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.
Archive for Tag “individual rights”
30 min. Rebellion at Columbia
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.
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.
20 min. The Role of Government
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.
11 min. China: The Greatest Bubble in World History?
Yaron Brook joins a discussion on Chinese government policy. (Pajamas TV interview; December 5, 2010; 11 min.)
80 min. Foreign Policy and Freedom
American foreign policy has long been enormously controversial–widely denounced as arrogant, selfish, and self-defeating. This talk explores the question: what kind of foreign policy is actually consistent with the principle of individual rights? The talk was delivered at UCLA on January 31, 2010, and was hosted by LOGIC, the UCLA Objectivist club.
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