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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: When It’s Rational to Blame “Both Sides”
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss both invalid and valid attempts to blame “both sides” of American politics for various outrages.Topics include:
Introduction
False moral equivalence
“Two sides to every issue”
Political violence on both sides
Free speech hostility on both sides
Altruism encourages tribal warfare
Recognizing and resisting tribalism
Resources:
Ayn Rand, “Doesn’t Life Require Compromise?”, The Virtue of Selfishness
Ayn Rand, “The Missing Link,” Philosophy: Who Needs It
Ayn Rand, “Global Balkanization,” The Voice of Reason
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