New Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute

New Ideal, from the Ayn Rand Institute


Latest Episodes

Political Battles Over Education
September 25, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Sam Weaver discuss political controversies that have erupted in the last two years around the discussion of controversial issues, like race or gender

The Banality of Putin and Xi
September 23, 2022

No death toll can truly capture the devastation that Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot and their ilk inflicted upon the world. Think of the engineered Great Famine in Ukraine (Holodomor), the Holocaust, th

The Attacks on ‘Hustle Culture’
September 19, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Elan Journo and Tristan de Lige discuss the phenomenon known as hustle culture, an attitude toward work that promotes relentless pursuit of

How America’s 9/11 Response Destroyed Trust in Institutions
September 11, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Americas failed response to 9/11 and some of its consequences, including the discrediting of American political and intellectual

Modernized Stoicism Critiqued
September 03, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith, Dan Schwartz, and Tristan de Lige discuss Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience, a recent book by Nancy Sherman that promotes the philoso

National Conservatism vs. Americanism
August 25, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Statement of Principles recently released by leaders of the “National Conservatism” movement outlining the ideas the

The Sorry Legacy of Our Policy Toward Iran
August 20, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Agustina Vergara Cid and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Iran’s recent attempts — on American soil — to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a journalist and critic

Not Everyone Who Is Mistaken Is Evil — But Some Are
August 15, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss the idea held by critics of “cancel culture,” such as John McWhorter and Bari Weiss, that we should not call our political opponent

New ARU Course: Foundations of Physical Science
August 05, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Mike Mazza interviews Keith Lockitch about the Ayn Rand University and his upcoming course, Foundations of Physical Science, one of the many new courses being offere

Objectivism Q&A with Ben Bayer and Dan Schwartz
August 01, 2022

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Dan Schwartz and Agustina Vergara Cid address questions on Objectivism submitted by the podcast’s audience about the meaning of the term “objectivity,” th