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From Sanders to the Trump White House: The Crusade to Control AI
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
The Pope’s Screed Against Human Intelligence
Jun 11, 2026
1h 03m 21s
OCON 2026: A Preview of 6 Talks
Jun 4, 2026
35m 56s
Jeff Bezos Admirably Defends Wealth Creation
May 29, 2026
1h 02m 23s
Marc Andreessen Fails to Recognize the Importance of Introspection
May 28, 2026
44m 37s
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| 6/18/26 | From Sanders to the Trump White House: The Crusade to Control AI | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8MPZSbLXA Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Mike Mazza discuss two major developments in the AI industry: Bernie Sanders’ proposal for an AI wealth fund and the White House’s order to block access to Anthropic’s newest models. Topics include: The Anthropic Ban Fear-Mongering About Security Fear-Mongering About Jobless Future Is there “Collective Knowledge”? Lack of Concern with Individual Rights Resources: Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, “Marketing AI without Empowering Resentment” Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, “Fear of Progress: The Quest to End Autonomous Driving” This episode was recorded on June 16, 2026. Image credits: Circuit: Tatiana Sviridova / Moment / via Gettuy ImagesChatGPT: Silas Stein / picture alliance / via Getty ImagesCladue: Samuel Boivin / NurPhoto / via Getty ImagesTrump: Jim Watson / AFP / via Getty ImagesSanders: Frederic J. Brown / AFP / via Getty Images | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | The Pope’s Screed Against Human Intelligence✨ | AI ethicsreligious morality+4 | Connor O’Leary | Ayn Rand InstituteRequiem for Man+3 | — | Pope Leo XIVAI+6 | — | 1h 03m 21s | |
| 6/4/26 | OCON 2026: A Preview of 6 Talks✨ | Ayn RandOCON 2026+4 | Ben BayerRobertas Bakula+4 | We the LivingMilton’s Paradise Lost+1 | New Orleans | Ayn RandOCON 2026+6 | — | 35m 56s | |
| 5/29/26 | Jeff Bezos Admirably Defends Wealth Creation✨ | wealth creationbillionaires+4 | Onkar Ghate | CNBCAyn Rand Institute+1 | — | Jeff Bezoswealth creation+5 | — | 1h 02m 23s | |
| 5/28/26 | Marc Andreessen Fails to Recognize the Importance of Introspection✨ | introspectionsuccess+3 | — | The Ayn Rand Lexicon | — | introspectionMarc Andreessen+3 | — | 44m 37s | |
| 5/22/26 | Projecting Weakness: The Iran War Stalemate and Trump’s China Visit✨ | Iran WarTrump's China Visit+4 | Elan Journo | Ayn Rand Institute | IranChina | IranChina+6 | — | 37m 54s | |
| 5/21/26 | Trump’s Monument-Building vs. American Founding Ideas✨ | Trump's initiativesmonument-building+4 | Ben Bayer | Ayn Rand InstituteThe Virtue of Selfishness+3 | — | Trumpmonuments+6 | — | 59m 12s | |
| 5/14/26 | How Effective Is Ken Griffin’s Response to Zohran Mamdani?✨ | Ken GriffinZohran Mamdani+5 | — | Atlas ShruggedAnthem+2 | — | Ken GriffinZohran Mamdani+6 | — | 40m 10s | |
| 5/12/26 | Bart Ehrman on the Christian Origins of Altruistic Morality✨ | Christian ethicsaltruism+4 | Bart Ehrman | Love Thy Stranger: How Christianity Transformed the Moral Conscience of the WestHow Christianity Polluted the Moral Atmosphere of the West | — | Christianityaltruistic morality+7 | — | 49m 57s | |
| 5/7/26 | Why the Red/Blue Button Moral Dilemma is a Trap✨ | moral dilemmasphilosophy+3 | Robertas BakulaBen Bayer | Atlas ShruggedThe Fountainhead+3 | — | Red vs. Blue Buttonmoral dilemma+3 | — | 55m 42s | |
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| 4/30/26 | The Unconstitutional, Immoral Military Draft✨ | military draftSelective Service System+4 | Ben BayerTristan de Liège | Ayn Rand InstituteAgainst The Un-American Call for National Service+3 | — | military draftSelective Service+5 | — | 42m 07s | |
| 4/29/26 | Why the New York Times Justifies Theft and Tolerates Murder✨ | theft justificationmicrolooting+5 | Robertas Bakula | New York TimesProfit without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business+2 | — | New York Timesmicrolooting+6 | — | 59m 18s | |
| 4/23/26 | Marketing AI Without Empowering Resentment✨ | AI marketingpublicity campaigns+4 | Ben BayerMike Mazza+1 | Ayn Rand InstituteWhat is Capitalism?+2 | — | AImarketing+6 | — | 51m 24s | |
| 4/20/26 | What It Takes to Learn a Philosophy✨ | philosophylearning+3 | Mike Mazza | Ayn Rand InstituteAyn Rand Institute Podcast | Boston, MA | philosophylearning+5 | — | 20m 39s | |
| 4/16/26 | What People Get Wrong About Evil and the Iran War✨ | evilforeign policy+5 | Elan JournoOnkar Ghate | For the New IntellectualThe Voice of Reason+3 | Soviet RussiaIran | Ayn Randevil+7 | — | 35m 31s | |
| 4/10/26 | Why Is Israel Blamed for the Iran War?✨ | conspiracismforeign policy+3 | Elan Journo | Ayn Rand InstituteFor the New Intellectual | IsraelIran | IsraelIran+4 | — | 46m 41s | |
