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The Four Events That Significantly Emboldened Islamic Totalitarians (Rise & Fall Podcast - Ep. 1)

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Channel: Ayn Rand Institute · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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The Iranian Hostage Crisis, the Salman Rushdie Affair, September 11th and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre. Are we in the Western world doomed to more and more attacks by Islamic totalitarians? And what can anyone do about it? The answer might surprise you.

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This episode features commentary from philosopher Ayn Rand, philosopher Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand Institute senior fellow Onkar Ghate and Ayn Rand Institute fellow and foreign policy expert Elan Journo.

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