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What happens when philosopher Ayn Rand's theories meet free speech?

and of the Ayn Rand Institute explore Rand's Objectivist philosophy, its emphasis on reason and individual rights, and how it applies to contemporary free speech issues.

Smith and Onkar are contributors to a new book, "." Listeners may be particularly interested in their argument that John Stuart Mill, widely regarded as a free speech hero, actually opposed individual rights.

Tara Smith is a philosophy professor at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Anthem Foundation Fellowship in the study of Objectivism. Onkar Ghate is a senior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Objectivism.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:51 What is Objectivism?

06:19 Where do Objectivism and free speech intersect?

09:07 Did Rand censor her rivals?

13:54 Government investigations of communists and Nazis

18:12 Brazilian Supreme Court banning X

20:50 Rand's USSR upbringing

24:39 Who was in Rand's "Collective" group?

35:12 What is jawboning?

40:01 The freedom to criticize on social media

46:02 Critiques of John Stuart Mill

59:49 Addressing a critique of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø

01:09:01 Outro

Transcript is HERE

Show notes:

• "" (2016)

• (1995)

• "" (2009)

• "Brandenburg v. Ohio" (1969)

• "NRA v. Vullo" (2023)

• "Murthy v. Missouri" (2024)

• "Moody v. NetChoice" and "NetChoice v. Paxton" (2024)