In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Onkar Ghate discuss the political platform, moral goals, and philosophical motivations driving the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).Topics include:Radical goals of the DSADSA versus past communismLack of intellectual argumentMiseducation versus willful ignoranceFantasy world of socialismAyn Rand on producer hatredHypocrisy or true goalsForeign policy and authoritarian regimesResources:Ayn Rand’s title essay in For the New IntellectualThis episode was recorded on August 25, 2026.
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