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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What Students Need to Find Literature Fascinating

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Enrollment in college English departments is declining, with literature concentrations experiencing a particularly precipitous drop in student interest....

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The Protests in Russia and Iran

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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the recent protests against the authoritarian regimes of Iran and Russia....

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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Don Watkins, and Mike Mazza discuss Oxford philosophy professor William MacAskill’s new book, What We...

Political Battles Over Education

Posted September 25, 202201:09:16

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Sam Weaver discuss political controversies that have erupted in the last two years around the discussion...