Objectively Speaking

Robert Begley, founder of the NY Heroes Society and writer for The Objective Standard joins to discuss his forthcoming book on the life and achievement of NY heroes. Robert will be giving a lecture on the topic in NY on June 5th.

In this episode Andy and I review two books. Andy reviews "The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis" by Robert Reilly, and I review "Soft-Wired" by Michael Merzenich. Seemingly incompatible, there is a common denominator embedded in the premise of the core message the books provide. Tune in to find out what is important about these books and why should one pay attention to them. May you have a value-driven day!

On April 25, 2014, Salon.com published an article titled "Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK; My amazing "Atlas Shrugged" love story" by Jason Hill. In this episode of "Objectively Speaking" you can hear Mr. Hill discuss the impact of Ayn Rand's ideas in his life with Andrew Bernstein and Arshak Benlian. More broadly we discuss how does Ayn Rand's philosophy - Objectivism - influence one's life. May you have a value-driven day!

Ms. Rivera, the Director of Development at The Undercurrent joins us to discuss her work and the role her organization play in the college capmuses of America today.

Sheri Jordan, author of the upcoming book, The Building Committee, and Naomi Shore, a former history teacher in NYC, join us to discuss one of the greatest crimes against humanity - the Armenian Genocide.