Archive for May, 2010


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14 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #112

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: The difference in character between Gail Wynand and Hank Rearden; responding to people who assume everyone is religious; and Dr. Peikoff’s analysis of the upcoming election cycle.

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15 min. Are We Powerless to Stop the Power America Act?

Yaron Brook discusses the newest energy legislation to appear in Congress. (Pajamas TV interview; 15 min.)

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7 min. Yaron Brook’s Call to Action—April 2010

Yaron Brook discusses the recent Supreme Court decision affecting campaign finance reform, and the underlying issue of free speech.

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77 min. Medicine: The Death of a Profession

Leonard Peikoff describes how government intervention in medicine is leading to the eventual unavailability of competent medical care in America. This talk was delivered at the Ford Hall Forum on April 14, 1985.

A print version of this talk is also available.

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8 min. Renewed Interest in Atlas Shrugged

Yaron Brook is interviewed by Michele Tafoya about the popularity of Atlas Shrugged.

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12 min. Stock Market Wreckage

Yaron Brook on the recent turbulence in the stock market, and unemployment numbers. (Pajamas TV interview; 12 min.)

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13 min. Still, Baby, Drill

Yaron Brook discusses the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, who should pay for the cleanup, and what it means politically. (Pajamas TV interview; 13 min.)

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19 min. Leonard Peikoff Podcast #111

Topics in Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast of philosophical Q&As include: unrequited love; Objectivism as a source of comfort in times of distress; why Ayn Rand didn’t participate in public debates; and how a layman should evaluate the testimony of experts.

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11 min. The Terrorist That Almost Got Away

Yaron Brook discusses the man who attempted to bomb Times Square and his near-escape from America. (Pajamas TV interview; 11 min.)

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65 min. America’s Foreign Policy: Self-Interest vs. Self-Sacrifice

By Peter Schwartz
Recorded January 25, 2006

The United States is the world’s preeminent military power. Why then are its foreign-policy efforts so regularly frustrated? From Vietnam to Lebanon to Somalia to the current morass in Iraq, why has America been so incapable of decisively defeating its enemies—enemies that are militarily far inferior?

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