Is Objectivism open or closed? Life qua man; anarchism; democracy; etc. (w/ caller) - 4_30_25 #18

4/30/25 Livestream #18 0:00 Intro, engaging with chat (Luuk) 8:32 Reading update: Medieval England; January 6 16:30 "Orange man bad," "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (Hri) 18:15 "Leonard Peikoff has 'soured' on Trump" (AGOSTI); tariffs 30:31 What Trump should do: Resign; U.S. electoral system; experts (Hri) 47:25 Call w/ Oh_noes117 begins: Is Objectivism open or closed? 1:06:34 Is there anything I disagree with in Objectivism? Hedonism 1:10:47 "Life qua man" as the standard of value (for man) 1:23:26 Anarchism 1:28:35 Ludwig von Mises 1:31:29 A final arbiter 1:45:36 Slavery 1:47:52 Good government and philosophy 1:52:45 Unlimited democracy 1:55:21 The United States: history and philosophy 1:58:34 Skeptics and free will; capitalism incentivizes rationality 2:09:10 Children; natural laws; outro To call the show, click this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86717841746. ​​To call by phone instead of the above link, dial 669-444-9171. Then, when prompted, enter the meeting ID: 86717841746 followed by #. Press # a second time when prompted. www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy