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📺 Live December 24, 2025
Christianity & Racism; War on Christmas; Epstein; GDP; Merry Christmas; Reviews | Yaron Brook Show

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📺 Live December 23, 2025
Individualism; Heritage; SCOTUS; CECOT; Greenland; New Weapons; Gold; Wind; GLP-1 | Yaron Brook Show

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📺 Live December 22, 2025 
Heritage Americans; Being White; Israel -- Just asking Q; 60 Min. | Yaron Brook Show

“Race, Religion, and the Death of Individualism—Just Asking Questions?”

What happens when race replaces reason—and “heritage” replaces individualism?

In this explosive live episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron takes on the rising obsession with “Heritage Americans,” being white, Christian identity politics, and the corrosive impact of racial tribalism—on the right and the left.

From bad-faith “just asking questions” about Israel, to Gen Z conservatives embracing racial determinism, to 60 Minutes laundering moral nihilism, this episode exposes the ideas pushing Western civilization toward a new Dark Age.

The Enlightenment didn’t die overnight—but it is being buried by race, religion, and resentment.

💥 No safe spaces. No euphemisms. Just philosophy, history, and moral clarity.
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⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
10:00 – Heritage Americans, Being White & Christian
50:10 – Israel: “Just Asking Questions”
1:25:00 – 60 Minutes & Moral Evasion

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 
1:40:02 – Burned out on politics—why are younger generations embracing dangerous ideas again?
1:45:03 – Is the Enlightenment stronger on today’s Left than the Right in daily life?
1:46:20 – Who—or what—is the true moral authority in a rational ethics?
1:47:56 – Is “heritage Americanism” just aristocracy by another name?
1:49:09 – Will AI accelerate a new Dark Age and enable ethno-fascism?
1:51:58 – Why do antisemites recycle the same talking points (USS Liberty, etc.)?
1:54:22 – Why does uprooting bad ideas take decades—even for Objectivists?
1:56:04 – Parental authority vs bureaucratic power: when is refusal rational?
1:58:22 – Why do comedians like Dave Chappelle target Israel and Jews?
2:01:02 – Why did Enlightenment ideas overcome Christianity—but not Islam?
2:07:24 – Has religion made society more tribal and racist?
2:09:56 – Is MAGA collapsing into racial nihilism—and what comes next?
2:13:34 – Is America still an individualist nation?
2:14:40 – Are we already entering a global Dark Age?
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Christian Values Vs. Civilization | Yaron Brook Show
🎙️ Recorded live Dec 20, 2025

Did Christianity Build Civilization—or Hold It Back? Faith, Sacrifice, and the War on Reason

Did Christian values create Western civilization—or quietly undermine it?

In this explosive episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron takes on one of the most taboo questions in modern culture: Are faith, humility, and self-sacrifice compatible with civilization—or are they its enemies?

From the Dark Ages and the Renaissance, to Islam’s role in preserving Greek philosophy, to today’s political and cultural collapse, Yaron argues that reason—not faith—is the engine of human progress. Along the way, he dismantles cherished assumptions about morality, suffering, pity, and humility—and explains why even “modernized” Christianity remains in conflict with a rational, flourishing life.

The second half features a wide-ranging live Q&A, tackling Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Christianity’s aesthetic revival, the Enlightenment’s fragility, military service, Mormonism, free speech, and more.

If you care about civilization, reason, and the future of the West, this episode is not optional viewing.

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🕒 Timestamps – Main Topics
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Do Christian values advance—or sabotage—civilization?
6:23 Islam, Greek philosophy, and religion’s mixed legacy
13:01 What is civilization—and where did it come from?
20:01 Faith, self-sacrifice, and humility under the microscope
31:12 Renaissance art: Christian inspiration or rebellion?
37:22 Faith vs. science in the Dark Ages
41:04 Why humility is incompatible with human greatness
48:09 How self-sacrifice corrodes civilization
57:06 Reason vs. faith as the true driver of progress
1:00:06 Show announcements & upcoming events

