Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the implications of the killing of Renee Good for the rule of law.
Among the topics covered:
• [00:00] Introduction;
• [00:27] ICE operations resembling military operations;
• [8:04] The immediate aftermath of the shooting;
• [14:17] The administration’s contempt for the rule of law;
• [18:30] ICE is not real police;
• [27:23] They way ICE conducts arrests;
• [37:01] The argument that the Constitution doesn’t apply to immigrants;
• [39:31] The administration playing to its base’s tribalism;
• [48:45] The administration’s loyalty tests;
• [58:52] The shooting of Ashli Babbitt;
• [01:06:27] The future of America.
Resources:
• Synchronized videos of Renee Good’s shooting [nytimes.com/2026/01/15/video/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos.html]
• The White House’s January 6 timeline [whitehouse.gov/j6/]
• The shooting of Ashli Babbitt [youtube.com/watch?v=MEvL2EEniy4&rco=1]
• Harry Binswanger’s essay “ICE vs. the rule of law, not of men” [harrybinswanger.substack.com/p/ice-vs-the-rule-of-law-not-of-men]
• Podcast episode: ICE Raids vs. Rule of Law: Interviewing Institute for Justice’s Josh Windham [youtube.com/watch?v=1KEOmlA-YRo]
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the implications of the killing of Renee Good for the rule of law.
Among the topics covered:
• [00:00] Introduction;
• [00:27] ICE operations resembling military operations;
• [8:04] The immediate aftermath of the shooting;
• [14:17] The administration’s contempt for the rule of law;
• [18:30] ICE is not real police;
• [27:23] They way ICE conducts arrests;
• [37:01] The argument that the Constitution doesn’t apply to immigrants;
• [39:31] The administration playing to its base’s tribalism;
• [48:45] The administration’s loyalty tests;
• [58:52] The shooting of Ashli Babbitt;
• [01:06:27] The future of America.
Resources:
• Synchronized videos of Renee Good’s shooting [nytimes.com/2026/01/15/video/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos.html]
• The White House’s January 6 timeline [whitehouse.gov/j6/]
• The shooting of Ashli Babbitt [youtube.com/watch?v=MEvL2EEniy4&rco=1]
• Harry Binswanger’s essay “ICE vs. the rule of law, not of men” [harrybinswanger.substack.com/p/ice-vs-the-rule-of-law-not-of-men]
• Podcast episode: ICE Raids vs. Rule of Law: Interviewing Institute for Justice’s Josh Windham [youtube.com/watch?v=1KEOmlA-YRo]
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youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand Institute app:
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– 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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