New Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute

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  • The New Ideal Podcast features a curated selection of content from the pages of New Ideal, the journal of the Ayn Rand Institute. At New Ideal, we explore pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy: Objectivism, which upholds the ideals of reason, individualism and Capitalism.
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  • The Vicious Antitrust Case Against Google

    The Vicious Antitrust Case Against Google
    Sep 30 2024
    https://youtu.be/5Bpu-bAQXMs Podcast 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 Google is based on; How antitrust law is non-objective in theory and in practice; Why the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google is non-objective and unjust; How antitrust law criminalizes businesses for being successful as such; How the DOJ’s antitrust case equivocates political and economic power; Why we need to fight for the moral right of businesses to be successful. Mentioned in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s articles “The Age of Envy,” “America’s Persecuted Minority: Big Business,” and “Antitrust: The Rule of Unreason,” as well as our previous New Ideal podcast episode “Recent Antitrust Attacks on ‘Big Tech’.” The podcast premiered on September 25, 2024. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Trump and Harris on Immigration

    Trump and Harris on Immigration
    Sep 23 2024
    https://youtu.be/pKCfFCED9XA Podcast 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-immigration agenda; Harris’s shameful evasion of the immigration topic and the racism of her opponents; How both Democrats and Republicans share a collectivistic view of immigrants; The role of altruism in shaping the anti-American approach to immigration. Mentioned in this podcast are Vergara Cid’s essay “Rethink the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant,’” Ayn Rand’s essay “‘Extremism,’ or the Art of Smearing” and her answer to “Should There Be Open Immigration?” Also referenced are the New Ideal Live episodes “The Problem With Pro-Immigration Arguments,” “A Legal Crisis in Immigration,” and “Who Is a Communist?” The podcast was recorded on September 20, 2024. Watch archived podcasts here.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • How to Defend Free Speech

    How to Defend Free Speech
    Sep 20 2024
    https://youtu.be/emKgc2aO7x8 Podcast 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 absolute; How public education violates free speech; Non-governmental violations of free speech; The difference between thought and action; When protests and civil disobedience are justified; How to promote a culture of free speech. Mentioned in this podcast are Gregory Salmieri’s essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life” and Tara Smith’s book The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom. The episode was released on September 18, 2024. Watch archived podcasts here.
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    1 hr and 7 mins

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Is perfection for man?

Excellent piece on whether perfection is a moral goal worth or possible for man to pursue

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