https://youtu.be/jSUq16CPQwc Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the reaction to the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO and the hatred towards businessmen in America. Among the topics covered: Examples of the culture treating businessmen as a persecuted minority; How CEOs provide value in health care despite government controls; Why saying that denying medical claims is violence perpetuates real violence; How seeing health care as a “right” distorts people’s view of insurance companies; How socialized medicine turns health care providers into serfs, not traders. Mentioned in this podcast is Ayn Rand’s lecture “America’s Persecuted Minority: Big Business,” also available in her book Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal. The podcast was recorded on December 13, 2024 and posted on December 18, 2024. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Watch archived podcasts here.