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June 23, 2025

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Podcast audio:

In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss two major recent events: Israel’s war against Iran and the political assassinations in Minnesota.

Among the topics covered:

The Israel-Iran War

Why Israel’s war against Iran is a positive development;
Why a self-interested American foreign policy must break from the legacy of 9/11;

The Minnesota assassinations

How political violence is becoming a broader cultural trend;
How political violence is a tribal phenomenon.

The podcast was recorded on June 19, 2025 and posted on June 20, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.

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Ricardo Pinto

Ricardo Pinto, BA in philosophy, is a junior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute.

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