Profit Without Apology: The Moral Case for Business

In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Don Watkins unveil their new book, Profit Without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business [https://a.co/d/dsrKzqK]. This book is the latest publication of ARI’s new initiative, Atlas Circle [https://www.atlascircle.com/], an intellectual project aimed at standing up for business and helping business stand up for itself.

Among the topics covered:

0:00 Introductions
1:15 Why Ayn Rand saw business as central to her moral defense of capitalism;
7:13 The philosophical roots of today’s anti-business culture;
17:44 How most people ignore the hard thinking that goes into business;
22:26 Why understanding the morality of the profit motive is essential to standing up for business;
30:11 The role of intellectuals in fostering a pro-business culture.

Recommended in this podcast are the Atlas Circle’s manifesto, “Profit Without Apology: The Need to Stand Up for Business,” [https://www.atlascircle.com/p/profit-...] the title essay of the book Profit Without Apology [https://a.co/d/dsrKzqK].

The podcast was recorded on July 22, 2025 and posted on July 24, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here [https://newideal.aynrand.org/podcasts/].

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