The Daily Objective

With gold being restricted, and inflation of government-issued currencies being imminent, is there a third way?On today's The Daily Objective, Jonathan Hoenig and Nikos discuss the merits and demerits of crypto-currencies, with guest Janina Lowisz.Learn more about Janina's work here: https://governanceresearch.institute/Watch live every day at 6 pm UK time on our Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/aynrandcentre/Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Recently, Prince Harry connected the pandemic with humanity’s poor treatment of “Mother Nature”. On today’s episode of The Daily Objective, Rucka and Mark will discuss this perspective.Watch live every day at 6 pm UK time on our Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/aynrandcentre/Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Nikos discusses Dr Michael Sandel's book 'The Tyranny of Merit' with Objectivist psychologist Dr Edwin Locke.Watch live every day at 6 pm UK time on our Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/aynrandcentre/Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

On Giving Tuesday, Nikos, Jonathan and Rucka discuss the popular moral idea of “giving back to society", and distinguish it from the action of “giving” an individual something in a certain context.Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

There's an increasingly popular perspective that the pandemic has led to widespread poverty. But it must be asked: is it the pandemic that has caused poverty, or is it the government’s response to the pandemic that has caused businesses to crumble? Is it true that politicians “never let a good crisis go to waste”? Mark, Nikos and Rucka discuss this issue on today’s episode of The Daily Objective.Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Black Friday is a unique celebration of abundance and benevolence, yet many use it as an opportunity to attack "consumerism." Jonathan Hoenig, Nikos, and Kathryn Daley discuss, on this episode of The Daily Objective. Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Jonathan, Rucka and Nikos discuss the significance of Thanksgiving, and of expressing one's gratitude to those who have made one's life better.Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/4Support the show

Jordan Peterson’s new book is set to be published by Penguin Random House Canada, but earlier this week, several employees of the publishing house resisted this decision in emotional confrontations with the management, citing Peterson as "an icon of hate speech and transphobia”. On this episode of The Daily Objective, Nikos and guest Brendan O’Neill, Editor of Spiked,  discuss this turn of events regarding Peterson’s book, and its philosophical and cultural implications.Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Transhumanism advocates the radical expansion of what is biologically possible for human beings, including living longer, using ‘biohacking’, colonising space, and perhaps even the reversal of death.Rucka and Nikos discuss the merits of the transhumanist vision, and also why it faces such a fierce opposition by the mainstream culture. PS: To celebrate 1,000 YouTube subscribers, the hosts show up in the promised attire!Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is mostly known for his line “facts don’t care about your feelings,” and is considered a strong advocate of reason. At the same time, he’s an avid religionist, who has stated that he would not even attend a friend’s wedding, if it was not according to his preferred dogma.Can this contradiction be breached, or is reason incompatible with faith?Mark, Nikos and Rucka discuss on this episode of The Daily Objective.Sign up here to join upcoming events live via Zoom: https://www.meetup.com/London-Ayn-Rand-Meetup/Consider supporting our work by becoming a member: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/membership/Support the show