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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Robertas Bakula and Onkar Ghate discuss Jeff Bezos' recent high-profile CNBC interview with Andrew Sorkin on wealth, attacks on billionaires, and government waste.

Topics include:

Bezos’ Admirable Mind

Trend of Villainizing Businessmen

The Zero-Sum Fallacy

The Incompetence of Government

Collectivist Defense of Profit

Inequality is not a bug

The Role of Intellectuals

Resources: 

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

This episode was recorded on May 28, 2026.

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