Podcasts about objectivist summer conference

https://youtu.be/DI1xqqIcj7k Podcast audio: How can we live more egoistically? What makes us want to live more egoistically? Not everyone does. In her talk “Egoism Without Permission – It Begins with Desire” at Objectivist Summer Conference 2024 in Anaheim, Tara Smith explored the connection between these questions, drawing material from her new book Egoism Without Permission: The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand's Ethics. Recorded live on June 17 in Anaheim, CA as part of OCON 2024.

https://youtu.be/z5ptDg7iHlA Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Robertas Bakula interviews three of ARI's fellows to discuss their upcoming talks at Objectivist Summer Conference in Anaheim, California, which is being held from June 13 to 18. Among the topics covered: Jason Rheins' talk “Socratic Wisdom,” concerning the value of knowing your own ignorance; Tristan de Liège's talk “How to Value Friendship,” which will explore how the principles of Objectivism can help us deepen our friendships; Mike Mazza's talk “Karl Popper's Rejection of Induction,” which will address how Popper's widely embraced philosophy of science actually undercuts the rationality of science. Virtual passes to the conference remain open for purchase through June 18. The podcast premiered on June 7, 2024. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo is joined by four of the Ayn Rand Institute's fellows to preview talks they will be giving at our upcoming Objectivist Summer Conference 2023. Among the topics covered: Sam Weaver previews his talk, “The Reading Wars Today,” which addresses the destructive opposition to teaching children to read using phonics, and explains why Ayn Rand described phonics as the ‘conceptual' method of learning to read; Dan Schwartz previews his talk, “The Galileo Affair,” which will fight back against a recent trend in academia that blames Galileo for his famous clash with the Church; Nikos Sotirakopoulos previews his talk, “The Left's Long War on Israel,” which will explain the Left's longstanding opposition to Israel, and why this opposition follows from their collectivistic, anti-achievement ideology; Agustina Vergara Cid previews her talk, “The Immorality of the U.S. Immigration System.” Agustina will share real-life stories of hardworking immigrants trying to work in the US, revealing that the US immigration system is much more unjust than most of us think; Question period. Virtual passes to OCON 2023 can be purchased here until July 1. This episode was recorded on June 21, 2023. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMy274gjH1k Podcast audio:

Biopharmaceutical innovators responded heroically to the COVID-19 pandemic. In unprecedented time and with cutting-edge technologies, they created vaccines and other medical treatments that saved millions of lives around the world. For this extraordinary achievement, leftists and libertarians have vilified them, and politicians are actively seeking to confiscate their patents. This talk explains how patents made possible the unprecedented response to the pandemic and why these vital property rights have been wrongly attacked. Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Charles Darwin was far from the first person to defend the idea that new species originate by a natural evolutionary process. Between 1750 and 1850 the idea had many defenders, including his grandfather. Why did Charles Darwin succeed in convincing his fellow naturalists, when many before him had failed? Based on a decades-long study of his private notebooks and correspondence, this lecture by James Lennox will describe the inductive method that lies behind Darwin's brilliant presentation of the theory of evolution by natural selection presented in On the Origin of Species.Recorded live on July 3, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

How do we judge viewpoints — political movements, ideologies, philosophies — that seem to contain mixtures of good and bad ideas? How do we determine whether any specific element of a broader framework is good or bad? This talk discusses a range of viewpoints, from environmentalism to religion to Black Lives Matter, and examines the means by which their concrete positions should be assessed. It explains how to identify the fundamental of any systematic viewpoint, and how that must shape our judgment of those concrete positions. Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

