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Back to SearchWhy MacAskill Is Wrong about What We Owe the Future
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer, Don Watkins, and Mike Mazza discuss Oxford philosophy professor William MacAskill’s new book, What We O…
3 years, 6 months ago
Political Battles Over Education
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Sam Weaver discuss political controversies that have erupted in the last two years around the disc…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Banality of Putin and Xi
No death toll can truly capture the devastation that Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot and their ilk inflicted upon the world. Think of the engineered Gre…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Attacks on ‘Hustle Culture’
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Elan Journo and Tristan de Liège discuss the phenomenon known as “hustle culture,” an attitu…
3 years, 7 months ago
How America’s 9/11 Response Destroyed Trust in Institutions
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss America’s failed response to 9/11 and some of its consequences, including the …
3 years, 7 months ago
Modernized Stoicism Critiqued
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Aaron Smith, Dan Schwartz, and Tristan de Liège discuss Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience, a rec…
3 years, 7 months ago
National Conservatism vs. Americanism
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Statement of Principles recently released by leaders of the “Nati…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Sorry Legacy of Our Policy Toward Iran
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate, Agustina Vergara Cid and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss Iran’s recent attempts — on American soil — to …
3 years, 8 months ago
Not Everyone Who Is Mistaken Is Evil — But Some Are
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss the idea held by critics of “cancel culture,” such as John McWhorter and Bari We…
3 years, 8 months ago
New ARU Course: Foundations of Physical Science
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Mike Mazza interviews Keith Lockitch about the Ayn Rand University and his upcoming course, Foundations of Physica…
3 years, 8 months ago