The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

This talk by Yaron Brook was recorded on September 12, 2005, as part of the ARC Lecture Series.

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Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate explain how moral concepts can be validated without reference to religion.

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Peter Schwartz comments on which governments in history came closest to the laissez-faire ideal, and what prospects there are for the future. This is an excerpt from the Q-&-A session of “The Virtue of Selfishness,” a lecture delivered by Mr. Schwartz on February 4, 2005.

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This talk by Peter Schwartz was recorded on November 18, 2002, as part of the ARC Lecture Series.

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Peter Schwartz discusses how we should treat soldiers who fought for totalitarian regimes. This is an excerpt from the Q-&-A session of “The Virtue of Selfishness: Why Achieving Your Happiness Is Your Highest Moral Purpose,” an ARC Lecture Series talk delivered by Mr. Schwartz on February 4, 2005.

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Leonard Peikoff addresses the claim that Old Testament doctrine is the basis of morality.

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Yaron Brook discusses why he is optimistic about Objectivism’s prospects to impact the culture.

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From the ARC Lecture Series, December 12, 2002—Central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the question of whether the state of Israel has a moral right to exist. Will the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state bring peace? What is the solution—and which side of the conflict should America support?

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Yaron Brook discusses how capitalism could develop from a culture that nominally upheld Christian ethics. Excerpted from an ARC Lecture Series Q-&-A session.

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Onkar Ghate discusses why Objectivism is fundamentally incompatible with belief in the supernatural. Excerpted from an ARC Lecture Series Q-&-A session.

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