🎙️ Live Audience Questions 
1:04:14 Can former Catholic believers fully escape the morality of suffering?
1:11:00 Do charismatic leaders matter—or are they mirrors of culture?
1:14:13 Is Christianity’s new aesthetic revival a cultural warning sign?
1:19:41 What would Ayn Rand think of Chernobyl—and today’s Russia?
1:22:55 Is the Enlightenment stronger than Christianity—or more fragile than we think?
1:25:06 Yaron on the struggle of writing his book—and overcoming it
1:30:25 Is pity a dangerous emotion Christianity teaches us to indulge?
1:33:05 Ayn Rand: “Do not teach your child to be humble”
1:33:46 Should we confront “good” Christians about their values?
1:35:09 Will Yaron debate Steven Pinker at OCON?
1:37:05 Will ARI outlast the Church in 100 years?
1:40:55 When did Europe actually become civilized?
1:43:31 Does moral self-sacrifice ultimately mean self-destruction?
1:45:14 How do we remove religion from government without censorship?
1:48:56 Why is Christianity stronger in America than Europe?
1:54:38 Can military service be genuinely self-interested?
1:56:44 Yaron’s thoughts on Mormonism
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📺 Live December 19, 2025 
Turning Point; White Pride; Bondi Hero; Murderer; DOGE; Trade;  Stagnation; Tech | Yaron Brook Show
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Turning Point, Tribal Politics & the War on Progress — From White Pride to DOGE, Trade, and Tech

The culture is fragmenting. Politics is tribal. And the West is flirting with stagnation.

In this explosive live episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron takes on Turning Point USA, the rise of white-identity politics, the moral confusion surrounding “heroes” and “murderers,” and why DOGE, trade policy, and technology expose the bankruptcy of today’s political movements.

From the Bondi Beach hero story to the deeper philosophical rot behind tribalism, mysticism, and altruism, this episode connects the headlines to the ideas driving them—and shows why technology may be the last frontier resisting enforced stagnation.

The second half delivers a wide-ranging live Q&A covering insider trading, the gold standard, metaphysics, tribalism, alt-right ideology, Ben Shapiro, Trump’s rhetoric, Ayn Rand, culture, reputation, and whether America has a future in 2028.

This is not punditry. It’s philosophy applied to reality.

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⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
01:10 – Turning Point USA: What It Represents
19:15 – White Pride & Identity Politics
47:20 – The Bondi Hero Narrative
54:50 – Murderer or Moral Confusion?
58:05 – DOGE & the Absurdity of Modern Finance
1:00:20 – Trade, Protectionism & Economic Reality
1:05:15 – The Stagnation Movement
1:11:20 – Technology vs Regulation

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 
1:18:23 – Tribal Religion & Identity Crises (Ben Shapiro Question)
1:20:05 – Insider Trading in Capitalism: Crime or Myth?
1:22:52 – Would Returning to Gold Break the Economy?
1:24:48 – Fighting Mysticism: Why Reality Is Worth It
1:25:47 – Do Humans Have “Intrinsic Value”?
1:28:25 – Reputation Without Second-Handedness
1:29:32 – Can Tech Be Regulated Into Stagnation?
1:30:27 – Paganism vs Christianity: Which Helped Reason?
1:32:02 – Was the Past Really Less Tribal?
1:34:18 – Is the Alt-Right a “Winning Strategy”?
1:35:12 – Does Yaron Owe Ben Shapiro an Apology?
1:37:32 – AOC vs JD in 2028: Is America Finished?
1:38:21 – Flipping Houses in a Slow Market
1:39:17 – Why Metaphysics & Epistemology Are Inseparable
1:40:36 – Fighting Collectivism in Schools—What Works
1:41:08 – Shirley Temple, Culture & Memory
1:42:46 – Jesse Lee Peterson & Laughing While Driving
1:44:07 – Beethoven, Great Conductors & Musical Judgment
1:44:58 – Why Dictators Yell: Trump & the Psychology of Power
1:46:17 – “It’s the Altruism, Stupid”
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📺 Live December 18, 2025 
Trump; DeNaturalize; Electric Cars; Venezuela; Loureiro; Australia; Podhoretz | Yaron Brook Show
🔗 Episode URL: https://youtube.com/live/lzOmt0ug8SI

Trump, De-Naturalization, EV Mandates & Venezuela — The West at War With Reality

Is the West losing its grip on reality?
From Trump’s latest rhetoric and calls for de-naturalization, to electric car mandates, Venezuela’s collapse, and Australia’s regulatory descent — Yaron Brook dissects the political, philosophical, and economic forces reshaping the world.

