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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Was Ayn Rand a Jewish Thinker?
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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Harry Binswanger analyze Alexandra Popoffâs new biography, Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success, particularly its portrayal of Rand as a âJewish thinker.â They address the false attempt to link Randâs âethnicityâ to her philosophy.
Among the topics covered:
The determinism of labeling Rand as âinfluencedâ by her ancestry vs. the central role of choice in her thought and life;
The irrelevant evidence offered for Randâs âethnicâ identity;
Spurious evidence of Randâs reaction to Soviet injustices in her political thinking;
Why Randâs nov...