Archive for Tag “conservatism”


30 min. Conservatism vs. Objectivism

Ayn Rand speaks on the philosophically opposite approaches of Objectivism and conservatism.

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52 min. Liberals and Conservatives

From 1995 to 1999, Leonard Peikoff hosted a radio talk show. This episode, recorded November 26, 1995, discusses liberalism and conservatism, and what essential feature they have in common.

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82 min. The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Our Age

Ayn Rand discusses the treason of today’s intellectuals against the nineteenth-century ideal of genuine liberalism. This was Ayn Rand’s first talk at the Ford Hall Forum, delivered in 1961.

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15 min. The Big Shrug: Why Atlas Still Resonates

Yaron Brook talks about Atlas Shrugged, and the many parallels between its story and today’s world. (Pajamas TV interview; 15 min.)

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13 min. Mischaracterizing the Tea Parties

Yaron Brook discusses a questionable report about the meaning of the Tea Party movement. (Pajamas TV interview; 13 min.)

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84 min. Conservatism: An Obituary

Ayn Rand discusses the appalling spectacle of conservatives trying to defend capitalism—while scurrying to evade its actual meaning; also, why conservatives are an impediment to laissez-faire capitalism.

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11 min. Yaron Brook’s Call to Action—April 2009

Yaron Brook’s “Call to Action” series continues with a discussion of the recent surge of interest in Atlas Shrugged within popular culture, and its relation to the present financial crisis.

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