Webcast Archives

1: Responsibility, Obligation, and Duty

2: Stockpiling Medication

3: Poking Fun at Others' Ideas

4: Encouraging Friends to Be More Purposeful

1: The Morality of Breaking the Law

2: The Morality of Vigilantism

3: Stealing Valor

4: Selling Sub-Optimal Products

1: Cultivating Good Luck

2: Public Breastfeeding

3: National Identification Card

4: Mulling Over Memories

1: Statutory Rape Laws

2: Outing Anti-Gay Politicians as Gay

3: Potential Employers Demanding Facebook Logins

4: Enjoying Fantasy and Theology Literature

1: Unfriendly Disputes in Online Communities

2: The Problem of Too Many Commitments

3: Talking About Selfishness

1: Ayn Rand's View of Women

2: The Proper Place of Women

3: The Health of Cynicism and Sarcasm

4: Offers of Prayers for Atheists

1: Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

2: Responding to Requests for Prayers

3: Selling Yourself into Slavery

4: The Depth of Ayn Rand's Fictional Characters

1: Consent in Sex

2: Terminating Online Versus In-Person Acquaintances

3: Compensating the Victims of Your Negligence

4: The Meaning of Faith

1: Judging Religions as Better and Worse

2: Telling a Friend about Romantic Feelings

3: Overfeeding a Child as Abuse

4: Interest in a Lover's Writings

1: Liking But Not Loving Your Career

2: Patriotism as a Virtue

3: Artificial Intelligence

4: Boycotting Chick-Fil-A

1: Overcoming Perfectionism

2: False But Beneficial Ideas

3: Possessiveness in Romance

4: Term Limits for Politicians

1: Being Pragmatic

2: Feigning Indifference to Attract a Man

3: Ignosticism Versus Atheism

4: Explaining Atheism

1: Acquittals of the Guilty Versus Convictions of the Innocent

2: The Morality of the Death Penalty

3: Alternatives to America

4: Choosing a Place to Live

1: SOPA and Online Piracy

2: Mutual Unprovable Accusations of Wrongdoing

3: Dealing with Temperamental People

4: Judging Young Adults Fairly

1: Tenacity in Pursuit of Goals

2: Sex Without Love

3: The Ethics of Helping Inept Co-Workers

4: Giving Back to Your Communities

1: Rationality in Face of Overwhelming Emotions

2: The Value of Reading Literature

3: Balancing Introspection and Productive Work

4: Optimism or Pessimism about the Future

1: An Early Look at the 2012 Election

2: Mitt Romney for US President

3: Newt Gingrich for US President

4: Ron Paul for US President

5: Gary Johnson for US President

1: The Principle of Sustainability

2: Convincing Kids That Ewoks Are Real

3: Donating Sperm or Eggs Anonymously

4: Revealing Atheism to Inquisitive Strangers

1: The Wisdom of Friends with Benefits

2: Obligations to Help Others in Need

3: Political Compromise on Legal Marijuana

4: Lying to a Dying Person

1: The Meaning of Citizenship in a Free Society

2: The Legal Status of Automatic Weapons

3: Forcing Religious Fanaticism on Others

4: Reasoning by Facts Rather than Emotions

1: Admitting Mistakes at Work

2: Aesthetic Body Modifications

3: Evasion Versus Rationalization Versus Context-Dropping

4: How to Decline Too-Expensive Outings

1: Working for a Minister

2: Giving Away Unhealthy Food

3: Voting for Horrible Politicians

4: Celebrating Holidays

1: The Purpose of Bankruptcy Law

2: Restrooms for the Transgendered in Transition

3: Private Versus State Prisons

4: Revealing Atheism to Religious Parents

1: State Involvement in Marriage

2: Last Names in Marriage

3: Marrying Someone for a Green Card

4: Being Too Much Crazy in Love

1: Judging Young Adults

2: Voting With Your Wallet

3: The Evidence for Free Will

4: The Morality of Armed Rebellion

1: Ayn Rand's Alleged Admiration for William Hickman

2: The Validity of Sustainable Agriculture

3: Product Placements in Art

4: Teaching Young People to Use Credit Cards Wisely

1: Fear of Death

2: Using the Do Not Call Registry

3: Genetic Influences on Thinking

4: The Morality of Selling Your Body

1: Appropriate Contexts for Nudity

2: Public Nudity and Rights

3: Regretting Time Spent at Work

4: Addressing Problems with Neighbors

1: The Morality of Torturing Terrorists and Criminals

2: Feeling Guilty for Emotions

3: Photocopying Essays for Study

