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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss the war and subsequent negotiations with Iran, and Trump’s visit to China.
Topics Include:
● [00:00] Introduction
● [01:46] The war’s shifting purpose
● [07:49] The Hormuz evasion
● [12:51] Whim over strategy
● [17:19] Evading Iran’s nature
● [22:31] Stalemate as defeat
● [27:21] Projecting weakness worldwide
● [33:50] Abandoning American ideals
This episode was recorded on May 20th.
Resources:
- “Selfishness Without a Self” [courses.aynrand.org/works/selfishness-without-a-self/] in Philosophy Who Needs It by Ayn Rand.
Image Credits: Trump: Saul Loeb / AFP / via Getty Images; China and Iran Flags: Viacheslav Chernobrovin / iStock / via Getty Images
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss the war and subsequent negotiations with Iran, and Trump’s visit to China.
Topics Include:
● [00:00] Introduction
● [01:46] The war’s shifting purpose
● [07:49] The Hormuz evasion
● [12:51] Whim over strategy
● [17:19] Evading Iran’s nature
● [22:31] Stalemate as defeat
● [27:21] Projecting weakness worldwide
● [33:50] Abandoning American ideals
This episode was recorded on May 20th.
Resources:
- “Selfishness Without a Self” [courses.aynrand.org/works/selfishness-without-a-self/] in Philosophy Who Needs It by Ayn Rand.
Image Credits: Trump: Saul Loeb / AFP / via Getty Images; China and Iran Flags: Viacheslav Chernobrovin / iStock / via Getty Images
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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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