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Israel Votes; Brazil Voted; Anthropic; Starlink: Cuba; Achievements | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 174)Streamed live on October 27, 2026Why would a government give people up to five years in prison for selling a satellite dish?Cuba is jailing people for selling Starlink antennas. Brazil just gave an 80-year-old socialist a fourth term. Israel went to the polls in a vote that is really a referendum on one man.Yaron Brook sorts out what it all means. In Israel, Yaron has argued that Benjamin Netanyahu himself is the only thing blocking a secular, center-right government without the ultra-Orthodox parties or Ben-Gvir. In Brazil, Lula da Silva came back to win 51.8% to 48.2%. He is the first president since 1985 to win after losing the first round, and Flávio Bolsonaro still refuses to concede.Anthropic's IPO filing shows $16.3 billion in revenue and an $80.7 billion loss over six months. The filing also warns that AI could pose "existential risks," while the Pentagon brands the company a "supply chain risk." The episode covers Starlink, Cuba, and why a communist regime fears an internet connection more than a protest. It ends with this week's human achievements.The Yaron Brook Show judges the news by one standard: reason, individual rights, and capitalism. No tribe gets a pass. Subscribe and join the live Q&A.📺 Watch: https://youtube.com/live/4bovV1jIQwATimestamps00:00 - Introduction & Welcome05:15 - Israel Votes: Political Crossroads & Regional Shifts22:40 - Brazil Voted: Free Markets vs. Statism45:10 - Anthropic & AI Safety Guardrails1:08:35 - Starlink in Cuba: Breaking Information Monopolies1:30:20 - Celebrating Human Achievement Against All Odds1:51:10 - Q&A: Can Israel survive without compromising individual rights?2:03:45 - Q&A: Is voting enough to stop a slide into authoritarianism?2:18:20 - Q&A: Does corporate AI censorship pose a bigger threat than state regulation?2:30:05 - Q&A: Can satellite internet permanently dismantle dictator firewalls?2:45:30 - Q&A: Why do modern intellectuals hate human achievement—and how do we fight back?#IsraelElection #Netanyahu #BrazilElection #Lula #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #Starlink #Cuba #Musk #bolssonaro #ForeignPolicy #socialism #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #Objectivism #AynRand *the overview above is written by YaronAi*Like this episodeSubscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.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/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @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)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? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

Elections: Brazil, Israel, USA; France Riots; Starlink | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 173)Streamed live on October 25, 2026Can you save a country from socialism when the only other candidate isn't a capitalist?Brazil's 80-year-old socialist just won a fourth term. Yaron Brook was in Porto Alegre on election day, making the case against Lula da Silva. He explained why Flávio Bolsonaro was still the right vote, even though "he's no Milei."Israel votes Tuesday, and Yaron points to the one thing blocking a secular, center-right government. That obstacle is Benjamin Netanyahu himself. Also in this episode: France's riots show that tough policing works, the Starlink slowdown over Ukraine leaves Musk and Trump blaming each other, and the US midterms could turn into a mess.The Yaron Brook Show judges the news by one standard: reason, individual rights, and capitalism. No tribe gets a pass, whether left, right, MAGA, or the establishment. If you want more than one side's talking points, subscribe and join the live Q&A.📺 Watch: https://youtube.com/live/RWfISZV5C_oTimestamps0:00 Live from Porto Alegre, Brazil1:20 The $100,000 Atlas Shrugged essay contest3:10 Taking the case for capitalism across Latin America7:25 How Brazil got here: "Less Marx, More Mises" to Lula's arrest19:20 Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro in the runoff22:10 Why Flávio Bolsonaro is no Milei30:50 Crime and a rogue Supreme Court: the case against Lula32:25 The Brazilian left has no bench34:10 Serbia votes against an authoritarian36:00 Israel's election is a vote on Netanyahu52:40 The 62-seat coalition only Netanyahu blocks57:50 West Bank settler violence must be stopped59:35 Nvidia is 2% of Israel's GDP1:01:25 US midterms and Trump's Alaska lawsuit1:03:20 France