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Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand!

Whatever disagreements we may have with her ideas or views on particular issues, or whatever issues we may have with “the Objectivist movement” (and any of us who have been involved it it for years, as I have, will likely have some of that), today we set those aside and acknowledge the value, to us, of Ayn Rand’s work. So Happy Birthday and Thank you, Ayn Rand!

For those who follow me here, but haven’t yet read her works, I would recommend first starting with The Fountainhead, as I did. (I was fortunate enough to have my HS English teacher assign the novel to us.) If you’ve already read that, but haven’t tackled Atlas Shrugged yet, I highly recommend it. The parallels you’ll see between the world Rand depicts in that novel, and the world we live in today, are incredible–and also ominous.

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“Who’s Appealing to Emotion in the Debate over DACA/Immigration?” TODAY at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT)

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, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.

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Program Notes

Donald Trump’s Cowardice on ‘Dreamers’

A Discussion with Yaron Brook on Immigration Policy

Philosophy: Who Needs It

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)

Why We Should Put Women on Pedestals

Buyer beware: Courts could raise cost of online shopping

Steve Jobs gave us President Trump

Silicon Valley’s Politics: Liberal, With One Big ExceptionHT Steve Richins on Twitter

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Vacations, News, and Value Hierarchy

A bit of a “meta” show for the first show after after my vacation, which brought to mind the issue of value hierarchy and the importance of “news” in daily life. And, yes, some actual news will be discussed 😀 See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.

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The show can be accessed here.

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Program Notes

Don’t Let It Go on Instagram

My Tucker Carlson appearance

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (by Leonard Peikoff)

Trump Says Transgender People Will Not Be Allowed in the Military

Trump Admin Official Reveals Strategy Behind Transgender Military Ban: Put Dems on Their Heels in 2018

HT Dave Rubin on Twitter

Transblind: Woman ‘Identifies’ as Blind, Uses Chemicals to Blind Herself Forever HT Brian Yoder

Federal Judge Nominee Claims Bible Precedes Constitution HT Rob Abiera

Company set to become first in US to microchip employees HT Rob Abiera

Quantum Computing is Coming for Your Data HT Rob Abiera

The Jezabels are in Studio!!

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