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Free-market Capitalism was not always part of the American way of life. How did Libertarianism make its way into the political mainstream?

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Check out CuriosityStream at http://www.curiositystream.com/knowingbetter and get a free subscription to Nebula. Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Free-market Capitalism was not always part of the American way of life. How did Libertarianism make its way into the political mainstream? Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- Thanks to JJ McCullough for explaining Conservatism and Reagan. https://www.youtube.com/jjmccullough https://twitter.com/jjmccullough --- Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed - Lisa Duggan (2019) https://amzn.to/35Rv8uk Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand (1957) https://amzn.to/2LQb6JM The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan - Rick Perlstein (2014) https://amzn.to/2NHVRUk The Fountainhead (1949) - https://amzn.to/3o5C25G Atlas Shrugged Part I (2011) - https://amzn.to/3qEqfNl Atlas Shrugged Part II (2012) - https://amzn.to/3qzzw99 Atlas Shrugged Part III (2014) - https://amzn.to/2M9mY9x http://www.zompist.com/libertos.html https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/948926995/keep-it-classical-says-trump-order-on-federal-architecture https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/23/2020-28605/promoting-beautiful-federal-civic-architecture https://www.nationalreview.com/2005/01/big-sister-watching-you-whittaker-chambers/ https://davidfrum.com/article/were-the-founding-fathers-libertarians https://web.archive.org/web/20140115095632/http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ar_libertarianism_qa https://abbeysbooks.medium.com/review-snowpiercer-a-reading-through-ayn-rands-atlas-shrugged-dd613e78f599 https://www.atlassociety.org/post/celebrity-ayn-rand-fan-ronald-reagan http://www.softpanorama.org/Skeptics/Political_skeptic/Neoliberalism/Randism/index.shtml https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/ayn-rand-and-the-cruel-heart-of-neoliberalism https://onezero.medium.com/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1 http://www.liberalviewer.com/AynRand.htm --- Video Credits - The Speech Every 2015 College Grad Needs to Hear - PragerU - https://youtu.be/Vfl4BGbMxoQ Ayn Rand - What Is Capitalism? (full course) - Ayn Rand Institute - https://youtu.be/EmcmauM78FE The Mike Wallace Interview with Ayn Rand - Ayn Rand Institute - https://youtu.be/lHl2PqwRcY0 The ideal man: Ayn Rand interviewed by James Day - Atlas Society - https://youtu.be/1ixclrtypKo Ayn Rand on Donahue 1979 - https://youtu.be/WqpwTAzdPUI Ayn Rand Interviewed By Phil Donahue (1980) - https://youtu.be/1ZqKpfVW0i0 Ayn Rand's Last Public Lecture: The Sanction of the Victims - Libertarianism.org - https://youtu.be/7XiBU8geK08 https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reagan/reagan-quotes-speeches/inaugural-address-2/ Photo Credits - https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61kFCdg6t8L.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Ayn_Rand_%281943_Talbot_portrait%29.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/474x/a6/7c/eb/a67cebe26d4085be76175728373ba898.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e0/77/b3/e077b373600b7c6787b3f5c0fb6033d8.jpg Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand" by Nathaniel Branden, 1989 p. 255-256 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Gerald_Ford_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg/1200px-JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTczMzYxNTM5NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzE4MzgxMTE@._V1_.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Alan_Greenspan_color_photo_portrait.jpg Photo 174907303 © Christian Bridgwater | Dreamstime.com --- Produced with the Assistance of Rozarah https://twitter.com/AmandaLlara Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad http://www.mwcotten.com Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- Hashtags: #politics #history #libertarianism #economics #libertarian #libertarians #aynrand #fountainhead #atlasshrugged #johngalt #dollarsign #conservatism #biggovernment --- Disclaimers: - Those are fake cigarettes, smoking kills. Do not smoke. - That's apple juice, not alcohol. Don't drink. - If the background light is orange, I'm playing a character. Their views do not reflect my own and I refute their stances in their original videos. This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.

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Rachel SJ

Ah, the KB Episode that continues to ask “Why is Ayn Rand Still a Thing?” I highly recommend the graphical book Age of Selfishness by the way. It’s a great breakdown of Rand’s life and the effects of Late Stage Libertarian Capitalism. Also, Kamala Harris, Beto O Rouke and Andrew Yang are all suspected Gen X politicians I thought of when you asked that question at the end. Yes, they’re Gen X, I verified their ages.

Kevin Kolbe

Some of the things you describe as being part of the new, out of nowhere libertarianism were part of the "Jeffersonian" strict constructionism-based Democrat-Republican party. A great example of this is the Kentucky Resolution of 1798. I'm not touching Ayn Rand, but she didn't create all of these concepts, even if the name is newer. Full disclosure: I do lean libertarian, and most of how you describe them is a fair representation of my own views (more conflicted on the draft). Also, your guest claimed that these views haven't been popular, but I would say that the increase in state nullification of drug laws (not just marijuana) says otherwise. That said, you do continue to provide well-researched, thought-provoking and even empowering videos. I'm still proud to support you, just minorly irritated.

Lou Paris

As always a great an engaging video, although it did seem to be a multi part "Ayn Rand" vs. the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s but I think it encapsulated things pretty well. And yes Gen-Xers (I am one, born in 1973) were largely frozen out of higher positions really till recently. Frankly I would like this generation to shine a bit in politics before we pass the torch.

CZ

Am I the only one who can’t seem to access it?

Xraider

I can’t access it either

Nicolai Nielsen

> Why is Ayn Rand Still a Thing? Yeah, it's crazy. KB gives a good analysis, but I think it really boils down to "people like simple explanations" and boy, did she deliver...!

Alistair Struck

Wait, so all of the videos of the past year aren't just individual explanations of institutions and companies? They form a collective series meant to give people the context to understand modern conservatism, and an autopsy of the festering corpse of what was once the greatest nation? Kronk: "Oh yeah, it's all coming together".

Jacob Ryan

Wow. Just wow. I think I might just have to upgrade my patreon pledge level after this one. Well done KB, very well done.

Suave Klutz

1971 representing. Will we be said to have passed the torch when we never really had a meaningful opportunity to carry it? All teasing aside, the seemingly perpetual 'generational conflict' is such a drag, when it's really the interests of immortal corporations that forever seem to crush us hopeless mortals. To your point, I openly support every generation's shine when they step up for us lil' guys.

Lou Paris

You are certainly right that regardless of generational leaders, the corporations that are purely profit-motivated are very problematic to whomever is in power. Be it those people are corruptible, or that those in power get drunk off power and wield it for the benefit of self.