This episode cuts through tribalism, populism, and moral evasion to expose what really drives today’s crises: bad philosophy, anti-capitalism, and fear of individualism. Plus, a wide-ranging live Q&A on Ayn Rand, nihilism, Kant, racism, psychedelics, cost of living, tech elites, and whether capitalism is surviving despite government.

⚠️ If you’re tired of “good politics” replacing truth — this episode is for you.
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⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
02:05 — Trump: Power, Populism, and Political Nihilism
20:05 — De-Naturalization: Statelessness as “Policy”
27:30 — Electric Cars: Central Planning on Wheels
40:40 — SPEED Act & Regulatory Overreach
43:20 — Venezuela: Socialism’s Enduring Failure
49:05 — Loureiro & the Politics of Resentment
54:10 — Australia: From Liberal Society to Bureaucratic State
58:35 — Podhoretz, Conservatism, and Power Over Principle

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 
1:11:12 — Nominal vs Real: Wages, GDP, and Economic Illusions
1:14:17 — “A is A”: Why Rand Is Not a Platonist
1:18:49 — Versailles & Hitler: Can Bad Philosophy Create Evil?
1:23:33 — If Life Is Better, Why Is Hatred Rising?
1:27:05 — Is Tribalism the Default Without Egoism? Kant’s Legacy
1:28:57 — Is Ayn Rand Still Keeping the West Alive?
1:29:50 — Sam Harris & Psychedelics: Insight or Evasion?
1:32:51 — Why the Appeal of Hanania vs Serious Thinkers
1:36:04 — Honor: A Forgotten Virtue in Objectivism?
1:39:29 — “Good Politics” vs Capitalism: The Conservative Betrayal
1:41:24 — Why Is Life So Cheap in Thailand & Vietnam?
1:45:03 — Tech vs Regulation: Is the Market Outsmarting the State?
1:46:27 — Thoughts on ISGAP
1:46:40 — Why Is the Tech Right Anti-Liberty?
1:47:48 — Can You Respect Traits Without Respecting Character?
1:50:36 — Why Membership Matters
1:50:41 — Why Are Nihilists Like Fuentes & Trump So Quick-Witted?
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📺 Live December 16, 2025 
Being a "Jew"; Susie Wiles; WMD; Heng Guan; Good News | Yaron Brook Show

Identity, Power, and Irrationality: From “Being a Jew” to WMDs, Trumpism, and the Fight for Reason

What does it mean to be a “Jew” in a world collapsing into tribalism? Why are Western elites paralyzed in the face of evil—from WMDs to Islamist terror—while irrational populism rises at home?

In this wide-ranging and unscripted live episode, Yaron Brook takes on identity, antisemitism, foreign policy realignment, Trumpism, Christian nationalism, Russia, Iran, hate-speech laws, and the philosophical roots of today’s cultural breakdown—plus surprising moments of good news, Beethoven, and why principles matter more than rules.

This is not punditry. It’s a philosophical diagnosis of a civilization under siege—and what reason demands next.

