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How America’s 9/11 Response Enabled October 7
https://youtu.be/FpjW9B8aE8Q Podcast 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. A
Contrarians of the New Right
The new Rights absurd positions cannot be explained by their adherence to any coherent ideology, but only by their tribal view of the world.
Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life
We must understand the philosophical foundations of the right to free speech to apply it to contemporary controversies.
Was Ayn Rand a Jewish Thinker?
https://youtu.be/sdNoDhkU_eA Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Harry Binswanger analyze Alexandra Popoffs new biography, Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Succe
We Ignore the Unconditional Right to Self-Defense at Our Peril
The West is free today because it didnt allow even the death of innocents to impede its right to self-defense.
Neglected Victims, Empowered Cartels
Cartels thrive on the criminalization of immigration that allows them to prey on migrants at the border.
Why U.S. Failed in Afghanistan. No, It’s Not What You Think.
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, consequ
The Democrats’ Devious Appeal to ‘Freedom’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBhhQHNCAFI Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Democratic National Committees 2024 Platform.
Debunking the Supernaturalism That Haunts Secular Ethics
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, scie
The Problem with Pro-Immigration Arguments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAt5kXxxBs Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid criticize various pro-immigration arguments and discuss ho