The Structure of Government

Ayn Rand

Presented at: Ayn Rand On Campus - Columbia WKCR Interviews

Date: Jan 01, 1962

From 1962-1965, Ayn Rand conducted a series of radio interviews at Columbia University's student run radio station, WKCR. The series, entitled 'Ayn Rand on Campus,' covered a broad range of topics. In this interview, Miss Rand discusses issues of the structure and purpose of government such as:

Determining the right political system
The importance of a written constitution
A republic versus a democracy
Representative democracy
Unions
The role of the government in protecting the rights of the individual
The Senate, House of Representatives and local governments
Filibusters
The Supreme Court and judiciary system
Electoral re-apportionment and 'one-man-one-vote'
America's system of checks and balances
Determining the constitutionality of laws

philosophy of law government law politics rights

Parts: 1

Handout: none

Publications:

e-Store, 2012 (En) - 59 mins - "Let Us Alone!" and "The Structure of Government"
YouTube, 2018 (En) - 29 mins
Campus, 2018 (En) - 410 mins - Course contains 14 of the Columbia radio shows
CD, 2005 (En) - 59 mins - 1 CD
Soundcloud, 2014 (En) - 30 mins