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Ayn Rand on Mike Wallace

Ayn Rand on Mike Wallace

There are only few TV interviews with famous author and philosopher Ayn Rand. Apart from her appearance on Donahue in 1980 in Chicago, there is another one: Ayn Rand on Mike Wallace. Although her appearance on this Interview and Talk Show is not as well-known as the aforementioned one it is not less fascinating. Publihshed and aired in 1959, the younger Ayn Rand – although scrutinzed by famous journalist Mike Wallace – defends and explains her unique philosophy Objectivism in her very own and personal way. She talks about a whole range and variety of topics – from the concept of love to her Philosophy Objectivism and contemporary politics, monopolies and Keynesianism. Ayn Rand on Mike Wallace even answers the iconic liberal rebuttal question: “But who would build the roads?!”.

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Ayn Rand on Donahue

on Mike Wallace

In April 1980, famous author and philosopher Ayn Rand was invited by late night talk host Phil Donahue. In one of the rare televised appearances of her, Ayn Rand on Donahue explains and lays out the foundamental principles and ideas of her unique philosophy of freedom: Objectivism. Watch the Phil Donahue Show and get an impression – even a personal one – of the once-in-a-century, then 75-year-old thinker, see her scrutinized by Donahue, defend her ideas against criticism and answering questions from the audience.

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Free Market Revolution – A Talk with Yaron Brook

yaron brook free market revolution

Dr. Yaron Brook, (ירון ברוק), is an Insraeli-American Professor for Finance, Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur. He was the Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) and is chairman of its board today. As the author of “The Free Market Revolution – How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government” and “Equal Is Unfair – America’s Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality” he is an internationally sought-after Speaker and Lecturer for promoting the ideas of objectivism, Ayn Rand, freedom and capitalism. On 30 October 2014, Dr. Brook – on invitation of Karsten Groeger, the then Chairman of the Local Hayek Society – visited the Central German City of Halle (Saale) for a Lecture on Ayn Rand’s ideas, Objectivism, Freedom – and the Free Market Revolution. Here’s his lecture!

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Francisco d’Anconia’s Money Speech | from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged

Money Speech, Ayn Rand, Francisco d'Anconia

Listen to another of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged heroes – Francisco d’Anconia, owner of d’Anconia Copper. At a party, he suddenly hears someone say the words “You know, money is the root of all evil. And he is the typical product of money.” As a response, d’Anconia gives his favorite Money Speech.

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Ayn Rand deutsch: Howard Roarks Verteidigungsrede

Howard Roark, Verteidigungsrede, Ayn Rand, deutsch, Defense

Folgen Sie dem einzigartigen Architekten Howard Roark auf seinem Weg im Kampf um Individualismus und Freiheit und gegen eine scheinbar übermächtigte Gesellschaft. “The Fountainhead” ist der erste Bestseller der Amerikanischen Schriftstellerin und Philosophin Ayn Rand und ein eindrucksvolles Plädoyer für persönliche Freiheit. Das Buch war bereits zweimal in deutscher Sprache erschienen und ist derzeit vergriffen. Hier hören Sie die Verteidigungsrede des Hauptprotagonisten, die dieser im 18. Kapitel vor Gericht hält – neu übersetzt in deutscher Sprache.

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The Fountainhead | von Ayn Rand | Deutsch | Teil 1 | Kapitel 4

The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand, Howard Roark

Folgen Sie dem einzigartigen Architekten Howard Roark auf seinem Weg im Kampf um Individualismus und Freiheit und gegen eine scheinbar übermächtigte Gesellschaft. “The Fountainhead” ist der erste Bestseller der Amerikanischen Schriftstellerin und Philosophin Ayn Rand und ein eindrucksvolles Plädoyer für persönliche Freiheit. Das Buch war bereits zweimal in deutscher Sprache erschienen und ist derzeit vergriffen. Hier hören Sie das erste Kapitel des Buches in deutscher Sprache.

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The Winston Train Tunnel Disaster | from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Winston Train Tunnel Disaster

Listen to another great excerpt from Ayn Rand’s masterpiece “Atlas Shrugged”. This time it is about what happens when people evade the necessity of making rational decisions and refuse to take responsibility for their actions. Listen to Taggart Transcontinental’s “Comet” driving into a train tunnel in Winston, Colorado, thus causing an unprecedented train catastrophe: The Train Tunnel Disaster of Winston, Colorado.

Read by Karsten Groeger.

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