The Unconstitutional, Immoral Military Draft

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The Unconstitutional, Immoral Military Draft

April 30, 2026

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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège discuss the military draft in light of recent changes to the Selective Service System.

Debating Selective Service System changes
Unconstitutionality of the draft
The immorality of the draft
The impracticality of the draft
Palantir’s endorsement of the draft

Resources:

Against The Un-American Call for National Service, ARI Podcast
A Central Planner’s Trojan Horse: The Technological Republic, ARI Podcast
Ayn Rand, entry on the Draft, Ayn Rand Lexicon
Ayn Rand, “Wreckage of the Consensus” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

This episode was recorded on April 22, 2026.

Image credit: Andrew Harnik / staff / via Getty Images

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