Ayn Rand Institute experts appear frequently in various media outlets, addressing everything from the state of the nation to the state of the culture. Here are some recent highlights:

YARON BROOK ON CAVUTO ON BUSINESS Executive director Yaron Brook made an appearance on Cavuto on Business on the Fox Business Channel, where he talked about the legalization of marijuana.

ELAN JOURNO ON THE RICK AMATO SHOW Director of policy research Elan Journo commented on Israeli-Palestinian conflict the on The Rick Amato Show. He was also interviewed on WTAN Radio’s Freedom Works regarding the turmoil in the Middle East.

DON WATKINS ON THE FINANCIAL SURVIVAL NETWORK ARI fellow Don Watkins was interviewed on WBZT’s The Financial Survival Network to promote his new book RooseveltCare: How Social Security Is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance.

RITUPARNA BASU ON BUTLER ON BUSINESS ARI analyst Rituparna Basu was interviewed on Liberty Express Radio’s Butler on Business, where she defended Gilead Sciences’ pricing of Sovaldi (a drug for treating Hepatitis C). And on The Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily she analyzed the connection between Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged and the real world.

STEVE SIMPSON ON THE RICK AMATO SHOW Director of legal studies, Steve Simpson also made an appearance on The Rick Amato Show discussing the value of the freedom of the press. He also argued that tax inversions are patriotic on WBZT’s The Financial Survival Network.