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Objectivism, Islamic Totalitarianism, and America's Crisis of Ideas," by Elan Journo, Onkar Ghate, and Yaron Brook (New Ideal): September 11, 2001 -- and America's response to it -- shaped the 21st century.
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Objectivism, Islamic Totalitarianism, and America's Crisis of Ideas," by Elan Journo, Onkar Ghate, and Yaron Brook (New Ideal):
September 11, 2001 -- and America's response to it -- shaped the 21st century.
Since September 11, 2001, the Ayn Rand Institute has commented extensively (via articles, books, interviews, lectures, and podcasts) on why the 9/11 attacks happened, how America should have responded, and...
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Objectivism, Islamic Totalitarianism, and America's Crisis of Ideas," by Elan Journo, Onkar Ghate, and Yaron Brook (New Ideal): September 11, 2001 -- and America's response to it -- shaped the 21st century. Confidence in America's ability to win wars cracked, trust in leadership and experts went down, and, in response, populism, nihilism, and conspiracism raised their ugly heads.
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- Their advice was not followed, but their predictions held.
- Since September 11, 2001, the Ayn Rand Institute has commented extensively (via articles, books, interviews, lectures, and podcasts) on why the 9/11 attacks happened, how America should have responded, and...
- From day one, the Ayn Rand Institute's experts grasped the meaning of the attacks and the significance of a proper response.
- They called for war with Iran and opposed Bush's altruistic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- To mark 25 years since the attacks, we are pleased to announce the publication of the third, expand...
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ARI's analysis of 9/11 and its aftermath has proven tragically accurate.
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