In this episode, Jonathan explores the nature of the problems Eddie Willers raises with Taggart Transcontinental Railroad President James Taggart. What responsibility does a business leader or a political leader have when it comes to "national conditions?" How do situations like these highlight the obsession over blamelessness in our society and culture? Jonathan concludes with musings on the relationship between reciprocity and loyalty.

Today's Moment of Non-Contradiction comes from Quora.

In this episode, I mention Chidi Anagonye, the character in the TV series The Good Place. Also, I mentioned Semco and Ricardo Semler.

My five themes to explore in this podcast's close read of Atlas Shrugged are:

1. What is human nature?
2. Straw-man arguments and their impact on the world Ayn Rand creates.
3.  Dagny Taggart as a true hero.
4. How empathy can be de-legitimized.
5. What is Capitalism and what is wrong with it? 

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