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What is a Woman? and Gender War Tribalism
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Matt Walshs film What Is a Woman? and how it reflects a deeper tribalism about sex and gender roles within the so-calle
In Defense of Self-Esteem
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ziemowit Gowin and Tristan de Lige defend self-esteem against attacks and misrepresentations by presenting Ayn Rands distinctive view of self-esteem as a psycholog
The Dishonest Debate on Immigration and National Security
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Agustina Vergara Cid and Onkar Ghate analyze the impact of immigrants on national security and evaluate the argument that Americas national security requires strict
OCON 2023: The Pre-Game Show
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo is joined by four of the Ayn Rand Institutes fellows to preview talks they will be giving at our upcoming Objectivist Summer Conference 2023. Among t
The ‘Social Justice’ War on Science
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Sam Weaver and Mike Mazza discuss a recent paper, "In Defense of Science," which examines the increasing intrusion of "Critical Social Justice Epistemology" on scien
The Perpetual War on Israel: 1948-2023
In this episode ofNew Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the movements and regimes which have sought to destroy Israel since its founding seventy-five years ago. Among the to
Ayn Rand’s Devastating Critique of ‘Liberals’
In this episode, we read aloud Elan Journo's article, Ayn Rand's Devastating Critique of 'Liberals'. In that essay, he presents Rand's analysis of liberals' most fundamental moral-political goals, a
‘Intellectual Humility’ vs. Intellectual Ambitiousness
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer is joined by professor and clinical psychologist Gena Gorlin to discuss the widespread notion that intellectual humility is the rational antidote to dogm
Conservatives for Stagnation
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Elan Journo discuss recent calls by Tucker Carlson and other conservative voices to resist technological and economic progress in the name o
Threats to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Mike Mazza are joined by software engineer Chad Mills to discuss recent developments in AI and the ethics of AI development. Among the topics covere