1. The Ayn Rand Fan Club interviews anarcho-capitalist Walter Block. Block discusses his involvement with the Objectivist movement in the 1960’s, among other things. Speaking of Block, he debated Objectivist Michael Leibowitz on anarcho-capitalism.
2. Carl Barney posted about the Leonard Peikoff conservatorship case. Barney takes Kira Peikoff’s side. Barney concludes his post by saying, “This ordeal is private between Leonard, Kira, and now Grace. Let’s leave it alone,” while spending the previous ten or so paragraphs “trashing” people including Tal Tsfany (ARI president), Yaron Brook, James Valliant, and Peikoff’s new wife. Brook said Barney is lying about him. Looks like the Objectivist world is using this sad situation to settle old scores.
3. The big news, of course, was that Donald Trump was elected president. From what I can tell, most Ayn Rand Institute officials either supported Vice President Harris or didn’t vote. On the other hand, most non-ARI Objectivists, even those who don’t support “Open Objectivism”, voted for Trump. It’s interesting that of the three issues that most concern the ARI – abortion, immigration and Israel – Rand wrote about only one
In the comment section on the Barney post, Amy Peikoff (one of Leonard’s ex but not Kira’s mother) takes Kira’s side. She is almost the only person who likely has first or good second hand knowledge who doesn’t find this whole thing suspicious
ReplyDeleteI meant to say that everyone who has knowledge of this situation such as Amy Peikoff finds this situation troubling.
ReplyDeleteNon ARI objectivists seem more concerned about woke culture
ReplyDeleteNon ARI objectivists seem more concerned about woke culture
ReplyDeleteThey have joined the "It's political correctness gone mad" brigade.
Read all the public details of the Peikoff conservatorship case in
ReplyDelete“Leonard Peikoff Today”
ARIwatch.com/WhosWho/LeonardPeikoffToday.htm
I have read it. All I can say is, oh dear, how sad...never mind.
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