https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xrACXUAv3g Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate analyze the significance of two seemingly unrelated events: the congressional hearings on online child safety and the conservative backlash to Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce. Recorded February 7, 2024.
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Elan Journo interviews serial entrepreneur Elle Morrill about the impact of Ayn Rand's ideas on her life and career. This interview was part of ARI's Member Roundtable series. Recorded Jan. 13, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGNU3fdYalY
Elan Journo interviews Coleman Hughes on his new book The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America. Topics include: Hughes’ case for colorblindness, his critique of the “anti-racist” movement, and his views about why we need to abandon race as a meaningful category. Published Jan. 23, 2024. https://youtu.be/_d0Xp0NhxC8?si=7-6ytUn5QW0C_Omw
Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss international reactions to several recent developments around the world that reveal the power of morality in human affairs, including the "genocide" hearings against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Recorded Jan. 17, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJq6IzrxN8Y
Elan Journo and Onkar Ghate discuss the congressional hearings about the explosion of campus protests, including testimony from the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn. Recorded Dec. 13, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4BDqoJeso
Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, antisemitism has surged online, on campuses, in the streets. What’s driving this rampant hatred? Many assume it’s essentially about religion or race. But Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo show how an Objectivist analysis explains the deeper root of this rampant hostility – and why it matters to everyone … Continue reading What Antisemitism Is
Elan Journo joins Michael Shermer, author and editor of Skeptic Magazine, for a wide ranging conversation about America, Israel, and the Middle East. Recorded Oct. 23, 2023. https://youtu.be/pPeAXyWwaIE?si=GVownroDcjy2UJTZ
In this episode of New Ideal Live, and in the context of ongoing events in Israel and Gaza, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss how to think about civilian casualties in war. Recorded Oct. 19, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/live/k_ocPaE3qIc?si=3KW1swGLvoZJYqvF
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