In the last few years, a new intellectual community and movement has arisen, centered on the value of scientific, technological, industrial, and economic progress. These ideas have caught the attention of business leaders, academic economists, and prominent journalists. Where did this movement come from? Why is it gaining traction? And what are the key steps to maximize its positive impact? Crawford will give his viewpoint as someone who has been inside the epicenter of this movement since its beginning. Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Mr. Scott, restorer of the film classic We the Living, will give a talk celebrating the movie's astonishing 80-year journey—from 1942 to 2022. Scott will vividly describe the many controversies and intrigues surrounding the film's production in war-time Italy; the heroic efforts to save the film after dictator Mussolini ordered the film destroyed; Scott's personal experiences working alongside Ayn Rand on the initial restoration of the rediscovered movie; and the meticulous new restoration. Recorded live on July 5, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Ayn Rand's original screenplay for The Fountainhead was 283 pages long. The final screenplay for the 1949 film was less than half that length. Much of her work, therefore, has never been available to the public. The OCON program includes a performance of several scenes as originally planned and written. This follow-up talk provides additional information about Ayn Rand's choices in the 1944 screenplay regarding the order and contexts of scenes and includes scenes rendered visually with no dialogue. Recorded live on July 4, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Having spent much of the past two years offering psychological support to entrepreneurs, Dr. Gorlin has witnessed how much support the most ambitious people need—even, sometimes especially, when they already have the right philosophy. This talk will recount what she has learned about the psychological needs and challenges of entrepreneurs, and what this has taught her about the work we all need to do on ourselves in order to build the lives and careers of our choosing. Recorded live on July 5, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Emil Kocher, Swiss surgeon in the late 1800s, is known mostly for revolutionizing surgery of the thyroid. In his hands, the mortality rate of thyroid removal dropped from 50% to less than 1%. But tragedy soon followed triumph: before Kocher, no one could take out the thyroid gland. So no one asked if you should. The consequence of his surgical genius was the belated realization that the thyroid plays a crucial role in growth and development — much to the dismay of his young patients. This is the story of one man's professional crisis, and how he met the challenge. Recorded live on July 5, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

The most significant figure in the history of logic after Aristotle is 19th-century German philosopher Gottlob Frege. Frege's work in logic and philosophy is foundational to the “analytic” tradition in philosophy and has had a strong influence on mathematics and computer science. This lecture discusses his revolution in logic and critiques its philosophical foundations. Recorded live on July 6, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Dr. Binswanger defends a radical position on immigration: the moral imperative to end all forms of governmental interference with freedom of travel. Crossing a national border, he argues, should be as free, unregulated, and unsupervised as crossing a state border. He takes on all the common objections to open borders, including: “Immigrants take our jobs away,” “Open borders abandon sovereignty,” “Immigration is harmful in a welfare state,” and “Immigrants will vote the wrong way.” He concludes by explaining why freedom of entry is of special importance to Objectivists. Recorded live on July 2, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Mr. Douglas will describe how insider trading laws criminalize several forms of economic inequality. Property law generally protects a business owner's freedom to profit from trade secrets and business opportunities, and by setting prices. By contrast, the prohibition on insider trading undermines the usefulness of information for its owners and treats less informed investors as victims of investors with information advantages. The result is a system of regulation that actively redistributes and even nullifies investors' wealth—all in the name of protecting property rights in information. Recorded live on July 5, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

The Bolsheviks began as an insignificant, minority group that seized power in 1917, yet they maintained it for seven decades and established an empire with global reach. The regime struggled from day one, and yet it managed to sustain itself and expand. There are useful lessons to draw from this for the student of history and ideas. What does the Soviet Union's history teach us about the nature of evil? How does it survive, and how important is the role played by the sanction of the good? Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Rapid economic opening and growth since the 1980s led many to expect the People's Republic of China (PRC) to undergo political liberalization and assume a business-friendly environment. This panel will explore contemporary conditions in the Communist Party–ruled state and seek answers to the coming challenges posed by its approach to economics: What are the implications for foreign corporations investing in the PRC? What risks do they face to their intellectual property? How is the Party leveraging technology for geopolitical gain?Recorded live on July 6, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

