The Constitution Ignored: Trump’s War on Venezuela
The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
January 8, 20261h 11m
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TpOvna_78
Podcast audio:
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss the recent American attack on Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro.
Topics include:
Invalid “international law” objections;
An act of war;
Drug, “narcoterrorism” and oil excuses;
Nationalistic “spheres of influence”;
The altruistic conception of “self-interest”;
Contempt for the Constitution;
Ayn Rand on the Roots of War.
Resources:
Ayn Rand, "The Roots of War"
ARI Podcast, "How Drug Boats Could Be Used to Rationalize an Unjust War with Venezuela," December 11
ARI Podcast, “Trump’s Anti-Capitalist Control Over Business,” Sept 18, 2025
Onkar Ghate, "Saving the Enlightenment," OCON 2025
This episode was recorded on January 7, 2026, and posted on January 8, 2026. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.
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