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Back to SearchDiscussing Ayn Rand on World Philosophy Day 2022
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith and Mike Mazza discuss World Philosophy Day to explore what is the nature and value of philosophy. The…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why John Mearsheimer Gets Ukraine Wrong
The international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been extraordinary. Rarely have so many nations united so quickly to impose such heavy…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Midterm Elections: A Philosophical Postmortem
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss the midterm elections and offer a philosophical analysis of the state of Ameri…
3 years, 5 months ago
What Does Xi Jinping’s China Want?
What makes China tick? What animates the ruling Communist Party? What does Xi Jinping’s third term as “paramount” leader portend? Elan Journo intervi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Inviting in the Vandals: The Just Stop Oil Protests
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the recent attacks conducted by the Just Stop Oil activists and offer…
3 years, 5 months ago
Dismantling the ‘Neoliberalism’ Straw Man
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the attacks on "neoliberalism," an alleged ideology that critics blam…
3 years, 5 months ago
Q&A on Free Will vs. Determinism with Ben Bayer and Mike Mazza
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Mike Mazza and Sam Weaver address questions about free will submitted by the podcast’s audience. Among …
3 years, 5 months ago
What Students Need to Find Literature Fascinating
Enrollment in college English departments is declining, with literature concentrations experiencing a particularly precipitous drop in student intere…
3 years, 6 months ago
What Liberalism and Its Discontents Gets So Wrong
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Liberalism and Its Discontents, a recent book by the well-known polit…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Protests in Russia and Iran
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the recent protests against the authoritarian regimes of Iran and Russi…
3 years, 6 months ago