By most objective measures, the Covid pandemic is over. Because of impressively rapid technological innovations, most people are now able to easily manage risks to their health posed by the virus. But not everyone agrees that this means the pandemic is over. Some argue that as long as even a handful of high-risk individuals are threatened by Covid, we should not think it proper to resume normal life. What ideas are responsible for this approach to the ethics of infectious disease? What attitude does it betray toward healthy people and toward the innovations that allow us to preserve and perfect it? What has been the impact of this approach? By contrast, what is a rational approach to the ethics of infectious disease? Join Ben Bayer as he interviews Dr. Amesh Adalja to discuss these and other issues addressed by a recent article by Adalja in Areo Magazine.

The dominance of the political Left in public discourse, and the resulting phenomena of ‘wokeness’ and ‘cancel culture’, has led to a backlash: a new political Right that fights back and is all-in on the culture wars. But can this new Right actually be an ally to those who care about freedom and capitalism? Is it the lesser of two evils, and a potential fellow-traveller for the liberty movement? Join us in this discussion with Dr. Nikos Sotirakopoulos of the Ayn Rand Institute. Nikos is an academic and author, and his latest book is ‘Identity Politics and Tribalism: the New Culture Wars.

The event will take place at the BDC Conference Room at the SEEU Rectorate Building, on December 5, 2022 (Monday) at 2.30 pm. Make sure to save the date!

Dr. Harry Binswanger will take and respond to Super Chat questions.

The Ayn Rand Institute's weekly podcast exploring pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, which upholds the ideals of reason, individualism, and capitalism.

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The Ayn Rand Institute's weekly podcast exploring pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, which upholds the ideals of reason, individualism, and capitalism.

What are the underlying causes of War? Is capitalism the cure or the cause? Yaron Brook delves into the causes of war and capitalism's role.

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