👇 Watch live or catch the replay
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⏱️ MAIN TOPICS
00:50 — What Does “Being a Jew” Even Mean?
26:45 — Susie Wiles & Power Behind the Throne
36:45 — WMDs: Why the West Refuses to Think Seriously
40:30 — Heng Guan & the Cost of Appeasement
48:15 — Good News (Yes, Really)

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 
1:06:45 — Did your kids have bar mitzvahs?
1:07:22 — Is antisemitism growing in Puerto Rico?
1:09:05 — Is the US building a Middle East alliance without Israel?
1:10:27 — If Russia is an enemy, are Vance & his allies traitors?
1:11:42 — Is Afrikaner immigration about race—or something else?
1:15:22 — Tipping: irrational social rule or principled choice?
1:17:34 — Favorite Beethoven 7th Symphony recording?
1:25:12 — Christianity vs. Islam: which is the bigger threat—and why no immigration bans?
1:27:33 — Rationality vs. objectivity—what’s the difference?
1:30:00 — Do hate-speech laws fuel Islamist terrorism?
1:33:06 — What does the GOP look like after MAGA? Milei-style future?
1:40:50 — “Communism destroys lives—but that’s just opinion.” What’s wrong with this?
1:42:13 — How do we fix the Libertarian Party?
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📺 Live December 15, 2025
Conversation w/ Vincent Geloso: The Gilded Age & Inequality? | Yaron Brook Show
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*“Vincent Geloso: The Truth About the Gilded Age in America’s -- Was it the Most Egalitarian Era?”*

Was the Gilded Age really a time of runaway inequality and robber barons… or the most egalitarian boom in American history?

In this riveting conversation, Yaron Brook sits down with economist and historian Vincent Geloso to explore his groundbreaking research showing that 1870–1913 may have been the era when America delivered the fastest gains to the poor in its entire history.

Geloso argues that once we correct for hidden census data biases, rapid declines in cost of living for the poor, improvements in longevity, and other overlooked factors, a stunning picture emerges:
👉 The poor improved their living standards as fast—or faster—than the top 1%
👉 America during the Gilded Age functioned as a “lean and mean egalitarian growth machine”
👉 And the cause was clear: unprecedented economic freedom

This interview previews Geloso’s forthcoming 2026 book from the University of Chicago Press, offering a bold challenge to conventional narratives about capitalism, inequality, and American history.

📚 About Vincent Geloso
Vincent J. Geloso is an Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic History from the London School of Economics. His research focuses on long-run living standards, inequality, population economics, economic history, and political economy.
🔗 Learn more at: https://vincentgeloso.com

⏱️ Key Topics 

• 0:00 – Introduction: Was the Gilded Age Misunderstood?
• 1:04 – Vincent Geloso’s Journey into Economic History
• 4:54 – Tariffs, Trade, and Canada’s Economic Blind Spots
• 15:24 – Milk Prices, Supply Management & Market Distortions
• 22:44 – Rethinking Inequality: The Kuznets Curve Revisited
• 26:46 – Property Rights, Innovation, and 19th-Century Growth
• 33:15 – Barriers to Progress & the Great Migration
• 40:56 – Upward Mobility Through Market Specialization
• 44:11 – Immigration as an Engine of American Prosperity
• 50:53 – Economic Mobility: Then vs. Now
• 54:03 – China’s Growth Model: Sustainable or Fragile?
• 57:02 – Inside Geloso’s Upcoming Book

Live Audience Q&A

• 1:00:02 – Can Star Trek Exist Without Markets?
• 1:02:39 – Do Regulations and Taxes Kill Growth?
• 1:07:49 – The Jones Act: Why No Silicon Valley in Europe or Canada?
• 1:11:03 – Is American Pessimism at Odds with Reality?
• 1:14:25 – AI, Tech, Education & the Future of Wealth
• 1:20:28 – Why Markets Keep Winning—Even with Government Interference
• 1:22:03 – Closing Thoughts

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Bondi Beach & Israel; ISIS; Brown; Reiner; Jimmy Lai; Chile; Animal Farm | Yaron Brook Show
📺 Recorded Live: December 15, 2025
Episode URL: https://youtube.com/live/eEUlTNzqRS4

Bondi, Brown, and Reiner’s “Murder”: How the West Excuses Terror and Tyranny

What do Bondi Beach protests, ISIS, Hollywood elites, Communist China, and George Orwell’s Animal Farm all have in common?

They expose the same moral collapse.

