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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos critique a recent Wall Street Journal article that tries to explain Zohran Mamdani’s rise and the persistence of socialism in American politics.

Among the topics covered:
● 0:00 - Introduction;
● 4:09 - Why socialism is not an innate impulse
● 7:34 - Why socialism is not simply the product of ignorance of history;
● 18:11 - Why naïve idealism does not explain socialism’s popularity;
● 30:59 - Why impatience with real problems does not explain socialism’s popularity
● 39:48 - Why “woke” ideology is only a superficial explanation for socialism’s popularity
● 47:27 - How to fight socialism.

Recommended in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged...], her article “Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World,” [https://courses.aynrand.org/works/fai...] the Ayn Rand Lexicon entry on Socialism [https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/so...], and Bayer’s articles “The Dishonesty of ‘Real Socialism Has Never Been Tried’” [https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-dish...] and “The Old Morality of the New Religions.” [https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-old-...]

The podcast was recorded on August 25, 2025 and posted on August 28, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here: https://newideal.aynrand.org/podcasts/


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