Atlas Shrugged: America’s Second Declaration of Independence

In this special event celebrating Independence Day, Nikos Sotirakopoulos interviews Onkar Ghate about his 2007 talk “Atlas Shrugged: America’s Second Declaration of Independence.” The episode includes a full rebroadcast of the talk.

Among the topics covered:

• The meaning of the talk’s title;
• Reasons to be optimistic about the future of America;
• The meaning of the Declaration of Independence;
• How the Founding Fathers’ morality undermined our self-esteem;
• How Atlas Shrugged challenges Christianity and altruism;
• Why Atlas Shrugged is a declaration of moral independence.

Mentioned in the discussion is Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged.

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