During the seventy-plus-year history of the People's Republic of China, it has transformed from a Leninist state, through chaos and technocrats, to what has been dubbed “market authoritarianism.” How can this change be accounted for under the continued reign of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)? This talk will explore the consistencies and inconsistencies in the CCP's governance that have brought us to today and lay the groundwork for exploring what it will become tomorrow.Recorded live on July 6, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Ayn Rand made abundantly clear that the morality of altruism had no basis in reason. Where then, if not from logical arguments, did it originate? It is not enough to point to irrational philosophies: the ultimate question is, where did philosophers get the idea? This talk will explore Ayn Rand's own views on the motives that led thinkers to adopt this irrational morality. The talk will also examine how her views on this subject developed and deepened between the writing of The Fountainhead and her later nonfiction essays. It will also compare her views to Nietzsche's views in The Genealogy of Morals, which are similar in certain respects but profoundly different in others. Recorded live on July 3, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Ayn Rand's distinctive view of values gives her a distinctive view of happiness. Topics discussed:- What happiness is- Why it's “the normal condition of man”- The practical steps to move from unhappiness to happinessRecorded live on July 2, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Mickey Spillane is one of the best-selling writers of all time, with estimated sales of 225 million copies. Mike Hammer, his most enduring hero, is a private detective who pursues justice with physical and moral courage. Mike uses his gun, his fists, and his mind to avenge the innocent, to destroy the evil, and to guard the good. Many reviewers dismissed or condemned Spillane's writing; many readers, undeterred, have devoured the books anyway. Ayn Rand admired the Mike Hammer books and praised them publicly. This talk surveys the range of Spillane's writing career (including his ideas for films starring his friend John Wayne), with emphasis on the voice and virtues of his crusading hero.Recorded live on July 3, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Victor Hugo's Hernani was more than a play. It was “the rehearsal of a revolution,” a bold theatrical rebellion that defied Classical dogmas and made way for a new Romanticism. On the centenary of Hugo's birth, writer Edmond Rostand would pay worshipful tribute to his hero with a poem called Un Soir à Hernani. In this lecture, I will tell the thrilling story of Hernani, share excerpts from Rostand's never-translated tribute, and highlight all that Hugo and Rostand have to show us about how to be a Romantic. Recorded live on July 6, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

It's difficult not to be discouraged at the state of today's world: our dysfunctional politics, our battered economy, and a culture sinking deeper and deeper into irrationality and nihilism. In this talk, Yaron Brook explains why despite all of this, he is still optimistic. The signs of hope don't make the headlines, but they're all around us: from the continued innovation of the tech sector to the continued functioning of markets and businesses as engines of wealth- and job-creation, to the outraged backlash against the nuttiest ideas, to the persistent, gradual rise of Objectivism as it continues to reach more people and change more lives.Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference in Washington, DC.

The Objectivist ethics is grounded in the nature of life. Spanning meta-ethics to politics, this talk surveys the implications for this ethics of an aspect of life about which Rand said little: reproduction. Topics include what it means for an organism's life to be its ultimate value, whether (and when) having children is egoistic, and the rights of parents and children.Recorded live on July 5, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

It's difficult not to be discouraged at the state of today's world: our dysfunctional politics, our battered economy, and a culture sinking deeper and deeper into irrationality and nihilism. In this talk, Yaron Brook explains why despite all of this, he is still optimistic. The signs of hope don't make the headlines, but they're all around us: from the continued innovation of the tech sector to the continued functioning of markets and businesses as engines of wealth- and job-creation, to the outraged backlash against the nuttiest ideas, to the persistent, gradual rise of Objectivism as it continues to reach more people and change more lives.Recorded live on July 7, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

In this talk, Dr. Adalja will discuss the science behind vaccine platform technologies such as the mRNA vaccines. He will also describe how changes in the scientific context impact the role of vaccines, the misconception of science as omniscient, and how the arbitrary must play no role in scientific-medical matters. Recorded live on July 6, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference

If Samuel Alito's leaked first draft of a potential majority decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a reliable indication, the Supreme Court will overturn (and may have already done so by the time of the conference) Roe v. Wade. Onkar Ghate examines the arguments offered in Roe, good and bad, the vulnerabilities of the decision, and the case being made for its overturn. Recorded live on July 2, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference.

Tal Tsfany, ARI's president and CEO, will review ARI's mission to spread Objectivism and the progress made during 2021-22. ARI's strategy for the future will be presented together with many data points and insights, collected through newly implemented technologies and methodologies. Recorded on July 3, 2022 as part of the Objectivist Summer Conference

Despite all the graduation speeches enjoining us to "be passionate" about something, the experience of deep, passionate emotion is not an easy one to achieve, much less sustain. This talk offers guidance for achieving that rarified quality which Ayn Rand ascribed to one of Atlas Shrugged's heroes — a "disciplined capacity to feel too deeply." The talk by Gena Gorlin, a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, integrates tools from cognitive-behavioral therapy with insights from Rand's theory of values, without assuming prior knowledge of either.This talk was recorded live at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 11, 2017.

