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JK Rowling vs Jolyon Maugham: a stunning social-media mismatch

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“Our Marx”: The Great Herbert Spencer

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Herbert Spencer is best known for the term, “Social Darwinism,” but his writings on free markets and law remain brilliantly relevant today. While not included in the Pantheon of Austrian economists, nonetheless his work influenced Austrian scholars.
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Joe Rogan Calls Out Bono’s Bogus Claims About USAID Cuts

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Joe Rogan vs. Douglas Murray: Who’s Right About Trusting Experts?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3NY7gFYtw




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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Tristan de Liège examine Douglas Murray’s recent critique of Joe Rogan and other influencers who share their platforms with unreliable pseudo-experts. They explain why Murray fails to clarify the standards for distinguishing expert from non-expert testimony.



Among the topics covered:




* Why Douglas Murray’s challenge to Joe Rogan’s platforming of non-experts is only partly right;



* The proper role of expertise;



* How to properly think about expert consensus as a non-expert;



* How Murray is unclear about the standards we need for assessing expertise;



* Why philosophical expertise, not simply on-the-ground experience, is crucial in evaluating the ethics of an ongoing war;



* Why many people distrust experts.




Recommended in this episode are Gregory Salmieri’s lecture “How to Be an Objective Consumer of Science,” Ben Bayer’s talk “Being Objective About the News.”



The podcast was recorded on May 27th, 2025 and posted May 30th, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.








Download video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/hY3NY7gFYtw



Download audio: https://media.blubrry.com/new_ideal_ari/content.blubrry.com/new_ideal_ari/20250527_Crisis-In-Expertise.mp3
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Welcome to the Intifada, America

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IAEA: Iran Hid Nuclear Sites, Pushing Toward Nuclear Weapons

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