4: Extroversion Versus Second-Handedness

1: Activism as a Moral Imperative

2: The Morality of Extreme Couponing

3: Sexting as Cheating

4: Gifting Valuable Memorabilia to the Team

1: Common Mistakes with Parents

2: Severing Ties with One's Parents

3: Enablers of Destructive Siblings

4: Filial Responsibility Laws

1: The Validity of Introversion and Extroversion

2: Circumcision and Religious Freedom

3: Lobbying as a Career

4: Working for a Statist Company

1: Moral Standards for Public Figures

2: Friendships with People of Opposite Philosophy

3: Friendships with Intellectual Property Pirates

4: Joining Politically Active Professional Groups

1: Proper Immigration Policy

2: Cryonics and Life Extension

3: Returning Lost Money

4: Deliberately Losing a Pricey Library Book

1: Introspection

2: JK Rowling's Welfare Payments

3: Ignoring Current News and Politics

4: Meeting Estranged Former Friends

1: The Morality of Reverse Engineering

2: Atheists Singing Religious Music

3: This-Worldly Success of Faith-Driven People

4: Police Lying to Suspects

1: The Effects of Immortality on Ethics

2: The Morality of Hiring Illegal Immigrants

3: The Reasons for Carrying a Concealed Weapon

4: Explaining Egoism to Others

1: Calls for Moderation

2: Spying on Children

3: Family Members Spreading Urban Legends

4: Racism in Dating

1: Announcing Life-Changing New Beliefs

2: The Morality of Strategic Default

3: Swearing Before Strangers

4: Letting Friends Fail

1: Moral Obligations of Children to Parents

2: The Boundaries of Proper Self-Defense

3: Real Life Evil

4: Reasons to Donate Blood

1: Morality and Living Well

2: The Risk of Guns with Kids

3: Tact Versus Honesty

4: Staying in an Abusive Marriage for the Kids

1: The Virtue of Pride

2: Living Together Outside Marriage

3: Child Support from Unwilling Fathers

4: Profiting from the Ignorance of Others

5: Deflating Bragging Looters

6: Political Bipartisanship

1: Proper Reliance on Experts

2: The Evil of Immanuel Kant

3: Responding to Expressions of Hatred for Work

4: The Morality of Exploiting Flaws in Government Lotteries

5: Appropriating Insulting Terms

6: Dismissing Arguments with Pejorative Language

1: The Process of Forgiveness

2: Visiting Home for the Holidays

3: To Recyce or Not

4: Pharmacies Selling Homeopathic Remedies

5: Objectivism and Psychology

6: Doctors Prescribing Placebos

1: The Rights of the Severely Mentally Disabled

2: The Morality of Risky Sports

3: Francisco's Slap of Dagny

4: Imitating the 'Rape' Scene in The Fountainhead

5: Accepting Unauthorized Discounts

6: Buying Votes in Elections

1: Subpoenas in a Free Society

2: Office Romances

3: The Morality of Lending Books

4: Developing Expertise in the Objectivist Ethics

5: Personal Art Recommendations

6: Wealth and Social Responsibility

1: The Morality of Spreading Germs

2: Celebrating Birthdays

3: Married Couples Separating for Their Careers

4: Compulsory Juries

5: Growing Out of Ayn Rand

6: Optimism for the Future

1: Reasoning from the Prisoner's Dilemma

2: Hiring People with an Internet Presence

3: The Morality and Limits of Revenge

4: Building Codes

5: Numbers of Men Versus Women in Objectivism

6: Wealth Creation

1: Open Minds

2: Long-Distance Relationships

3: Peanut Bans

4: Love at First Sight

5: Objectivist Free State Project

6: Virtue as a Mean

1: The Basis of Manners

2: Brutal Honesty

3: Right to Legal Counsel

4: Government Medical Insurance

5: Promoting Objectivism

6: The Morality of Sadism and Masochism

1: Review of the Movie Atlas Shrugged, Part 1

2: The Morality of Free Riding

3: Browsing Without Buying

4: Age in Romance

5: Responsibility for Siblings

6: Desires and Determinism

1: Morality and God

2: Ideological Conflicts in Romance

3: Obligations to Parents

4: Pressure to Procreate

5: Progress in Objectivism

6: Kids and Religion

1: Animal Rights

2: Treating Animals Humanely

3: Global Warming

4: Spousal Consent for Sterilization

5: Criticisms of Objectivism

6: Indulging Emotions

1: Immoral Means to Great Values

2: Optional Values Versus Moral Values

3: Adoption Versus Abortion

4: The Excuse of "I'm Only Human"

