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A Friday Hodgepodge1. "9/11 -- 25 Years Later: Objectivism, Islamic Totalitarianism, and America's Crisis of Ideas," by Elan Journo, Onkar Ghate, and Yaron Brook (New Ideal):September 11, 2001 -- and America's response to it -- shaped the 21st century. Confidence in America's ability to win wars cracked, trust in leadership and experts went down, and, in response, populism, nihilism, and conspiracism raised their ugly heads. From day one, the Ayn Rand Institute's experts grasped the meaning of the attacks and the significance of a proper response. They called for war with Iran and opposed Bush's altruistic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their advice was not followed, but their predictions held.In this special livestream marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Yaron Brook, Elan Journo, and Onkar Ghate -- the Institute's three leading experts on the attacks -- trace what went wrong in its lead-up and aftermath, and how Ayn Rand's philosophy let them foresee what most people still struggle…