Yaron Brook Show Tariffs, Taxes & Galt’s Gulch Fantasies, Supersonic Flight & Today’s Battles (AMA)| Yaron Brook Show
Aug 25, 2025
02:14:55
Original Live Show Title: 📺 AMA & Hangout with Contributors (Aug 2025) | Yaron Brook Show
In this wide-ranging Contributor AMA, Yaron Brook opens with travel updates before diving into the real-world issues shaping politics, culture, and economics. He unpacks tax incidence theory and the hidden burden of tariffs on consumers, sparking a debate over dress codes and workplace culture. From there, the conversation expands into cultural communication norms, antisemitism, and the destructive pull of egalitarianism.
Other highlights include:
-- The ripple effects of corporate taxes on wages and prices
-- Alma Deutscher’s latest concert and the brilliance of young talent
-- John Bolton’s prosecutions and what they reveal about U.S. politics
-- Stagflation, intelligent design, and the lessons of historical atrocities
-- AI’s growing role in coding and technological disruption
-- Insights on Nikki Haley’s career trajectory
-- Educational competition and Poland’s shifting economic policies
Live Audience Q&A:
-- Are young Objectivists stuck in Galt’s Gulch fantasies—blaming the world for their failures?
-- Did Close Encounters of the Third Kind capture Rand’s concretes/abstractions by accident—or is there another source?
-- Will Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic) go public with Objectivism if supersonic travel takes off?
-- Israel accused of starving Gazans—does Yaron regret earlier advice?
-- Is evolutionary psychology just Nazi-style determinism repackaged?
-- Have Israelis lost altruism since October 7—now demanding Gaza’s total destruction?
-- Would you risk your career by going public with controversial ideas?
-- And a shoutout to a listener tuning a piano while tuning in. 🎹
See comments for questions.
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In this wide-ranging Contributor AMA, Yaron Brook opens with travel updates before diving into the real-world issues shaping politics, culture, and economics. He unpacks tax incidence theory and the hidden burden of tariffs on consumers, sparking a debate over dress codes and workplace culture. From there, the conversation expands into cultural communication norms, antisemitism, and the destructive pull of egalitarianism.
Other highlights include:
-- The ripple effects of corporate taxes on wages and prices
-- Alma Deutscher’s latest concert and the brilliance of young talent
-- John Bolton’s prosecutions and what they reveal about U.S. politics
-- Stagflation, intelligent design, and the lessons of historical atrocities
-- AI’s growing role in coding and technological disruption
-- Insights on Nikki Haley’s career trajectory
-- Educational competition and Poland’s shifting economic policies
Live Audience Q&A:
-- Are young Objectivists stuck in Galt’s Gulch fantasies—blaming the world for their failures?
-- Did Close Encounters of the Third Kind capture Rand’s concretes/abstractions by accident—or is there another source?
-- Will Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic) go public with Objectivism if supersonic travel takes off?
-- Israel accused of starving Gazans—does Yaron regret earlier advice?
-- Is evolutionary psychology just Nazi-style determinism repackaged?
-- Have Israelis lost altruism since October 7—now demanding Gaza’s total destruction?
-- Would you risk your career by going public with controversial ideas?
-- And a shoutout to a listener tuning a piano while tuning in. 🎹
See comments for questions.
👉 Full episode here: https://youtube.com/live/X2y_9BtVcI8
📌 Tune in now for sharp analysis and bold ideas!
👉 Join the next AMA by supporting the show on [Patreon](Patreon.com/yaronbrookshow)
❤️ Subscribe, like, and share if you enjoy independent, reason-based commentary!
The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by:
The Ayn Rand Institute (https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)
Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein (https://alexepstein.substack.com/)
Express VPN (https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)
Hendershott Wealth Management (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...)https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/
Join this channel to get access to perks: / @yaronbrook
Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx
Support the Show and become a sponsor:
/ yaronbrookshow or https://yaronbrookshow.com/ or / yaronbrookshow
Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ
Continue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )
Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3
#selfishness #egoism #capitalism #philosophy #Morality #Objectivism #AynRand #politics
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.