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Back to SearchAyaan Hirsi Ali Abandons Atheism for Christianity
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s recent conversion to Christianity, which they argue is the res…
2 years, 3 months ago
International Law vs. War
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Ziemowit Gowin discuss international laws of war. Challenging the very legitimacy of such laws, th…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Ongoing Debate Over Reading Education
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Sam Weaver and Mike Mazza discuss the long-standing “reading wars” in American schools. They explore the historica…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Morality of Self-Defense and Innocent Deaths in War
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Ziemowit Gowin discuss the right to self-defense, deaths of innocents in war, and just war theory in…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why Iran Fuels the Mideast War
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Iran’s central role in inspiring, supporting and funding…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Unstable Foundation of Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimism
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Don Watkins discuss Marc Andreessen’s recent defense of “techno-optimism“ in his essay “The Techno-O…
2 years, 3 months ago
Global Protests: Anti-war, or Pro-Hamas?
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo, and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the global protests in support of the Palestinian cause…
2 years, 3 months ago
Did Israel Steal Palestinian Land?
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos challenge the misleading narrative of the shrinking Palestinian lands and the…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Absurdity of Calling the U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis an ‘Invasion’
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss the recent comparisons between America’s border crisis and the threat t…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to Think about the Death of Innocents in War
In this episode of New Ideal Live, and in the context of ongoing events in Israel and Gaza, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how to think about ci…
2 years, 4 months ago