Critics of cronyism typically describe the problem as politicians and businesses conspiring to win government favors at the expense of taxpayers, or the public in general. While this view is not entirely wrong, it misses important aspects of the problem and does a grave injustice to businessmen who succeed through production rather than pull. This talk, by Ayn Rand Institute director of Legal Studies Steve Simpson, untangles the confusion about cronyism and explains why its biggest victims are businessmen.This talk was delivered at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He is joined in the question period by Gregory Salmieri, who teaches philosophy at Rutgers University and is a fellow at the Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship.

Freedom of speech is a bedrock principle throughout the Western world, but increasingly it is being challenged — on college campuses, among intellectuals and in politics — in the name of preventing offense and "hate." Why is this happening and what does it mean for the future of free speech.Panelists are Steve Simpson, director of Legal Studies at the Ayn Rand Institute and editor of "Defending Free Speech"; Flemming Rose, author of "Tyranny of Silence: How One Cartoon Ignited a Global Debate on the Future of Free Speech," and Dave Rubin, creator and host of the Rubin Report. The event, "Free Speech Under Attack," took place at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dizzyingly complicated. In this talk, Elan Journo — author of an upcoming book on the conflict and America's stake in it — looks at how intellectuals conceptualize and debate the issue, and spotlights the distinctive value of an Objectivist perspective on it.Elan Journo is a fellow and director of Policy Research at the Ayn Rand Institute. This talk was delivered on Monday, June 12, 2017, at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

One of the biggest threats America faces—we are told—is the assault on our workforce: the loss of American jobs to immigrants, to foreign competition fueled by free trade, and even to technology that will make all kinds of jobs obsolete. In this talk the Ayn Rand Institute's executive chairman, Yaron Brook, argues that this fear is entirely misplaced—that a proper grasp of the virtue of productiveness shows that far from fearing and opposing free trade, immigration and robots, we should be eagerly embracing all three. This talk was delivered on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brook is joined onstage for the Q&A period by Onkar Ghate, ARI senior fellow and chief content officer.

In the 2016 election, there was widespread concern about "fake news" and media bias. This talk explores the guidance Objectivist epistemology offers for being an objective consumer of the news. How do the requirements of integration and reduction help guide one's acceptance of the reports of others? How do we avoid uncritical reliance on the media without becoming skeptics of journalism as such? How do we avoid bias without abandoning concern for our values?This talk is by Ben Bayer, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute and former teacher of philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans. His research focuses primarily on questions about the foundations of knowledge and the freedom of the will. This talk was delivered on Monday, June 12, 2017, at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, recorded live at the 2021 Objectivist Summer Conference in Austin, Texas, philosophers Onkar Ghate, Ben Bayer, Mike Mazza and Aaron Smith answer questions about Objectivism from the audience. Among the topics covered: Whether philosophy requires specialized knowledge (e.g. about historical events);Why Ayn Rand thought that determinism is “incoherent” and not just “false”;Whether the existence of free will can be proven with a scientific method;Whether “greed” is a valid concept;Why John Galt and not Hugh Akston led the strike in Atlas Shrugged;Whether there's been progress in Objectivism on the subject of philosophical induction;Whether “selfishness” can be defined broadly to include evaders concerned with their interests;Whether an action achieved by illegal or immoral methods should be considered “selfish”;How and whether the Stoics validated their virtues;Whether there are principles for guiding a life proper to human beings beyond those of mere survival;How to validate the concepts of “entity” and “identity”;What elements of psychology are part of the Objectivist philosophy;Whether the U.S. exit from Afghanistan could have “saved face” even without defeating the Taliban;How a parent can deal with the influence of popular irrational ideas (e.g. Jordan Peterson's) on his children;Whether a principle's application changes in different contexts. Mentioned in the discussion are Leonard Peikoff's book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, and the book A Companion to Ayn Rand, edited by Alan Gotthelf and Gregory Salmieri. This podcast was recorded on September 1, 2021. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here. If you'd like to ask a question to be answered on a future episode, please send an email with “Podcast question” in the subject header to newideal@aynrand.org. https://youtu.be/BBtU6MLpkIs Podcast audio:

Most thinkers throughout history have held a negative or, at best, neutral view of productive work. If not scorned outright, production has usually been viewed as having no moral significance. But Ayn Rand had a unique view of the human potential, central to which is the importance she accords to the act of production. Productive achievement, in her philosophy, is man's "noblest activity." This talk explores what Objectivism means by the virtue of productiveness and discusses aspects of our culture's positive and negative attitudes toward producers and productive activity.Onkar Ghate is senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute. Tara Smith, who participates in the question period, is professor of philosophy and BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism at the University of Texas at Austin. This talk was delivered at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Mr. Christensen, co-founder of Denmark’s Saxo Bank and founder of the private equity firm Seier Capital, has had a long, successful career as an innovator in banking and finance. In this talk, he discusses his business career and the role that Objectivism has played in his personal and professional development. This talk was recorded at Objectivist Summer Conference 2018.

Traditional Chinese philosophy continues to influence the thinking and values of Chinese Communist Party leadership, and informs a system of Chinese strategic thought that differs significantly from that of the West. This talk introduces the fundamentals of Chinese philosophy, their relationship to Chinese strategic culture, and their influence on PRC security policy, in order to demonstrate the importance of understanding an adversary’s philosophy and shed light on the nature of the PRC’s campaign against the United States. This talk was recorded at Objectivist Summer Conference 2018.

Objectivism is a "philosophy for living on earth" as Ayn Rand wrote. In this discussion, Ms. Agarwal and Mr. Tsfany relate how they understand the process of implementing Rand's philosophy in one's life and career. The conversation covers aspects of discovering, defining and pursuing a life of purpose and, consequently, happiness and fulfillment. This talk was recorded at Objectivist Summer Conference 2019.

David recently returned from the Objectivist Summer Conference. He and Tim get into Objectivism a bit more, the conference itself and some specific issues, such as abortion.Thank you to our sponsor, The Warrior Path. Sign up for a free 2 week trial: https://thewarriorpathpro.com/And get 5% the online store (on your first order) with code: HOL5BTI Media: https://www.btimedia.ca/Libertarian Party of Canada: https://www.libertarian.ca/Music by Alan Poettcker: amp_49@hotmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the biggest threats America faces—we are told—is the assault on our workforce: the loss of American jobs to immigrants, to foreign competition fueled by free trade, and even to technology that will make all kinds of jobs obsolete. In this talk the Ayn Rand Institute's executive chairman, Yaron Brook, argues that this fear is entirely misplaced—that a proper grasp of the virtue of productiveness shows that far from fearing and opposing free trade, immigration and robots, we should be eagerly embracing all three. This talk was delivered on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Objectivist Summer Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brook is joined onstage for the Q&A period by Onkar Ghate, ARI senior fellow and chief content officer.Like what you hear?  Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.

Architects of recent U.S. foreign policy, neoconservatives claim to uphold America's 'national interest,' which they argue should be defended militarily. But in fact neoconservatives reject the moral need to pursue only America's self-interest, and instead urge us to sacrifice ourselves in order to spread 'democracy' worldwide. This lecture critiques neoconservative foreign policy, exposes the real meaning of their seeming patriotism and argues that their policies will lead to failure in America's war against Islamist totalitarians.This lecture was recorded at the 2005 Objectivist Summer Conference in San Diego, CA.(MP3 download; 88 min., with Q & A, 63.27 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

Although America has waged two wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, in as many years, the threats to our security persist. We face many more years of continuing military strife in the Middle East and elsewhere. Our military is awesomely powerful, but the moral guidance it receives from Washington is shockingly meek. What moral principles should guide a nation in war?In this lecture Dr. Brook explains and evaluates the dominant views on the morality of fighting a war. Questions to be addressed include: When is it morally proper and necessary to wage war? What should be the goal of a war? Under what conditions is it proper to strike preemptively? Is the military morally obliged to spare civilian lives? What treatment do prisoners of war deserve? Should war be fought for the sake of humanitarian ends? Under what conditions, if any, is it morally proper to use biological, chemical or nuclear weapons?This lecture was recorded at the Objectivist Summer Conference 2004 in Wintergreen, VA.(MP3 download; 86 min., with Q & A, 69.70 MB).   Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.  