riots: 70,000 police change everything1:08:40 Starlink throttles Ukraine as Musk and Trump trade blame1:15:20 Iran plots attacks on US diplomats1:17:30 British Columbia elects conservatives for the first time in 98 years1:18:35 A new drug cuts lung cancer deaths by 58%Live Q&A1:20:40 Does Starlink need a real competitor?1:21:35 If good feelings are the goal, why not do cocaine?1:26:05 Would socialized medicine in America hurt the whole world?1:28:00 Is Europe's decline real or hype?1:31:05 Does Objectivism want to break up the family?1:32:30 Is Putin behind Europe's riots?1:33:25 Why do rich CEOs beg to be taxed more?1:34:35 Why do some people lie as a way of life?1:35:15 What if Aristotle had never answered Plato?1:35:50 Why are young people falling for Marxism and antisemitism?1:37:45 Did Ayn Rand delay the West's collapse?1:38:40 Will the next generation be better?1:40:05 Is tribalism making everyone angrier?1:41:55 Would Trump use force if he loses Congress?1:43:45 Does "Democrats are the party of Jim Crow" make sense?1:45:55 Why is the US Navy in the North Sea?1:47:50 Does France prove democracy fails?1:49:40 Should Musk be sent to The Hague?1:50:25 Should private prisons exist?1:53:10 Why is "affordability" an anti-concept?#BrazilElection #IsraelElection #Lula #Netanyahu #Starlink #ElonMusk #FranceRiots #Midterms2026 #Cronyism #ForeignPolicy #socialism #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #Objectivism #AynRand the overview above is written by YaronAi Like this episodeSubscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.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/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @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)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? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)ExploreBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

French Apologists; Ukraine; Gulf; Cronyism; Achievements | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 172)📺 Watch: https://youtube.com/live/-uOJ6nzNfiM A Congo-born immigrant grew up in a 10-square-meter apartment and built a company with 110 employees. A 22-year-old activist from an upper-middle-class family sneers at her looted storefront: "Your little shops, that's cute." Which of these two women is really French, and which one is destroying France?"Your little shops, that's cute." With that one line, a far-left French influencer showed what's really behind France's riots. Yaron Brook argues the fight in France has nothing to do with immigrants versus natives. It's a fight between the people who produce and the people who justify looting them.In this episode, Yaron looks at the French intellectuals who make the riots possible. One sociologist says private property "doesn't matter." She calls a threat to rape a young mother "collateral damage." Far-left LFI politicians say violence "can be legitimate." Yaron explains why this revolutionary left won't win, and why it will push voters toward Le Pen's nationalist, big-government right instead.He also covers the Pentagon holding back Patriot interceptors that Ukraine already paid for. Britain is now defending Saudi Arabia after Washington said no. Yaron calls out an $8 billion farm bailout meant to cover damage from Trump's own tariffs and war, and the Defense Production Act being used for a pipeline. He closes with a hopeful story. Japan has launched a mission to bring back a piece of a Martian moon. And millennials now earn more than their parents did at the same age in 29 of 32 rich countries, including the US.📱 Get the free Ayn Rand Institute app for Leonard Peikoff's courses and the new 12-hour capitalism course by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-institute/id1452535178)💬 Support the show with Super Chat. Value for value.Timestamps00:20 France riots: 3,000 shops looted04:48 "Your little shops, that's cute"09:08 Producers vs. looters, not immigrants vs. natives13:23 French intellectuals excuse looting and rape threats23:23 How the radical left helps Le Pen31:02 Ukraine: the Pentagon holds back Patriots Kyiv paid for39:06 Gulf: Britain defends Saudi Arabia after the US says no46:12 Cronyism: an $8B farm bailout and a DPA pipeline48:17 Tariffs, Alberta, Milan, and home distilling56:01 Nvidia chips for China and an AI-powered hack58:26 Achievement: Japan heads for Mars's moon Phobos1:02:57 Millennials out-earn their parentsLive audience questions1:18:04 Why do people hate self-interest?1:20:44 Why don't economists understand capitalism?1:24:34 Can Yaron forgive the Celtics for the Jaylen Brown trade?1:25:12 What makes Zeffirelli's La Bohème great?1:27:06 Should Zelensky apologize to South Korea?1:31:04 Could anime and movies spread these ideas?