In this explosive live episode, Yaron Brook connects the dots between global events that the media treats as unrelated—but which are united by a single theme: the West’s accelerating surrender of moral clarity. From Australia to Israel, from academia to Hollywood, from Chile to Hong Kong, Yaron takes on the ideas driving today’s chaos—and names the enablers protecting them.

This is not a news roundup.
It’s a moral indictment.

If you’re tired of evasions, double standards, and intellectual cowardice—this episode is for you.

👇 Watch, share, and challenge the premises.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Opening: Why Today’s Headlines All Point to One Moral Crisis
04:12 – Bondi Beach & Israel: When “Neutrality” Becomes Moral Evasion
12:40 – ISIS Rebranded: Why Terrorists Keep Winning the PR War
21:05 – Brown University & the Collapse of Academic Standards
29:18 – Rob Reiner & Hollywood’s Authoritarian Blind Spot
37:46 – Jimmy Lai: Courage vs. the Cowardice of the West
46:30 – Chile’s Political Backslide: Socialism’s Second Act
55:02 – Animal Farm Was a Warning—Why We Ignored It

🎤 Live Audience Q&A
1:03:18 – Is Moral Relativism the Root of Western Weakness?
1:09:44 – Can Israel Win the PR War Without Apologizing?
1:15:31 – Why Do Intellectuals Always Side With Power?
1:21:06 – Is Free Speech Already Lost in the West?
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Capitalism & Benevolence | Yaron Brook Show
🎙️ Recorded live Dec 13, 2025
👉 Episode URL: https://youtube.com/live/bmW_hJ8j7fQ

Why Capitalism Needs Benevolence — and Why the Mixed Economy Is Killing Both

Is capitalism cold… or is it the only moral system built on human benevolence?

In this wide-ranging and unapologetic episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron dismantles the most persistent myth about capitalism—that it thrives on greed—and explains why voluntary trade, private property, and value creation are the moral foundations of a civilized society. From Marxist distortions to the collapse of trust in mixed economies, this episode connects philosophy, history, culture, and politics into one devastating case for capitalism.

Along the way, Yaron tackles government power, environmental concerns, wartime economics, comedy and nihilism, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, and explosive audience questions ranging from German culture and Hitler, to welfare, xenophobia, and the Great Depression.

If you care about Western civilization, freedom, meaning, and moral clarity, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction: Western civilization, religion, meaning & capitalism
2:38 Marxism’s fundamental misunderstandings of capitalism
6:18 Capitalism as a social, political & economic system
10:33 Capitalism’s principles and historical foundations
15:02 Benevolence, trust, and why modern society is unraveling
22:03 The proper role of government in capitalism
26:26 Contract stability, production, and value creation
30:13 How the mixed economy corrodes benevolence
41:14 Why private property is non-negotiable
46:24 The trader principle vs. socialism’s malevolence

🔥 Live Audience Questions
59:10 Comedy, German nihilism & free speech: Was Airplane!’s Ted Stryker a hero—or a buffoon?
1:02:39 The $20 answer: How German culture became ripe for Hitler
1:09:23 Infrastructure, welfare & the environment under capitalism: Was Poland right to ban the Communist Party?
1:09:59 “How could private roads work?!” — the death of imagination
1:11:13 “But what about the poor?”
1:13:06 Air pollution and capitalism—how would it actually work?
1:15:46 Atlas Shrugged and the moral simplicity of life
1:17:26 Events, capitalism & separating state from economics
1:19:57 How do you truly separate state and economics?
1:22:58 Plato vs. Aristotle: primacy of consciousness or existence?
1:23:00 Wartime government power & philosophical divides
1:24:31 Xenophobia, the GOP & the Great Depression
1:25:11 Are trucker crackdowns driven by right-wing xenophobia?
1:28:49 Will the GOP ever abandon Christianity?
1:29:08 What really caused the Great Depression?
1:32:17 Would it have happened without the Fed?
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Populist Right in EU; Tate Release; Tucker on Israel; Indiana; Birthright | Yaron Brook Show
📺 Recorded Live: December 12, 2025

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