This talk was recorded at the 2013 Objectivist Summer Conference in Chicago, IL.(MP3 download; 1 hr., 30 min., 82.50 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

Objectivists have long recognized the need to wage a long-term battle for a culture of reason. But Yaron Brook warns that unless we succeed in slowing America's descent into statism, there won't be a long-term. In this stirring call to action, Dr. Brook lays out the most critical ideas to inject into today's political debate.  Dr. Brook names four vital questions that defenders of capitalism must answer for Americans: What is capitalism? Does it work? Is it moral? What are the conditions under which capitalism can exist? This talk explains how to answer those questions convincingly, and addresses common mistakes Objectivists make in arguing for capitalism.  This talk was recorded at the 2010 Objectivist Summer Conference in Las Vegas, NV.  (MP3 download; 90 min., with Q & A, 64.45 MB). Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.  Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook). Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows.   Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.  

There is an ongoing debate about inequality, and with the publication of Thomas Piketty’s book Capital, it has reached fever pitch. The left says it’s “the defining issue of our time.” The right says it’s not—thanks to all the income “redistribution”! What lies at the heart of the left’s campaign for equality? Why is the right so weak and defensive? What is the rational, individualist approach to inequality? These are some of the issues this talk addresses.This talk was recorded at the 2014 Objectivist Summer Conference in Las Vegas, NV.(MP3 download, 82.40 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

Ayn Rand’s article “What Can One Do?” addresses the question of what an individual can do to effect philosophical change in the culture. Join Yaron Brook for this closing talk as he revisits Rand’s question in the context of Objectivist Movement 2.0.This talk was recorded at the Objectivist Summer Conference 2016 in Seattle, WA.(MP3 download; 82.60 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

Part 3 of 3Mainstream media and mainstream economists have blamed today's financial crisis on a failure of "free markets." This course sets the record straight.Dr. Brook describes the actual evolution of the crisis, from the government policies that gave rise to it to the unprecedented expansion of government control over the economy that has followed. He describes the respective roles of the Federal Reserve, government housing policy, and regulation of financial markets in creating the crisis. Dr. Brook places special emphasis on illustrating how this crisis is an example of the Austrian economists' business cycle theory.Dr. Brook's powerful conclusion is that the financial crisis, in all its complexity, is at root the product of government force.This course was recorded at the 2009 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.(MP3 download; 4 hrs, 29 min., with Q & A, 193.28 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

Part 2 of 3Mainstream media and mainstream economists have blamed today's financial crisis on a failure of "free markets." This course sets the record straight.Dr. Brook describes the actual evolution of the crisis, from the government policies that gave rise to it to the unprecedented expansion of government control over the economy that has followed. He describes the respective roles of the Federal Reserve, government housing policy, and regulation of financial markets in creating the crisis. Dr. Brook places special emphasis on illustrating how this crisis is an example of the Austrian economists' business cycle theory.Dr. Brook's powerful conclusion is that the financial crisis, in all its complexity, is at root the product of government force.This course was recorded at the 2009 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.(MP3 download; 4 hrs, 29 min., with Q & A, 193.28 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.  

Part 1 of 3Mainstream media and mainstream economists have blamed today's financial crisis on a failure of "free markets." This course sets the record straight.Dr. Brook describes the actual evolution of the crisis, from the government policies that gave rise to it to the unprecedented expansion of government control over the economy that has followed. He describes the respective roles of the Federal Reserve, government housing policy, and regulation of financial markets in creating the crisis. Dr. Brook places special emphasis on illustrating how this crisis is an example of the Austrian economists' business cycle theory.Dr. Brook's powerful conclusion is that the financial crisis, in all its complexity, is at root the product of government force.This course was recorded at the 2009 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.(MP3 download; 4 hrs, 29 min., with Q & A, 193.28 MB)Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more podcasts like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow.Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows. Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org. 