#FranceRiots #Cronyism #Millennials #france #nihilism #Economics #Ukraine #ForeignPolicy #socialism #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #Objectivism #AynRand *the overview above is written by YaronAi*Like this episodeSubscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.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/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @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)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? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

We The Living Movie, Australian Premiere -- Conversation With Duncan Scott | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 171)Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/b-dYmWFMf2cMussolini banned this movie. Goebbels demanded it be pulled. Eighty-four years later, major distributors still won't touch it. Why does Ayn Rand's We the Living still scare people?Mussolini ordered every copy destroyed. Its producers hid the negatives in a basement and sent a different film to be burned in its place. Ayn Rand then refused to let anyone see it for decades. This is the incredible true story of We the Living.Yaron Brook calls it the best movie ever made from an Ayn Rand novel. In this episode he talks with four-time Emmy winner Duncan Scott, who sat alone with Ayn Rand in a dark editing room and re-cut the film reel by reel to her exact instructions.Fascist Italy took Rand's first novel in 1942 without her knowledge. Officials expected anti-Soviet propaganda. Instead, Italians saw their own lives on screen, with the shortages, the fear, and the missing freedom. The film became Italy's #1 box-office hit, and then it vanished. One of its stars joined the anti-fascist underground and hid American soldiers in Rome. Lawyers Hank and Erika Holzer spent two years hunting through Italy for the lost negatives. Now the film has been digitally restored, frame by frame, and it is touring the world, including a screening in Kyiv during an air raid.The restored film is coming to Australia for the first time, with premieres in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane in February and March 2027. Duncan Scott will be there in person. Yaron and Duncan explain why a 1942 film about three young people crushed by a dictatorship speaks to today more loudly than ever.About Duncan Scott: Duncan Scott is a film and television director and producer. He has more than 150 productions to his credit and four Emmy® Awards. He has worked with Woody Allen, Margaret Mead, Eric Clapton and Michael Caine. Much of his career has gone into projects that promote freedom. He worked with Ayn Rand to restore We the Living. He consulted on the Atlas Shrugged film series and on a stage adaptation of Anthem. He directs the Objectivist History Project, a nonprofit that is building a video history of the early Objectivist movement. Duncan is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and the Creative Council of The Moving Picture Institute.🎬 Info and streaming: wethelivingmovie.com 🇦🇺 Australian premiere details: Australian Centre for ObjectivismTimestamps: 00:20 Why this is the best Ayn Rand movie ever made 04:22 Why this film hits harder in 2026 than in 1942 08:17 How Fascist Italy stole Ayn Rand's novel 11:17 Mussolini's son helped green-light it 12:47 Editors hid dangerous scenes from the censors 13:39 The star who joined the underground and saved American soldiers 15:08 Italy's first epic and the #1 film of 1942 16:38 Goebbels watches it and orders, "You cannot show this film" 19:35 Ayn Rand sees the film for the first time 20:19 The director who threw out the script and filmed straight from the book 28:19 How a cold letter got Duncan the job of a lifetime 34:18 Rand's cut: the subplots go, the three leads stay 40:46 Where to stream or download it now 46:46 New subtitles that are faithful to Rand's own words 48:16 The artistry: the lighting, the direction, and Renzo Rossellini's score 50:18 The story: Kira, Leo, Andrei, and a deadly love triangle 51:47 Rand drew it from her own life in Soviet RussiaLive audience questions: 52:30 Why did Criterion and Kino Lorber turn it down? 53:00 Do 90% of buyers really download instead of stream? 53:40 Will the score be released as a soundtrack? 54:35 Is We the Living the best entry point to Ayn Rand? #aynrand #wetheliving #movies #IndividualRights #InstituteForJustice #FreeSpeech #capitalism #ObjectivismThe 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/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @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)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)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

