September 11, 2001 — and America’s response to it — shaped the 21st century. Confidence in America’s ability to win wars cracked, trust in leadership and experts went down, and, in response, populism, nihilism, and conspiracism raised their ugly heads. From day one, the Ayn Rand Institute’s experts grasped the meaning of the attacks and the significance of a proper response. They called for war with Iran and opposed Bush’s altruistic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their advice was not followed, but their predictions held.
In this special livestream marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Yaron Brook, Elan Journo, and Onkar Ghate — the Institute’s three leading experts on the attacks — trace what went wrong in its lead-up and aftermath, and how Ayn Rand’s philosophy let them foresee what most people still struggle to understand.
Among the topics covered are:
The events and evasions that led up to 9/11.
How shocking 9/11 was, given the atmosphere in the 1990s.
The corrupt failure of intellectuals to warn of and explain 9/11.
How both the government and academia whitewashed religion and Islam.
Why and how ARI commented on 9/11 and its aftermath.
How Objectivism helped ARI’s experts to predict America’s failures.
The disgraceful Western response to the Danish cartoons of Muhammad.
The rise of populism and nihilism as a result of 9/11.
Resources recommended in the episode:
Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo, Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism: What Went Wrong After 9/11.
Livestream recorded on September 2, 2026.
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