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LISTEN TO AYN RAND’S FULL 1978 LECTURE
on the state of America's culture.
aynrand.org/novels/return-of-the-primitive-exp-edition-of-the-new-left/?nab=1
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question following her 1978 lecture on the state of the culture.
Question 1: What do you think of the transfer of the Panama Canal from American control to Panamanian control?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - What do you think of the transfer of the Panama Canal from American control to Panamanian control?
Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978
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LISTEN TO AYN RAND’S FULL 1978 LECTURE
on the state of America's culture.
aynrand.org/novels/return-of-the-primitive-exp-edition-of-the-new-left/?nab=1
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question following her 1978 lecture on the state of the culture.
Question 1: What do you think of the transfer of the Panama Canal from American control to Panamanian control?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - What do you think of the transfer of the Panama Canal from American control to Panamanian control?
Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978
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Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand Institute app:
– App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-university/id1452535178?mt=8
– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: ari.aynrand.org/donate
Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
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