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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Ayn Rand vs. ‘Liberals’
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss Ayn Rand’s philosophic analysis and critique of “liberals.” They explain what makes Rand’s evaluation of “liberalism” different from that of “conservatives,” why she thought “liberals” began concealing their collectivist goals, and how today’s “liberals” are different from (and worse than) those of Rand’s time.
Among the topics covered:
Ayn Rand’s analysis of “liberalism” as distinctive;
Problems with the term “liberal” and how “liberalism” changed in the twentieth century;
Rand’s critique as stemming from individualism, not anti-communism;
Why Rand saw active-minded “liberals” as an audience worth reaching;
How Rand saw the...