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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate discuss both invalid and valid attempts to blame “both sides” of American politics for various outrages.Topics include:

Introduction

False moral equivalence

“Two sides to every issue”

Political violence on both sides

Free speech hostility on both sides

Altruism encourages tribal warfare

Recognizing and resisting tribalism

Resources: 

Ayn Rand, “Doesn’t Life Require Compromise?”, The Virtue of Selfishness

Ayn Rand, “The Missing Link,” Philosophy: Who Needs It

Ayn Rand, “Global Balkanization,” The Voice of Reason 

This episode was recorded on October 28, 2025, and posted on November 6, 2025.

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