Category: Podcasts

Decades ago, conventional wisdom held that the U.S. was about to run out of domestic oil and gas -- and doomed to be dependent on foreign countries for its supply. But since then something astonishing happened. Domestic output of oil in the US has increased dramatically, while net petroleum imports have plunged to the lowest … Continue reading How Shale Revolutionized U.S. Energy: Interview with Nick Deiuliis

Elan Journo and Ben Bayer to analyze the concept of "nationalism" in the context of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, and draw lessons for understanding the rise of nationalism in the United States. Recorded March 16, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7E1PEvVFdE

Heated disputes, protracted conflicts, and outright schisms are common in intellectual movements—even in the positive, rational movements, such as Objectivism. In the just-published essay “Of Schisms, Public and Private,” Onkar Ghate and Harry Binswanger discuss why schisms occur within intellectual movements, and the principles that guide ARI in navigating them. Elan Journo interviews Drs. Ghate … Continue reading Navigating Schisms in the Objectivist Movement

Russian’s war against Ukraine has riveted world attention. Protesters within Russia have opposed their own regime’s war, and around the world many have voiced support for Ukraine. Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Aaron Smith analyze the philosophic meaning of the war, the global reactions to it, and the war’s wider implications for America and freedom. … Continue reading The Meaning of Russia’s War on Ukraine

Elan Journo and Keith Lockitch discuss the Academy Award-nominated film "Don't Look Up," a satire of our culture's attitude to climate change, and the philosophic ideas underpinning it. Recorded Feb. 23, 2022. https://youtu.be/rbytProzeSs

Elan Journo and Agustina Vergara Cid discuss Russia’s possible invasion of Ukraine, America’s stake in this crisis and U.S. foreign policy toward Russia. Recorded Feb. 16, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1a3e7P1Ziw

Elan Journo interviews Peter Schwartz about his book “The Tyranny of Need,” and the rational alternative to the prevailing morality of self-sacrifice. Recorded January 26, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5cJ1X-j_JI

With hospitals once again overburdened amid the pandemic, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the strains and "moral distress" felt by healthcare workers, driving some to quit the profession. Recorded January 19, 2022. https://youtu.be/3_H6UYXzAyU