “no-win” war.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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The Democrats’ Devious Appeal to ‘Freedom’ 59:50

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBhhQHNCAFIPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Democratic National Committee’s 2024 Platform.Among the topics covered:The ambiguity of “freedom” in the Democrats’ rhetoric;How the platform packages legitimate freedom with the “freedom” to take from others;Ho…

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On Moral Sanction by Onkar Ghate 1:30:44

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The issue of moral sanction features prominently in Ayn Rand’s work, especially Atlas Shrugged, and in the Objectivist movement and its history. Dr. Ghate will discuss the issue of moral sanction both from the perspective of Rand’s fiction and nonfiction, considering what is distinctive in Rand’s approach and how what she says is often misunderstoo…

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Debunking the Supernaturalism That Haunts Secular Ethics 26:08

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In this episode, Ben Bayer reads aloud his article, “Debunking the Supernaturalism That Haunts Secular Ethics.” In that essay, he examines secular thinkers' approach towards ethics. As he argues, scientists like Richard Dawkins accept ethical claims that are fundamentally based on religious thinking. To combat this approach to ethics, we need a nat…

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The Problem with Pro-Immigration Arguments 1:14:44

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAt5kXxxBsPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid criticize various pro-immigration arguments and discuss how they undermine a proper moral defense of immigration.Among the topics covered:How conventional pro-immigration arguments are based on altruism and collectivism;H…

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The State of American Politics by Yaron Brook 1:27:51

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Over the course of recent years, the American electorate has become increasingly tribal, unthinking, and easily swayed by demagoguery. How should we think about the state of America’s political culture as we head into this year’s election season?Recorded live on June 14th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024Want to join us next year?: https://events…

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The Supreme Court’s NetChoice Decision: Online Free Speech on the Brink 1:01:26

4M ago1:01:26

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https://youtu.be/fC2PeuDuR5EPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Paul Taske, associate director of litigation at NetChoice, to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent NetChoice decision and what it means for the future of free speech in America.Among the topics covered:The Supreme Court’s decision to send the question ab…

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Spreading Objectivism: A Vision for ARI’s Future with Tal Tsfany 1:15:09

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Tal Tsfany, ARI’s president and CEO, will review ARI’s mission to spread Objectivism and the progress made during 2023–24.ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: aynrand.org/donate.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Q&A Panel on Objectivism with Yaron Brook, Onkar Ghate, Aaron Smith, and Nikos Sotirakopolous 1:28:54

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Recorded live as part of AynRandCon Europe 2024 in Amsterdam.Visit https://events.aynrand.org/ for more information.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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Evaluating the Trans Movement 1:03:11

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https://youtu.be/lOPRUlOyTMUPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Mike Mazza discuss why the trans movement is essentially religious and unscientific.Among the topics covered:The religious character of the trans movement;Why many of its scientific claims are dishonest;How religious conservatives reinforce the movement’s i…

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Ten Commandments and DEI in Public Schools vs. the First Amendment 52:30

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https://youtu.be/WSCTJ5fxqq8Podcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Sam Weaver discuss how the introduction of both the Ten Commandments and DEI into the public school system represents an assault on intellectual freedom.Among the topics covered:How recent public-school mandates in Louisiana and Oklahoma use force to promote …

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The Secular Moral Alternative to Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali 37:11

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https://youtu.be/1UvPyAQ6s5EPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer examines a discussion between Richard Dawkins and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, explaining why so-called secular humanists have been unable to offer a rational moral alternative to religion.Among the topics covered:Ali's rationalizations for her religious conversion;Why Weste…

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Why We Need More Objectivists and Objectivist Intellectuals by Onkar Ghate 1:01:23

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Recorded live as part of AynRandCon Europe 2024 in Amsterdam.Visit https://events.aynrand.org/ for more information.Av Ayn Rand Institute

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The Battle for the Future: Milei, Ukraine, Trump, Israel, America, Europe, and All That by Yaron Brook 1:00:48

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Why Socialists Fear the Republican Party Platform 48:16

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHXGamIEZ6gPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss how the Republican National Convention’s platform has turned away from its traditional appeal to small government and turned instead towards adopting many of the big government policies that socialists envy.Among th…

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Amsterdam and the Birth of Capitalism by Yaron Brook 46:37

