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Yaron & Amy discuss a couple of stories about the government clampdown on social media companies are the focus of today’s show. Other stories, too. couple of stories about the government clampdown on social media companies are the focus of today’s show. Other stories, too. See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss with Yaron.
One year after we had a show in which Yaron had THREE “I told you so”s for me! What will he (or, possibly, I) say “I told you so” about today? See Program Notes at https://dontletitgo.com/2019/04/16/yaron-and-i-told-you-so-today-at-7-p-m-et-4-p-m-pt/?fbclid=IwAR1x-E6RsHumcFNHKYomAdiCFBI4MN3JF1uNuooJGyLVe5XDnxPBYF_hryoWant more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org
Trump’s pragmatic trade policies are costing many their jobs or livelihoods. The “right” to privacy, pragmatic in origin, is having similar effects. These stories and more on today’s show. See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss with Yaron.The show will be broadcast live via streaming video on Yaron’s YouTube Channelas well as on his show’s Facebook page here.Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.
Trump’s comments this week give us more insight into the kind of America he is “putting first.” Trade/Economics, his criticisms of the Koch brothers, Free Speech/Media and more. Also: Tommy Robinson is out on bail. Was the Court of Appeal’s ruling a significant victory for free speech? A vindication of the idea that Robinson was just a political prisoner, guilty of no crime? These topics and more. See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss with Yaron.The show will be broadcast live via streaming video on Yaron’s YouTube Channel as well as on his show’s Facebook page here.Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.
Yaron and Amy return today, to discuss a few stories involving the right to be wrong–and more. See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I hope to discuss with Yaron!You may also support me directly at this link via PayPal. Thank you!Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShowWant more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.
Sixteen years ago, nineteen religious fanatics committed the worst terrorist attack in world history. To this date we have refused to name the enemy, leaving us vulnerable to more and worse, from enemies both foreign and domestic. Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of the ideas behind American Exceptionalism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
On today's show we'll look at three types of irrationality on display in the wake of these destructive hurricanes. Is the irrationality more destructive than the hurricanes? Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of the ideas behind American Exceptionalism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
In a recent discussion I had on Twitter about DACA, I argued for radically expanding legal immigration and was accused of appealing to emotion. Was I? Or was my interlocutor (and do immigration opponents do so, more generally)? This and more on today's show. See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss. Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff.
Philosopher Ayn Rand was quoted as saying "I am not brave enough to be a coward. I see the consequences too clearly." What have been the consequences of cowardice with respect to North Korea? What might be the consequences with respect to Antifa? This and more on today's show. See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss. Show discussing news, politics and culture. Hosted by Amy Peikoff.
The Supreme Court reached an important unanimous ruling, reaffirming that there is no "hate speech" exception to the First Amendment. Might this ruling help save rational discourse in our country? This and more on today's show. Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. See Program Notes at my blog (usually posted an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
When will the West get enough clarity about the nature of the Jihadist enemy, so it has to has the strength to do what's required to eradicate it? This and more during today's discussion of the connection between clarity and strength. See Program Notes at my blog (usually posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss. Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. This week we'll discuss a selection of recent news stories and other topics inspired by lyrics to Duran Duran's 1982 song, "Hold Back the Rain." See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Milo and PewDiePie are smeared, State Government agents lie about whether the Oroville Dam needed an upgrade (and the Feds play along), A.T.F. Agents participate in fraudulent "tobacco" sales, and more. See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) to see links to all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff Trump's pick of Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court, as well as his executive order on immigration, could both be described as cases of getting "half a loaf". Better than nothing at all? These stories and more on today's show. See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Truth, facts and language are at the fore as we look at Trump's first several days as President. See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Discussion of news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. It's a new year, time to recommit to the values underlying the uniquely American sense of life. What lessons from 2016 can we bring into 2017 to help us do that? This and more on today's show, the first of the new year. See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Another alliterative show title brings together an Eclectic Ensemble of Edification :) See Program Notes at my blog (posted about an hour before showtime) for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Obama tries to come to Hillary's rescue on a couple of fronts. Are his arguments in her favor valid? Can he help her win? This and more on today's show. See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
Show discussing news, politics and culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. While Edward Snowden has done heroic things to expose our government's unjust mass surveillance programs, he's unfortunately promoting the same theory of privacy that gave rise to those programs. Tune in to hear more. Other stories, too. See Program Notes at my blog about an hour before showtime.
Show discussing news/politics/culture from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff, who is regularly joined by cartoonist Bosch Fawstin. Tonight we'll discuss a couple of examples that illustrate the destructiveness and hypocrisy of government-imposed monopolies, followed by a number of examples in which the liberal/PC crowd show that they think they have a monopoly on hurt feelings. See Program Notes at my blog for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Between the new Intelligence Authorization Act, Cromnibus, the new NLRB rules issued yesterday, and a few other gems, it seems our Founders can't spin in their graves fast enough to keep up with the pace of the march toward statism. Join us during tonight's show to discuss and vent a bit. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Obamacare creator Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel stated that he wants to die at 75 and argues that this would be best for everyone. This story and more on tonight's show. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Today we'll discuss the unfortunately pervasive effects of nihilism seen in this week's news. From the destructiveness of Hamas and whoever shot down a Malaysian passenger plane this week, to our President's shameful response to the latter, and even to the structure of player contracts in basketball and the politicization of classic superheroes in comics. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for links to all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. During the first hour today, we'll hear our interview with Hayley Mary, lead singer of Australian "intensindie" band, The Jezabels. We spoke with Hayley a couple days ago and we think you'll agree, the interview was more than we could have expected or hoped for! During the second hour we'll also discuss some of this week's top stories. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Glenn Greenwald is going to publish a list of people targeted by the NSA. (Should we start a betting pool? How many listeners of this show are on the list?) In addition, this week NBC broadcast its exclusive interview with Edward Snowden within days of Objectivist Peter Schwartz publishing a scathing critique of Snowden. These stories and more on today's show. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss. Like what you hear? Click "follow" to be notified of future shows!
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. Today we will revisit Ayn Rand's essay, "Don't Let It Go," which was the inspiration for the name of my blog and my podcast. We'll look at our nation's actions, culture and sense of life, and ask: How are we doing in 2014 vs. in 1971, when Rand published the original essay? In the process we'll be discussing, as usual, some recent news stories. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for all the stories, etc., we plan to discuss.
Weekly live webcast/podcast devoted to discussion of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Hosted by Amy Peikoff. We’ll start with the obligatory discussion of Miley Cyrus’ “tweaking” at the VMA’s last weekend, and then discuss socialism in health care, education and in Obama’s fondest dreams. We’ll also discuss Syria, Ted Cruz and Anthony Weiner. See Program Notes at www.dontletitgo.com for links to the stories we plan to discuss.