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Iranian Theocracy on the Brink? Why Protesters Deserve Our Moral Support

Posted January 14, 2026 • 00:40:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnD9GWdLaI Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate examine why...

Enlightenment on Trial: The Real Lessons of the American and French Revolutions

Posted January 13, 2026 • 00:49:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTl2m5StrvQ Podcast audio: The crimes of the French Revolution have long been regarded as indicting Enlightenment ideals....

The Constitution Ignored: Trump’s War on Venezuela

Posted January 8, 2026 • 01:11:31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TpOvna_78 Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer...

Newton Versus Descartes on the Exactness of Mathematics

Posted January 7, 2026 • 00:18:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwbIXkaZPs Podcast audio: This talk comparing Newton and Descartes approach to mathematics by David Bakker was recorded...

Steven Pinker’s Weak Defense of Enlightenment Values vs. Religion

Posted January 6, 2026 • 01:09:33

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClmXn3-j2t4 Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss a recent...