In this episode of New Ideal Live, Gregory Salmieri joins Ben Bayer to discuss the approach that leads many prominent philosophers to analyze far-fetched dilemmas, an approach that offers no serious moral guidance for. . .
Agustina Vergara CidThe Freedom to Fight Infectious Disease
Let’s face it. America’s governmental response to Covid-19 is a fiasco. Who is to blame? If you ask New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, it’s Donald Trump and . . . wait for it . . . Ayn Rand. . .
Onkar GhateWhy Today’s Ethics Offers No Real Guidance
Philosophy is often thought to be an “ivory tower” pursuit, unconcerned with the practical affairs of everyday life. Philosophers who want to promote the relevance of their field invariably point to one branch of. . .
Ben Bayer
Tom BowdenWhat We Owe the Real Defenders of America
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss what it means to honor a nation’s soldiers and veterans. They argue that the decision to go to war is a serious moral issue and has to take. . .
John Allison on Life Beyond Politics
In the aftermath of the bitterly contested 2020 election, it’s important to keep politics in perspective. Toward that end, we offer this letter from John Allison, retired chairman and CEO of the BB&T Corporation and. . .
The EditorsThe Consent of the Governed
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch take a step back from controversies about the current election season to discuss the most fundamental aspects of America’s political system. Among the. . .
Taking Ideas Seriously: Ayn Rand’s Editorial Precision
“I have always maintained that ideas must be treated with the same scrupulous precision as financial matters or legal documents,” wrote Ayn Rand to a newspaper editor in 1961. “I take an enormous amount of time, effort. . .
Attacks on Productive Geniuses Are Nothing New
There is a widely held view in the culture that the mere existence of billionaires, such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, is a moral travesty. Many politicians agree with this view — so much so that. . .
