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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: The Protests in Russia and Iran
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the recent protests against the authoritarian regimes of Iran and Russia. They analyze the common causes that animate these public demonstrations and offer a philosophical perspective on why they effectively undermine the moral legitimacy of these dictatorships.
Among the topics covered:
Why we should care about protests in dictatorships;How Iran’s mandatory veiling laws coerce its citizens and triggered the latest protests;The recent revival of Russian anti-war demonstrations triggered by Putin’s military draft;Why the protests are an existential threat to the Russian and Iran...