The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights

Ayn Rand speaks about the link between the political and economic systems of a society. Does a free society need a constitution? How should government be financed in a free society? What are the limitations on suffrage? Should there be popular referendums for laws?

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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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This talk by Amy Peikoff shows that in order for government to protect individual rights, laws must be objective in both content and form. Dr. Peikoff explains what objectivity entails in this context, and illustrates—via examples connected to some of today’s top news stories—the consequences of non-objective law. The talk was delivered at UCLA on January 30, 2010, and was hosted by LOGIC, the UCLA Objectivist club.

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This panel Q&A addresses issues related to the realities of the legal landscape in connection with the Objectivist philosophic position. Panelists include Judge Alex Kozinski, Thomas A. Bowden, Eric Daniels, Onkar Ghate, and Amy Peikoff. The event was recorded at UCLA on January 30, 2010, and was hosted by LOGIC, the UCLA Objectivist club.

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Yaron Brook participates in a discussion of tort reform and why it is needed. (Pajamas TV interview; 13 min.)

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