France Riots; Ukraine; Kasparov on Israel; Iran; Achievements | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 170)Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/PYUMle6XazMFrance is burning because everyone wants a bigger state, and the state is already broke. When the left, the right and the mob in the street all demand more from a government that can't even protect its own shops, what comes next?550,000 people marched in France "for school funding." By Sunday, 1,500+ shops had been looted, Limoges city hall had burned down, and 1,000 police were injured. Yaron Brook explains why this is how the welfare state ends.On this episode, Yaron argues that every faction in France wants more from a government that's already broke. Students, unions, fishermen, the far left and the far right all make the same demand. Debt is heading past 120% of GDP, and the bond market has noticed. Yaron's answer is zero tolerance for looting and no new handouts. He also takes on Trump and Vance for blaming immigrants. Paris burned in 1968 too.Then Yaron turns to the Trump administration's pressure on Ukraine. Trump waived the new Russia sanctions days after signing them. The US is now buying Russian diesel. Ukraine says it got no US missile warning before a major strike, and Rubio blamed "a software program."Next is Garry Kasparov's New York Times op-ed on Israel. Yaron agrees with Kasparov that Israel's founding compromise with the ultra-Orthodox threatens its future more than Hamas does. Yaron compares it to America's founding compromise on slavery, which ended in civil war.👉 Subscribe, turn on notifications, and join the next Q&A to ask your questions.TIMESTAMPS02:33 France riots: 550,000 marchers, 1,500+ shops looted, Limoges city hall burns 11:29 The Yellow Vests return, and the anarchist wing takes over 14:11 Trump and Vance blame immigrants15:41 The antisemitism angle is easy to overplay 17:20 France's bond market alarm25:42 Europe is stagnating, and the far right is rising 32:09 Trump is pushing Ukraine to surrender33:32 The administration proposes dropping tariffs on 77 categories of Chinese goods 34:36 Kyiv gets hit, and Rubio's "software" excuse 40:05 Rep. Fitzpatrick: the first Republican crack? 44:29 Kasparov is right about Israel's founding compromise 47:04 America's slavery compromise and Israel's Haredi compromise 52:22 The draft exemption after October 7 55:13 Israel can't stay half theocratic and half secular 57:19 Iran: 40 days with zero tankers at Kharg Island 58:33 Is Iran timing its Hormuz attacks to the US midterms? 1:00:36 West Bank settlers1:02:58 Temporary protected status (TPS) extended for 100,000 Ukrainians 1:04:35 Anthropic's "public good fund" and Musk's SpaceX shares for kids 1:06:17 Syria's new textbooks teach jihad 1:07:04 Achievement: Wise and stablecoins undercut Western Union's 6% fees 1:09:30 Starlink is winning flyers for UnitedLIVE AUDIENCE Q&A 1:13:57 Can JD Vance win without Trump? 1:16:21 How does a central purpose prevent "neurotic drift"? 1:20:00 How does France survive constant riots? Where in Europe should you live? 1:24:51 More sympathy for Iranians than for the French? 1:26:13 Is Germany's AfD a Nazi party? 1:26:56 After the Yom Kippur War, did Israelis think the wars were over? 1:27:40 Did the Enlightenment have a "missing link" problem? 1:28:47 Why is Ted Cruz struggling to hire staff? 1:29:38 Is the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) worth following? 1:30:08 Did Trump betray MBS? And is Rupert Lowe friend or foe? 1:31:43 What would an Atlas Shrugged prequel be about?#FranceRiots #WelfareState #Ukraine #Israel #Iran #Kasparov #nihilism #Economics  #ForeignPolicy #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #Objectivism #AynRand #ForeignPolicy the overview above is written by YaronAi Like this episodeSubscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.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/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @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)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? 🎓 Learn more about [Ayn Rand University](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.