The Iranian Hostage Crisis, the Salman Rushdie Affair, September 11th and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre. Are we in the Western world doomed to more and more attacks by Islamic totalitarians? And what can anyone do about it? The answer might surprise you.

In this episode of Rise & Fall, you’ll hear commentary from philosopher Ayn Rand, philosopher Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand Institute senior fellow Onkar Ghate and Ayn Rand Institute fellow and foreign policy expert Elan Journo.

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Content used in this episode:

• Onkar Ghate, 2015, Charlie Hebdo, The West and the Need to Ridicule Religion
• Ayn Rand, 1980, In Q&A of Leonard Peikoff’s Objective Communication
• Leonard Peikoff, 1989, Certainty and Happiness — Achieving Success in Thought and Action