The Secular Foxhole Blair Schofield and Martin Lindeskog

Today we bring back one of our favorites, https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-james-valliant (James Valliant), an Ayn Rand scholar, whom along with Martin and I, discuss Miss Rand’s seminal essay, "https://courses.aynrand.org/works/faith-and-force-the-destroyers-of-the-modern-world/ (Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World.)" Don’t Miss It!
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/ayn-rand-works/faith-and-force.html (Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World)
https://ari.aynrand.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FCIT_What_You_Can_Do.pdf (What You Can Do)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Auguste-Comte (Auguste Comte)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics (Deontological ethics)
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/collectivism.html (Collectivism)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316255/ominous-parallels-by-leonard-peikoff/ (Ominous Parallels)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/pure-reason ("Pure reason")
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html (Racism)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3294018-personal-destinies (Personal Destinies: A Philosophy of Ethical Individualism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Herman_Randall_Jr. (John Herman Randall Jr.)
https://aynrandsociety.org (The Ayn Rand Society)
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/envy-hatred_of_the_good_for_being_the_good.html (Age of Envy)
Episode 22 (40 minutes) was recorded at 10 PM CET, on May 14, 2021, with https://ringr.com/ego (Ringr app).

Martin and I again greet Margaret Downey from The Freethought Society and Andrew Seidel from the Freedom From Religion Foundation to discuss their https://centerforinquiry.org/news/celebrate-the-freethought-legacy-of-thomas-paine-june-8/ (Thomas Paine celebration on Tuesday, June 8th), at 6:45 pm EST. Details in the interview and show notes!
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-margaret-downey-and-andrew-seidel (Interview with Margaret Downey and Andrew Seidel (January 29, 2021))
https://www.ftsociety.org/2021/05/25/the-2021-thomas-paine-day-event-details/ (The 2021 Thomas Paine Day Event)
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/38925-ffrf-co-sponsors-online-thomas-paine-day-celebration-on-tuesday-june-8 (FFRF co-sponsors online Thomas Paine Day celebration on Tuesday, June 8)
https://thomaspainememorial.org (Thomas Paine Memorial Association)
Episode 21 (23 minutes) was recorded at 9 PM CET, on May 21, 2021, with https://alitu.com/?fp_ref=egonetcast (Alitu).

This episode features return https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-andy-clarkson (guest Andy Clarkson) who will discuss his research into how philosophically corrupt Jordan Peterson actually is. Regardless of what I (Blair) call, “spasms of clarity.” This episode is a warning to serious Objectivists, and/or students of Objectivism to tread lightly around Peterson.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
https://twitter.com/andy_clarkson (Andy Clarkson on Twitter)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Rules_for_Life (12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37875695 (Toronto professor Jordan Peterson takes on gender-neutral pronouns)
https://pablomunoziturrieta.com/the-gulag-archipelago-a-new-foreword-by-jordan-b-peterson/ (The Gulag Archipelago: A New Foreword by Jordan B Peterson)
https://youtu.be/5k4qCk6E_GI (Jordan Peterson explains his Big Difference with Ayn Rand)
https://youtu.be/PRHaropPZCc?t=3204s (Live from OCON: Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, Yaron Brook, Greg Salmieri - Rubin Report)
https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/philosophy/on-facts-values-rationality-and-stories/ (On facts, values, rationality and stories: Part III of Response to Harris)
https://peikoff.com/essays_and_articles/fact-and-value/ (Fact and Value by Leonard Peikoff, Ph.D.)
https://youtu.be/VbVwV8_TEkM (Jordan Peterson cries talking about Jesus Christ (short clip))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man (Straw man)
Episode 20 (67 minutes) was recorded at 4 PM CET, on April 17, 2021, with https://ringr.com/ego (Ringr app).

Today, we interviewed https://www.donswriting.com (Don Watkins), author of https://www.amazon.com/Rooseveltcare-Social-Security-Sabotaging-Self-Reliance/dp/0979466172/ (RooseveltCare: How Social Security is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance) about his book and forthcoming projects.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolat_(2000_film) (Chocolat)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_and_Protective_Order_of_Elks (Elks Lodge)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_Order_of_America (Vasa order of America)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Epstein_(American_writer) (Alex Epstein)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day (Tax Freedom Day)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window (Overton window)
Episode 19 (51 minutes) was recorded at 9 PM CET, on April 2, 2021, with https://ringr.com/ego (Ringr app).

Today we interviewed Ayn Rand Institute Senior Fellow, https://elanjourno.com (Elan Journo) about his book, https://www.amazon.com/What-Justice-Demands-Israeli-Palestinian-Conflict/dp/168261798X/ (What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict).
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
https://newideal.aynrand.org/israel-palestine-unpacking-the-problems-new-ideal-qa/ (Israel/Palestine: Unpacking the Problems (New Ideal QandA))
https://newideal.aynrand.org/tackling-top-5-objections-to-what-justice-demands/ (Tackling Top 5 Objections to What Justice Demands)
Episode 18 (66 minutes) was recorded at 10 PM CET, on April 30, 2021, with https://ringr.com/ego (Ringr app).

In this episode, we have a https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-ben-bayer (returning guest. Ben Bayer) of the Ayn Rand Institute is here to discuss https://courses.aynrand.org/works/selfishness-without-a-self/ (Ayn Rand's essay, Selfishness Without A Self).
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/anti-conceptual_mentality.html (“Anti-Conceptual Mentality”)
https://thefederalist.com/2015/05/06/kardashian-culture-selfishness-without-a-self/ (Kardashian Culture: ‘Selfishness’ Without a Self by Robert Tracinski)
https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2021/01/selfishness-without-a-self-trumps-true-colors-revealed/ (Selfishness Without a Self: Trump’s True Colors Revealed by Harry Binswanger)
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/the-fountainhead/character-analysis/peter-keating (Peter Keating) - https://www.andrewbernstein.net/books/cliffs-notes-the-fountainhead/ (CliffNotes book by Andrew Bernstein)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/12/the-making-of-an-american-nazi/544119/ (The Making of an American Nazi, by Luke O’Brien - The Atlantic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker (Steven Pinker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_dark_web (Intellectual dark web)
https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/rationalist-movement (Rationalist movement)
https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/progress-studies (Progress studies)
https://newideal.aynrand.org/trump-isnt-selfish-thats-the-problem/ (Trump Isn’t Selfish — That’s the Problem by Ben Bayer)
https://newideal.aynrand.org/why-ayn-rand-would-have-despised-a-president-trump/ (Why Ayn Rand Would Have Despised a President Trump by Onkar Ghate)
https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-virulent-pull-of-tribalism/ (The Virulent Pull of Tribalism by Elan Journo)
https://objectivistmedia.com/events/aynrandcon-europe-2019 (AynRandCon Europe 2019)