Affirmative Action Is Unjust: Ayn Rand Explains

Опубликовано: 15 Март 2026
на канале: Ayn Rand Institute
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LEARN MORE ABOUT AYN RAND’S VIEWS ON RACISM
by reading her essay, “Racism.”

This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question on the then-upcoming landmark Supreme Court decision, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, which upheld affirmative action. Rand was asked the question following her 1978 lecture on the state of American culture.

Question: What do you think of the upcoming Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court affirmative action case?

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - What do you think of the upcoming Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court affirmative action case?

Ayn Rand, “Cultural Update,” Ford Hall Forum, 1978.

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