Archive for Tag “individual rights”


5 min. Yaron Answers: How does morality influence politics?

“Yaron Answers” is a regular video feature on LaissezFaire: The Uncompromised Case for Capitalism, a new blog created by the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. In this installment, Yaron Brook discusses morality’s influence on today’s political culture. Posted March 8, 2012, on LaissezFaire.

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20 min. Yaron Brook is Worried About Executive Orders & Out of Control Government Expansion

Yaron Brook discusses the ever-growing expansion of government power. This interview with the Financial Survival Network was posted on March 26, 2012.

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8 min. Yaron Answers: What Is Capitalism and Why Do You Say It’s Moral?

“Yaron Answers” is a regular video feature on LaissezFaire: The Uncompromised Case for Capitalism, a new blog created by the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. In this first installment, Yaron Brook talks about the nature of capitalism, and why it is the only moral social system. Posted February 13, 2012, on LaissezFaire.

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5 min. Mallory Factor Interviews Yaron Brook

Yaron Brook is interviewed by Mallory Factor. This interview is a prelude to a talk delivered by Dr. Brook at a lecture series at The Citadel titled “Conservative Intellectual Tradition in America.” Dr. Brook spoke on Ayn Rand’s critique of conservatism, and on the difference between Objectivism and Libertarianism. The talk was delivered on February 22, 2012.

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28 min. Objective Law

Ayn Rand speaks on topics such as the meaning of objective law; why non-objective law lies at the base of tyranny; the implications of preventive law; rules of evidence; and whether capital punishment is justifiable.

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25 min. The Nature of Rights

Ayn Rand speaks on topics such as metaphysics and rights; the meaning of human survival; capitalism and the handicapped; and whether government has rights.

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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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