Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss President Trump’s new ceasefire deal with Iran.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [0:51] Evaluation of the ceasefire
• [7:22] A war defying reality
• [13:17] Delusional dealmaking
• [17:53] Results and prospects
• [21:08] Missing moral certainty
Resources:
• Elan Journo and Ben Bayer, “Iran is not Venezuela,” New Ideal, March 13, 2026 [new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/iran-is-not-venezuela]
• ARI Resources on the American Conflict with Iran, New Ideal, March 2, 2026 [new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/ari-resources-on-the-american-conflict]
This episode was recorded on April 8, 2026.
Image Credits:
STR / AFP / via Getty Images
Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. / via Getty Images
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss President Trump’s new ceasefire deal with Iran.
• [0:00] Introduction
• [0:51] Evaluation of the ceasefire
• [7:22] A war defying reality
• [13:17] Delusional dealmaking
• [17:53] Results and prospects
• [21:08] Missing moral certainty
Resources:
• Elan Journo and Ben Bayer, “Iran is not Venezuela,” New Ideal, March 13, 2026 [new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/iran-is-not-venezuela]
• ARI Resources on the American Conflict with Iran, New Ideal, March 2, 2026 [new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/ari-resources-on-the-american-conflict]
This episode was recorded on April 8, 2026.
Image Credits:
STR / AFP / via Getty Images
Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. / 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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