| 4/9/26 | The Humiliating Iran Ceasefire Deal✨ | conspiracismforeign policy+3 | Elan Journo | Ayn Rand Institute | IranIsrael | IranIsrael+4 | — | 28m 04s | |
| 4/3/26 | Artemis II Is Inspiring – but NASA Is Holding Back Space Exploration✨ | space explorationArtemis II+4 | Mike Mazza | NASAFreedom to Launch: How Deregulation Created a Space Renaissance+2 | — | Artemis IINASA+5 | — | 27m 05s | |
| 3/26/26 | Why Billionaires Don’t Owe California Anything✨ | Billionaire Wealth TaxCalifornia budget+4 | Robertas BakulaOnkar Ghate | CaliforniaWhy Billionaires Don’t Owe California Anything | — | Billionaire Wealth TaxCalifornia+3 | — | 1h 04m 01s | |
| 3/21/26 | Trump Is Fighting for American Freedom Overseas While Killing It at Home✨ | American freedomIran war+4 | Onkar Ghate | Trump administration | Iran | TrumpIran war+5 | — | 45m 16s | |
| 3/19/26 | Rubio’s Mystical and Racist View of the West is Anti-Civilization✨ | Western civilizationnationalism+4 | Sam Weaver | Ayn Rand InstituteMan’s Rights+3 | — | Marco RubioWestern civilization+4 | — | 53m 29s | |
| 3/12/26 | Anthropic vs. Trump: The Moral Responsibility of Tech Companies✨ | AI technologymoral responsibility+3 | Ben BayerMike Mazza | AnthropicDefense Department+1 | — | AnthropicDefense Department+3 | — | 47m 02s | |
| 3/3/26 | America Responds to Decades of Iranian Aggression | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZV5I8YRYvI Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer interviews Elan Journo about the American and Israeli attack on Iran. Topics include: The Institute’s Position on Iran; Answering critics; Congressional approval; Evaluating Trump; Prospects for Success or Failure. Resources: ARI Resources on the American Conflict with Iran This episode was recorded on March 3, 2026. Image credit: U.S. Navy / Handout / via Getty Images | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Choosing Life: An Interview with ‘The Green Prince’ Mosab Hassan Yousef | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mzUUDz14Ac Podcast audio: In this special podcast episode, Yaron Brook and Elan Journo interview Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas founding leader who became one of Israel’s most valuable intelligence assets. Raised within the movement, Yousef recounts how his experiences led him to break decisively with Hamas and oppose it at great personal risk. The conversation centers on the ideological nature of Hamas, an aspect often evaded by its apologists. Drawing on firsthand experience, Yousef describes a movement rooted in a culture of sexual repression and the subordination of women. He argues that these are foundational aspects of the religious Islamic ideology that suppresses dissent, encourages mass murder, and brutalizes its own people. One of the most striking aspects of the interview is Yousef’s account of the conscious moral choice that guided his transformation: the choice to protect human life. In contrasting Hamas with Israel, he identifies a fundamental difference in values between a movement that glorifies death and a society that values human life. Topics include: Yousef’s defection from Hamas; The ideology of Palestinian brutality; Indoctrination in Palestinian society; Palestinians’ repeated rejections of peace; Risks of working with Israeli intelligence; October 7; Q&A. This podcast was recorded live on February 18, 2025, and is available on The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here. Image credit: Noam Galai / via Getty Images. | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | How the SCOTUS Tariff Decision Helps Slow the Advance of Authoritarianism | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmnux6MriXE Podcast audio: In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss the recent decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, striking down the President’s expansive “Liberation Day” tariffs. The majority’s reasoning The major questions doctrine Statutory interpretation and legislative intent The dissent’s plausibility The separation of powers A stopgap against eroding separation of powers Scrutinizing deprivation of economic liberty, property Emergency powers Resources: Ben Bayer, “Ayn Rand on Free Trade, the 'Essence of Capitalism’s Foreign Policy'” Ben Bayer, “The Constitutionally Dubious Law Empowering Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariff Authority” Ben Bayer, “The Lawyers Defending Trump’s Tariffs Know They’re Un-American. Here’s How We Can Tell” This episode was recorded on February 25, 2026. Image credit: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP / via Getty Images | — | ||||||
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