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The Trump Assassination Attempt and the Violent Climate of Tribalism 1:40:16

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https://youtu.be/4ivJl__LyWwPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the Trump assassination attempt and the violent climate of tribalism in our culture.Among the topics covered:The evil of using physical force to settle political disagreements;Why it’s important to comment on this event;The in…

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Are We the Soviets? A Reply to Niall Ferguson 43:55

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPEzaQP0SyU&t=1sPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss historian Niall Ferguson’s “We’re All Soviets Now,” a viral essay about American economic and cultural decline.Among the topics covered:Ferguson’s argument that America is following the path of the late USSR;…

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“Atlas Shrugged:” America’s Second Declaration of Independence 1:09:25

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In this special event celebrating Independence Day, Nikos Sotirakopoulos interviews Onkar Ghate about his 2007 talk “Atlas Shrugged: America’s Second Declaration of Independence.” The episode includes a full rebroadcast of the talk.Mentioned in the discussion is Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged (https://aynrand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/).The podcas…

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Chevron Overturned 1:14:25

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https://youtu.be/GdlePIECjGcPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Adi Dynar discuss the Supreme Court's overturning of its 1984 Chevron doctrine, which held that courts should sometimes defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of a vague law.Among the topics covered:How Chevron gave the executive branch the power to mak…

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Has Neuroscience Debunked Free Will?: Response to Robert Sapolsky 21:36

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEKVbWwlqhMPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal, Mike Mazza responds to an episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk, in which neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky argues against the existence of free will.Among the topics covered:The meaning and stakes of the free will debate;Why determinists are wrong to focus on a…

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Fueling an Intellectual Movement 1:30:50

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https://youtu.be/hGoQ52C0PAgPodcast audio:In this special episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo interviews Robert Mayhew, Tara Smith, and Greg Salmieri at the Objectivist summer conference in Anaheim, California. They celebrate the release of Smith's new book on the First Amendment and the republication of the essays in Mayhew's series on Ayn Rand…

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Egoism Without Permission: An Interview with Tara Smith 52:59

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https://youtu.be/LaS-oLBiRbIPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo interviews Tara Smith about her new book Egoism Without Permission: The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics.Among the topics covered:What Rand means (and doesn't mean) by egoism and the virtues;Why having desires and owning your emotions are crucial to having…

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OCON 2024: The Pre-Game Show

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https://youtu.be/z5ptDg7iHlAPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Robertas Bakula interviews three of ARI's fellows to discuss their upcoming talks at Objectivist Summer Conference in Anaheim, California, which is being held from June 13 to 18.Among the topics covered:Jason Rheins’ talk “Socratic Wisdom,” concerning the value of knowing …

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Understanding the Trump Phenomenon 1:21:39

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https://youtu.be/N3B8VRLXjegPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Sam Weaver and Onkar Ghate discuss the nature and significance of the Trump phenomenon.Among the topics covered:Why Trump’s base of support is significant;Why it’s important to study the Trump phenomenon;The meaning and consequences of Trump’s 2016 electionTrump’s anti-int…

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The Chaotic Trump-RFK Libertarian Convention 52:14

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https://youtu.be/LJ20jmhEE7sPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Libertarian Party’s (LP) convention, especially the speeches by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and what it reveals about the nature of the libertarian movement.Among the topics covered:Why chaos in the Libertarian Par…

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DEI’s Secret Appeal

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_yz-9X11ckPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss why and how DEI has become so dominant in American institutions, from universities to corporate businesses, despite its questionable nature.Among the topics covered:How DEI is sold as a form of justice for histori…

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Harry Binswanger Comments on the Columbia Protests – 1968 and Today 47:23

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXGhis0_6JwPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Harry Binswanger, a philosopher and longtime friend of Ayn Rand’s, about his observations as a graduate student at Columbia during the 1968 protests and how those protests compare to those taking place now at Columbia and other campuses.…

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Why Today’s Universities Don’t Care About Plagiarism: An Interview with Ben Bayer 49:20

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https://youtu.be/8NdmIOYTB4sPodcast audio:In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer is interviewed by Ziemowit Gowin about his article on the phenomenon of academic plagiarism following the resignation of Harvard University president, Claudine Gay. They discuss why academia’s greater interest in combating issues such as sexism and racism over ac…

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