
Nathaniel Branden
Canadian-American psychotherapist and writerWikipedia
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Sep 25, 2026
FF-491: Shedon Richman on libertarian walkouts, Murray Rothbard, and the liberty movement today
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53:30Chris BakerHOST
I often have this theory, Sheldon.
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53:32Chris BakerHOST
I, you know, you said you got involved after the 1968 breakup with Rand, Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden.
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53:38Chris BakerHOST
I, I really like to believe that if that breakup doesn't happen, that Ayn Rand might very well have changed the world, but-
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53:45Sheldon RichmanGUEST
Who k- You know, who knows? Uh-
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55:10Chris BakerHOST
Yeah
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55:10Sheldon RichmanGUEST
... you know, the same kind of stuff.
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55:12Sheldon RichmanGUEST
Probably he wrote most of that stuff at, at the, when he was still on the, on, you know, running the National Nathaniel Branden Institute.
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55:18Sheldon RichmanGUEST
And his lectures, look, his 20 lectures on the basic principles-
From Ivy League to Prison and Back: Ken Miller’s Story of Addiction, Redemption & Resilience (S4 E15)
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20:45Ken MillerGUEST
It's called The Six Pillars.
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20:47Ken MillerGUEST
It's named The Six Pillars because the first book we read was The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, [coughs] excuse me, by Nathaniel Branden, a book I recommend for everyone.
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20:59Ken MillerGUEST
I understand self-esteem very well.
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21:01Ken MillerGUEST
I have high self-esteem.