Archive for Tag “individual rights”


22 min. The Role of Government

Yaron Brook appears on The Mike Slater Show to discuss what government should and shouldn’t do. Also discussed: venture capital firms. This interview was broadcast January 13, 2011.

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8 min. Rights and Corporations

Yaron Brook discusses whether free speech rights apply to corporations. This is an excerpt from the Q&A at a talk delivered at George Mason University on November 3, 2011. The talk was titled “Wall Street or Washington: Who’s to Blame?”

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4 min. Obama is the President of Equality, Not Individual Rights, says Ayn Rand Institute Head

Yaron Brook discusses the speech recently given in Kansas by President Obama, and what it means. This interview with The Street was recorded December 29, 2011.

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97 min. Government: What Is Its Proper Role?

Yaron Brook debates David Callahan of Demos on the proper role and function of government. This debate was recorded in Seattle, Washington, on November 30, 2011. (Debate hosted by C-SPAN; recorded November 30, 2011; 97 min.)

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10 min. What Would Ayn Rand Do?

In this interview on The Street, Yaron Brook comments on how Ayn Rand might have approached the debt crisis. Recorded September 20, 2011.

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30 min. Rebellion at Columbia

Ayn Rand analyzes the aims of the New Left and the cowardly appeasement of campus thugs by university officials.

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4 min. Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Resolution for National Forensic League Debate

Yaron Brook analyzes the National Forensic League’s Lincoln-Douglas debate resolution, which questions whether a just government ought to prioritize universal human rights over its national interest. This video is designed to help students participating in the 2011 Policy Debate at the nationals in Dallas. For more information, please visit http://www.aynrand.org/debate.

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59 min. Government: What Is Its Proper Role?

The size and scope of government has become one of the most contested issues in American politics. What is government’s proper role? Should it focus on protecting individual rights and free markets? Or on promoting equality and solving society’s problems?

This debate between Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute and Miles Rapoport of Demos is the first event in a three-part series titled “First Principles: The Moral Debates That Drive Today’s Politics.” It was recorded March 10, 2011, in New York. This version is edited to fit into a one-hour television broadcast; however, an unedited version is also available.

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20 min. The Role of Government

In this guest appearance on The Wall Street Shuffle, Alex Epstein discusses the proper role of government. Recorded March 2, 2011.

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21 min. First Principles

Yaron Brook appears as a guest on The Brian Lehrer Show to give a preview of a debate on the proper role of government. Also appearing is Miles Rapoport, president of New York-based Demos and Dr. Brook’s opponent in the debate. This program was recorded on March 10, 2011. The debate took place that night, and will be featured on ARCTV when a recording becomes available.

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