Ayn Rand Institute Live!

Aug 30 2024 50 ep. 69 mins 590
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Ayn Rand Institute Live features a wide range of fascinating topics recorded at live events—all from the unique perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. ARI experts and guest speakers bring new insights to complex topical issues, such as freedom of speech and the Middle East, or delve into important subjects in philosophy, ethics, psychology, culture, the arts, and more.

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On Moral Sanction by Onkar Ghate

Aug 30 2024 90 mins  
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 misunderstood, and from the perspecti

The State of American Politics by Yaron Brook

Aug 23 2024 87 mins  
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.aynrand.org/ocon/

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

Aug 16 2024 75 mins  
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.

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

Aug 14 2024 88 mins  
Recorded live as part of AynRandCon Europe 2024 in Amsterdam.Visit https://events.aynrand.org/ for more information.

Why We Need More Objectivists and Objectivist Intellectuals by Onkar Ghate

Aug 02 2024 61 mins  
Recorded live as part of AynRandCon Europe 2024 in Amsterdam.Visit https://events.aynrand.org/ for more information.

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

Jul 30 2024 60 mins  

Amsterdam and the Birth of Capitalism by Yaron Brook

Jul 26 2024 46 mins  

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

Jul 08 2024 69 mins  
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 podcast premiered on July 2,

Happiness Team Presentation by Tal Tsfany

Mar 29 2024 85 mins  
Happiness Team is a life-changing workshop and accountability team, aimed to systematize the pursuit of happiness using Ayn Rand’s deep, life-serving discoveries. In this session, you’ll get started on the road to understanding who you are, what you want and how to get it. You’ll come away with a workbook of exercises and actionable practices for leveraging Objectivism tow

The Galileo Affair by Dan Schwartz

Mar 22 2024 59 mins  
The Galileo Affair is widely viewed as the classic example of a scientific genius being persecuted by religious dogmatists. Yet, in recent decades, some philosophers and historians of science have put forward a new interpretation that defends the Church’s position philosophically and puts (at least some of) the blame for the conflict on Galileo. Is there any merit to this view