Enlightenment Ideals + Objectivism = Second Renaissance

Welcome to our 100th Episode! Today Martin and I echo what is happening at the Objectivist conference in Boston.

We discuss Enlightenment values and ideals and the ideas discovered by Ayn Rand in her philosophy of Objectivism.

These two things, working together, will provide American's, and whoever adopts them, the groundwork for a Second Renaissance. Come along for the ride!

Happy Independence Day, America!

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Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:

• OCON in Boston, July 1 - 5
• Boston Tea Party Ship
• Objectivist conference in 1998, by Second Renaissance Conferences
• John Locke
• Adam Smith
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Kant’s Theoretical Philosophy: A Critique of Pure Reason
• Thomas Paine
• Benjamin Franklin
• Voltaire
• Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu
• Isaac Newton
• Ayn Rand's Philosophic Achievement: and other Essays by Harry Binswanger
• The Freedom Trail in Boston
• Adams political family
• John Adams on Samuel Adams (& not the beer)
• Samuel Adams - Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
• House passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after stamping out GOP rebellion - Axios
• Jurors in Diddy trial shown apparent 'freak off' videos; agent winces on the stand - USA Today
• New Mini Books by Ghate, Mazza, Journo and Brook - New Ideal
• Mike Mazza's article, Why Can’t Professional Philosophers Get Rand Right?
• Why Can’t Professional Philosophers Get Rand Right? Book by Mike Mazza.
• Ayn Rand: The Playboy Interview
• Atlas Shrugged: America's Second Declaration of Independence Paperback by Onkar Ghate
• Profit Without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business
• TrueFans FM app on Apple App Store

Episode 100 (32 minutes) was recorded at 1500 Central European Time, on July 3, 2025, with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.

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