In this special episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Paul Krugman’s recent column in the New York Times smearing Ayn Rand and claiming that she’s responsible for the death of thousands of people during the pandemic.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch discuss the newly released encyclical by Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti" ("Brothers All"). They argue that this document is an attack on freedom and capitalism — but is consistent with the ...

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, China faced credible accusations that it unduly delayed reporting the outbreak to the World Health Organization and manipulated that organization to deflect blame. China, moreover,

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer talks with Amesh Adalja,  a well-known expert on pandemic preparedness, about the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the topics covered: Why there are outbreaks in many parts of the co...

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the new push for socialism in America, and the ideas that motivate today’s socialist politicians and intellectuals. Among the topics covered: What socialism really is,

For years Turkey was deservedly hailed as a modern, secular, pro-Western society — at least, until the last decade. Turkey lies at the edge of Europe and the Middle East, not only geographically but also, in a sense, politically.

In this episode, Ben Bayer reads aloud his article, “Meet the New Socialism, Same as the Old.” In that essay, he examines recent arguments by socialist intellectuals like Bhaskar Sunkara who are attracting more attention from young people.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, ARI senior fellow Onkar Ghate and ARI board members Yaron Brook and Robert Mayhew discuss the upcoming U.S. presidential election, with an emphasis on how Ayn Rand herself thought about voting, elections,

With calls to “cancel” prominent people becoming commonplace, even major historical figures like Aristotle are likely targets. In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Aaron Smith discuss Agnes Callard’s New York Times opinion piece "Shoul...

Last Friday marked the 19th anniversary of September 11, 2001 — the atrocious terrorist attacks that changed America forever. In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer sit down to discuss the legacy of the U.S.