5: Objectivist Conferences

6: Laws and Regulations

1: The Nature of Love

2: Unrequited Love

3: Bisexuality and Relationships with Men and Women

4: Hypotheticals in Ethics

5: Recommending the Upcoming Atlas Shrugged Movie

6: Asking a Person Out

1: Concentration

2: Obligation to Engage in Activism

3: Keeping Secrets from a Spouse

4: "That's So Gay"

5: Overstating Character

6: Acting Silly

1: Regrets over Past Mistakes

2: Forgiveness

3: Heavy Drinking

4: Making Fun of Others

5: Ending Relationships

6: The Bother of Honesty

1: Living a Value-Dense Life

2: Christianity Versus Capitalism

3: Being Sentimental

4: Student and Senior Discounts

5: Buying an Evildoer's Book

6: Helping a Stranger in an Emergency

1: Helpful Criticism of Others

2: Evolutionary Psychology

3: Cheating on Work Questionnaires

4: Cheating on Taxes

5: Government Secrets

6: Bribing Government Officials

1: Compromise in Relationships

2: The Libertarian Party

3: Long-Ago Stolen Property

4: Abandonment of Property

5: Gossip

6: Moral Advice

1: Relying on Gut Feelings

2: Friendship Versus Emotional Affairs

3: Desires and Infidelity

4: The Morality of Pirating Music

5: The Supererogatory

6: The Morality of Eating Bread

1: Unequal Incomes in Marriage

2: Men and Women as Friends

3: Unpaid-For College Classes

4: Stealing from a Thief

5: Causality and Free Will

6: Cultural Pride

1: Honesty about Cheating

2: Pursuing Someone Already Attached

3: Children as an Optional Value

4: The Morality of Abortion

5: The Value of a PhD

6: Discrimination and Rights

1: Judgments of Actions and Ideas

2: Judging People Efficiently

3: Online Jerks

4: Seeking Popularity

5: Tattoos and Piercings

6: Dating a Pot-Smoker

1: Women Versus Nice Men

2: The Harm of Undiscovered Infidelity

3: Lying to Protect Privacy

4: Important Ideological Disagreements

5: Misused Words

6: Returning Lost Property

1: Hedonism

2: Taking Drugs

3: Judging Mixed People

4: Romance with an Irrational Person

5: Santa Claus and Kids

6: When to Speak Out

1: Altruism and Sacrifice

2: Celebrating Festivus

3: What To Do about Wikileaks

4: Eating Pets

5: Topics for First Dates

6: Black and White Thinking

1: Thinking Too Much

2: Talking about Sexual Preferences

3: The Value of College Degrees

4: Criminal Death of a Fetus

5: The Morality of Revenge for Harms

6: Capitalism as Misunderstood

1: Responding to Beggars

2: Responsibility for Cultural Change

3: Toleration as a Virtue

4: Violent Sports

5: Punishment of Government Officials

1: Polyamory Versus Monogamy

2: Values After Death

3: The Problem of Procrastination

4: In-Laws as "Mom" and "Dad"

5: Objectivism Versus Theism

6: Sanctioning the TSA

1: Productivity Versus Productiveness

2: Abuse of Animals

3: The Redemption of Michael Vick

4: Facebook Friending Policy

5: Fighting Apathy

6: Cultural Equality

1: Conflicts over Diet

2: Completing Creative Work

3: Hitting Kids in Public

4: Non-Renumerative Work as Productive

5: Finding a Central Purpose

6: Ethics of Public Relations

1: Dealing with Severely Irrational People

2: Arguing Religion with Family

3: Cutting Ties with an Abusive Parent

4: Philosophy as Therapy

5: Applying "Value Density" to Life

6: Teachers Demanding Confidentiality

1: Jobs of Necessity Rather Than Passion

2: Contentious Objectivist Debates

3: A Cheating Friend

4: Helping a Friend with Depression

5: Reminders of Death

1: Kindness to Others

2: Career Versus Family

3: Terminal Cancer and Disability

4: Chronic Complainers

5: Irresponsible Adult Children

6: Maintaining Civility Online