New Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute

New Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute


Latest Episodes

What is a Woman? and Gender War Tribalism
July 17, 2023

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
July 10, 2023

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
June 28, 2023

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
June 23, 2023

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
June 19, 2023

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
June 12, 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’
June 04, 2023

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
May 29, 2023

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
May 22, 2023

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
May 13, 2023

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