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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch take a step back from controversies about the current election season to discuss the most fundamental aspects of America’s political system.

Among the topics covered:

The original meaning of “democracy,” and why America is not a democracy in this sense;
What “the consent of the governed” means, and why it does not mean unlimited majority rule;
The basic principle that justifies a legitimate government, according to Ayn Rand;
The proper role of voting and representation in a free society.
Mentioned in the discussion are Ayn Rand’s essays “The Nature of Government,” (https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the...) “Representation Without Authorization,” and “The Season of Platitudes”; the book Foundations of a Free Society, (https://newideal.aynrand.org/must-rea...) edited by Gregory Salmieri and Robert Mayhew, and the book A New Textbook of Americanism, (https://newideal.aynrand.org/what-is-...) edited by Jonathan Hoenig (particularly the essay “On the Role of Voting in the American System of Government” https://newideal.aynrand.org/voting-i....