http://talkobjectivism.com The Podcast and Blog for Radicals of Reason Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:56:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For this show, Mosley reads and discusses an ARI op-ed, With or Without Nukes, Iran Is a Moral Threat by Elan Journo. It argues that "if the mullahs got a nuke, Iran would not suddenly undergo a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation from a friendly neighbor into a rabid enemy. Iran long ago ... http://talkobjectivism.com/iran-foreign-policy-show-068/ This show focuses on the significance of Independence Day, July 4th, which was just a few days ago. Mosley reads an excellent op-ed by ARI's Dr. Michael S. Berliner, Put the "Independence" Back in Independence Day (which can also be viewed as a video narrated by Dr. Berliner himself). Afterward, ... http://talkobjectivism.com/independence-day-show-067/ This week Arthur is attending and working at the Objectivist Conference in Newport Beach, California and Brandon was in New York City for the weekend, so they could not attend. (Brandon visited a few sites relevant to Ayn Rand in New York, so expect a write-up on his trip soon.) ... http://talkobjectivism.com/show-066/ The topic this week was another question from a listener of the show asking about Ayn Rand's views on gender issues such as hero-worship, femininity, a woman president, and homosexuality. For her own words, I would suggest checking out the Ayn Rand Lexicon. The first point to be made here is ... http://talkobjectivism.com/listener-question-on-gender-issues-show-065/ Hello everyone, sorry for the delayed show notes. From now on, I will be posting a place holder for the show notes with a very brief description of the topic on the day of the show. Within a day or two after, I will add a more detailed description. This ... http://talkobjectivism.com/listener-question-on-objectivism-religion-show-064/ For Show 063, Objectivists Mosley and Arthur have a discussion with a Libertarian caller, Charles, about how Objectivism significantly differs with Libertarianism. It begins as Arthur presents his basic criticisms of Libertarianism from an Objectivist point of view. Two of his mains points were that a) Libertarians generally hold that an ... http://talkobjectivism.com/objectivism-vs-libertarianism-more-show-063/ This show consisted of a discussion between Mosley, Arthur, and a new caller. They talked about many of the points from last show from different points of view. Some of the topics include the enforcement of contracts, libertarianism, and the gold standard, just to name a few. Also, Paul Hsieh of ... http://talkobjectivism.com/follow-up-on-show-061-show-062/ Even though Arthur and myself were not able to make the show due to conflicting events during this Memorial Day weekend, Mosley persevered and hosted the show. For the first half of the show, Mosley selected some topics to discuss from the wonderful NoodleFood blog that he found to be particularly ... http://talkobjectivism.com/miscellaneous-topics-the-enforcement-of-contracts-show-061/ For Show 060, Mosley and Arthur discuss how best to bring Objectivism into the culture and ways that this is currently being done. In order to influence the culture, one important factor is changing the academia. Presenting Ayn Rand's ideas in schools is a great way to get young minds to ... http://talkobjectivism.com/bringing-objectivism-into-the-culture-show-060/ This show was a short one that basically recapped a previous show on "the common good" (Show 055), focusing on the comments made here on the blog by iheartcells (Beth) and Brandon (myself). Mosley started the show by reintroducing the topic with a brief summary of what Ayn Rand had to ... http://talkobjectivism.com/recap-on-the-common-good-show-059/