August 23, 2013 · 10:22 am

The NSA has broken the rules that break the rules, Ben Affleck chosen to play Batman & more today at 12 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET)

Surprise! The NSA admits it has broken the rules that break the rules. Ben Affleck chosen to play Batman. Some prelminary thoughts on Mark Levin’s The Liberty Amendments & more. See program notes, below, for links related to the stories we’re discussing in today’s show.

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Program notes:

ANTHEM the play

Peikoff.com

NSA Analysts Intentionally Abused Spying Powers Multiple Times

Variety: Ben Affleck is the new Batman

Ben Affleck on Twitter

First chapter of THE LIBERTY AMENDMENTS

Buy THE LIBERTY AMENDMENTS at Amazon!

CDC: Newborn Circumcision on Decline in the US

9-year-old Banned from Library Contest for Winning (HT Rob Abiera)

Bloomberg: Take Fewer Bathroom Breaks to Succeed

Mann v. Steyn — Mann Wins Round One (HT Robert Reed Daly)

Coburn joins call for constitutional convention (HT Rob Abiera)

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August 16, 2013 · 10:12 am

ANTHEM the Play & more, today at 12 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET)

We’ll kick off today’s show with an interview with Ann Ciccolella and Jeff Britting, director and adapter of the forthcoming off-Broadway production of a play based on Ayn Rand’s ANTHEM. Then we’ll discuss the latest news on the NSA/Snowden, Obama’s presidency, the GOP and more.

Join in on the discussion live, either by phone or in the chatroom!

The show can be accessed here.

To access the show’s page at BlogTalk Radio, which will allow you to check out a past episode or to subscribe via iTunes and other services, use this link.

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Program Notes:

Anthem the Play

Peikoff.com

NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds

Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell

Ladar Levison, Lavabit Founder: ‘Government Has Power to Take All Your Money and Freedom’

George Will: Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s

‘Incoherent’ Obama policy on Egypt under fire as violence spreads

James Traub: Speak Softly and Carry No Stick

Chris Christie Lays Out Argument for 2016

Rand Paul Staffer Slams Chris Christie’s ‘Content-Free’ RNC Speech

Priebus: You’re darned right that GOP will run against “European, socialist-style” Obamacare

Ashton Kutcher’s Speech at the Teen Choice Awards

Kris Jenner Defends Capitalism, Kim and Kanye Against Obama Attacks

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August 10, 2013 · 12:05 pm

My 3-lecture course, “Toward a Society of Privacy,” now available as an MP3 download from the Ayn Rand Institute’s e-store

Those of you who weren’t able to attend my course, “Toward a Society of Privacy,” at last year’s Objectivist Conference (and maybe those of you who would like a refresher), can now get an MP3 download of all three lectures for the low price of $2.75. You can find it at the Ayn Rand Institute’s E-store here.

Here’s the course description:

In The Fountainhead Howard Roark said, “Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy.” If so, why does it often seem that computer databases, the Internet and social media—all products of technological advancement—make our lives less private? And why does the “right” to privacy, a recent development in the law, offer so little protection from government intrusion?

This course begins by discussing the nature of privacy and its contribution to a flourishing life—how it facilitates moral action and enhances our enjoyment of relationships, art and recreation. This discussion includes examples from both real life and Ayn Rand’s fiction. Dr. Peikoff then discusses the history of the legal right to privacy, and contrasts it to an approach to privacy protection based on our rights to property and contract. Drawing upon a range of cases, Dr. Peikoff demonstrates that the latter approach best protects the states of privacy which help us to gain, keep and enjoy our dearest values.

I hope you enjoy the course!

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