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This sample class by Gena Gorlin is based on the full-length ARU course of the same name. The full course explores the major schools of thought, methods of inquiry, and empirical findings taught in a typical introduction to psychology course. But it explores how to understand and evaluate these theories, methods, and findings from an Objectivist perspective. Students learn how Objectivism can help us consume and get personal value from existing work in psychology, even when it is deeply flawed philosophically. The sample class will feature a selection of topics drawn from the full ARU course.
Recorded live on June 16th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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This sample class by Gena Gorlin is based on the full-length ARU course of the same name. The full course explores the major schools of thought, methods of inquiry, and empirical findings taught in a typical introduction to psychology course. But it explores how to understand and evaluate these theories, methods, and findings from an Objectivist perspective. Students learn how Objectivism can help us consume and get personal value from existing work in psychology, even when it is deeply flawed philosophically. The sample class will feature a selection of topics drawn from the full ARU course.
Recorded live on June 16th in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024
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![Trump’s Un-American, Unconstitutional Tariff Scheme
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula examine the key arguments supporting the President’s tariffs before the Supreme Court and expose their un-American hostility to the rule of law.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [01:51] Background on the case
• [09:10] Defying the rule of law
• [15:13] Hostility to objective legal interpretation
• [27:58] Tariffs are not foreign policy powers
• [40:27] The absence of an “intelligible principle”
• [55:09] Striking down unconstitutional laws
• [01:02:45] Un-American arguments and policies
• [01:11:41] Likely and desirable outcomes
Resources:
Ayn Rand Lexicon, “Law, objective and non-objective” [https://courses.aynrand.org/lexicon/law-objective-and-nonobjective/]
Ayn Rand, “The Nature of Government” [https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-nature-of-government/]
Ben Bayer, “The Constitutionally Dubious Law Empowering Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariff Authority” [https://new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/the-constitutionally-dubious-law]
Ben Bayer, “The President Has No “Foreign Policy” Discretion To Impose Sweeping Global Tariffs” [https://new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/the-president-has-no-foreign-policy]
Ben Bayer, The Lawyers Defending Trump’s Tariffs Know They’re Un-American. Here’s How We Can Tell. [https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-lawyers-defending-trumps-tariffs-know-theyre-un-american-heres-how-we-can-tell/]
This episode was recorded on November 13, 2025.
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![Abortion Bans vs. Womens Lives
In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid take a wide-ranging look at abortion bans since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, examining their destructive effects on the lives and freedoms of women and medical professionals.
Among the topics covered:
● 0:00 - Introduction;
● 1:12 - Ayn Rand’s distinctive defense of abortion rights;
● 9:04 - How abortion bans have impaired women’s lives;
● 16:05 - How anti-abortion laws impose arbitrary constraints against sound medical judgment;
● 29:26 - The unfortunate rise of pregnancy-related prosecutions;
● 36:44 - How abortion restrictions jeopardize doctors freedom and careers;
● 49:02 – Why signs of resistance show abortion bans can be reversed;
● 53:57 – Evidence that the anti-abortion movement is motivated by a dark anti-sex agenda.
Recommended in this podcast are the Ayn Rand Lexicon entry on abortion [https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/abortion.html], Bayer’s book “Why the Right to Abortion Is Sacrosanct,” [https://www.amazon.com/Why-Right-Abortion-Sacrosanct-Bayer-ebook/dp/B0DV9K175J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0] and his article “The Dark Form of Control Even Anti-Abortion ‘Moderates’ Want.” [https://new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/the-dark-form-of-control-even-anti]
The podcast was recorded on July 28, 2025 and posted on August 7, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here: https://newideal.aynrand.org/podcasts/
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![Fueling a Space Renaissance with Capitalism
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Itamar Feldman interviewed Mike Mazza about his new book of essays, Freedom to Launch, which explains how deregulation in the space industry enabled today’s space renaissance and what the governments role in space exploration should be going forward.
Among the topics covered are:
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Why Freedom to Launch was written
04:25 The space industry’s current state
09:12 Space law and property rights
16:11 Private vs. Commercial space industry
23:32 The government’s historic role in space
30:23 Whats next for the space industry?
34:57 Should NASA exist?
Resources recommended in the episode:
● Mike Mazza, Freedom to Launch [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6T9BT8P]
● Ayn Rand, “The Property Status of the Airwaves” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0451147952]
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![David Goggins, Suffering, and the Pursuit of Values
In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Tristan de Liège and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss David Goggins’ idea that suffering is central to the pursuit of values.
Among the topics covered:
● The popular idea that embracing suffering is essential to a successful life;
● David Goggins’ incredible life and character;
● Why life is not fundamentally about overcoming suffering;
● What makes Goggins’ message inspiring, despite its misconceptions;
● Why Objectivism views happiness, not suffering, as the ultimate purpose of life.
Recommended in this podcast are Ben Bayer’s “Don’t Resign Yourself to Suffering, Combat It” [https://newideal.aynrand.org/dont-resign-yourself-to-suffering-combat-it/] and the podcast episode Should We Accept Suffering as Part of Life? [https://youtu.be/ALmVfGYfGp0]
The podcast was recorded on January 6, 2024 and released on January 9, 2024.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:52 Is embracing suffering essential to a successful life?
0:08:05 Goggins’ incredible life and character
0:17:18 Life as not fundamentally about overcoming suffering
0:26:18 Goggins’ message as inspiring despite its misconceptions
0:30:19 Happiness as the ultimate purpose of life
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![Why the New York Times Justifies Theft and Tolerates Murder
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Robertas Bakula discuss the recent New York Times podcast justifying the “microlooting” of big corporations.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [1:20] “Microlooting” and Macrolooting
• [8:32] Marxist rationalizations
• [16:42] Signs of nihilism
• [23:56] Anti-intellectual tribal signaling
• [31:55] Hypocrisy and altruism
• [43:25] Justifying murder
Resources:
• Profit without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business, Onkar Ghate and Don Watkins [https://www.amazon.com/Profit-Without-Apology-Stand-Business/dp/0979466105]
• The Marxists’ Exploitation Myth, ARI Podcast, Feb 26, 2025 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVujQHg1kZo&t=4s]
• Charlie Kirk’s Murder: Who Normalized Political Violence?, ARI Podcast, Sept 12, 2025 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIpOG0GSL4]
This episode was recorded on April 27, 2026.
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