Today we have as our guest, James Valliant, who studied Objectivism with Dr. Lenonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand's legal and intellectual heir, to celebrate Dr. Peikoff's 90th Birthday (October 15, 2023).Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free) The Secular Foxhole Town Hall. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:Chocolat (2000 film)Understanding ObjectivismUnderstanding Objectivism (course)Understanding Objectivism: A Guide to Learning Ayn Rand's Philosophy (book)Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ay RandKira PeikoffScott HolleranJust Deserts: A Philosopher for the Living. Celebrate American Radical Thinker Leonard Peikoff’s 90th Birthday.The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going OutThe Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in AmericaKeeping It Real: Bringing Ideas Down to EarthLeonard Peikoff's "Keeping It Real"A Sin to Deport Elian GonzalezSidney HookThe Cause of Hitler's GermanyCelebrating the Nation of the Enlightenment | Keeping It Real with James Valliant & Robert NasirWarren Fahy and James Valliant on Creating Christ (episode 63 of The Secular Foxhole podcast)Ideas in Action