{"id":4797,"date":"2015-06-11T18:13:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T22:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2016-10-02T17:34:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T21:34:35","slug":"404-guest-dr-andrew-bernstein-philosopher-novelist-radical-for-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/4797","title":{"rendered":"404 &#8211; Guest: Dr. Andrew Bernstein &#8211; philosopher, novelist, radical for capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5992\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4797-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\">\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=4797-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\">Download<\/a> (63.6MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4797-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4797-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4797-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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and profit, competition required, America is a mixed economy, stimulating demand restricting supply creates high prices<br \/>\n<strong>40:45 A war on drug prohibition:<\/strong> a case for ending drug prohibition, ethics of using recreational drugs, supporting a war on drugs without prohibition, transforming the political\/legal battle into a moral\/philosophical battle, virtues of clean living, lowering the homicide rates, juvenile reactions to legalizing drugs, paradoxical truths<br \/>\n<strong>55:25 END<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\"><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/404-clips-credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5994\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4797-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\">\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=4797-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20150611-justRIGHT-404-GUEST-AndrewBernstein-Objectivism-Drugs.mp3\">Download<\/a> (63.6MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4797-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4797-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4797-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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