This talk was recorded on July 4 at the Objectivist Summer Conference 2005 in San Diego, CA.Only six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy devastated a much more powerful Japanese naval force during the Battle of Midway. This clash was America’s first major victory in the Pacific and proved to be a turning point in World War II.Dr. Yaron Brook recounts and analyzes the story of this dramatic and heroic battle. He explains what made America’s success at Midway possible and how the lessons from this one sea battle can teach us what it takes to win in war.Dr. Brook’s talk is a tribute to the brave men in uniform who, in 1942, made the victory at Midway possible, and who today, in spite of the obstacles placed in their path, fight for their own freedom and ours. (MP3 download; 62 min., with Q & A, 44.60 MB)Featuring: Dr. Yaron Brook, Radio Show Host & Author, “In Pursuit of Wealth,” “Equal is Unfair,” and “Free Market Revolution”  -=-=-=- Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.  Continue the discussions anywhere on line using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook).Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com/yaronbrook) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook) for on-demand shows.Like what you hear?  Become a member, get exclusive ad-free content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow.  

The public corporation is under attack in America today. The regulatory burden is ever increasing: boards and CEOs are constantly harassed over wide-ranging issues from CEO pay to options "backdating," and the media continues to portray corporate America as a cesspool of corruption. The expenses and risks of being a public corporation are now so great that an unprecedented number of companies are choosing to "go private."In this course, Dr. Brook discusses the history and economics behind the rise of the modern corporation, explaining how this form of business organization made possible new heights of wealth creation. He explains why the corporation, despite its productive virtues, has been attacked as illegitimate and immoral since its inception. Finally, he discusses the popular paradigm of "corporate social responsibility" and contrasts it with the proper corporate goal of shareholder wealth maximization.This course was recorded at the 2007 Objectivist Summer Conference in Telluride, CO.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

The public corporation is under attack in America today. The regulatory burden is ever increasing: boards and CEOs are constantly harassed over wide-ranging issues from CEO pay to options "backdating," and the media continues to portray corporate America as a cesspool of corruption. The expenses and risks of being a public corporation are now so great that an unprecedented number of companies are choosing to "go private."In this course, Dr. Brook discusses the history and economics behind the rise of the modern corporation, explaining how this form of business organization made possible new heights of wealth creation. He explains why the corporation, despite its productive virtues, has been attacked as illegitimate and immoral since its inception. Finally, he discusses the popular paradigm of "corporate social responsibility" and contrasts it with the proper corporate goal of shareholder wealth maximization.This course was recorded at the 2007 Objectivist Summer Conference in Telluride, CO.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

The public corporation is under attack in America today. The regulatory burden is ever increasing: boards and CEOs are constantly harassed over wide-ranging issues from CEO pay to options "backdating," and the media continues to portray corporate America as a cesspool of corruption. The expenses and risks of being a public corporation are now so great that an unprecedented number of companies are choosing to "go private."In this course, Dr. Brook discusses the history and economics behind the rise of the modern corporation, explaining how this form of business organization made possible new heights of wealth creation. He explains why the corporation, despite its productive virtues, has been attacked as illegitimate and immoral since its inception. Finally, he discusses the popular paradigm of "corporate social responsibility" and contrasts it with the proper corporate goal of shareholder wealth maximization.This course was recorded at the 2007 Objectivist Summer Conference in Telluride, CO.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

From ancient Greece to the Middle Ages, the practice of charging interest on loans was branded unproductive and immoral. It was condemned as "usury", a word that connotes wickedness; and money-lenders throughout history have been viewed as parasites and villains. Although the ancient prohibitions on money-lending have been relaxed since the Middle Ages, they continue to affect public policy, and people's view of finance, even today. Dr. Brook discusses the historical and philosophical context for the condemnations of money-lending, and reveals the substantial consequences of those condemnations. He demonstrates both the economic importance and the moral desirability of money-lending.This lecture was recorded at the 2001 Objectivist Summer Conference in Anaheim, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Israel has managed to survive 50 years of military attacks by its Arab foes; now it faces the troubling question of whether it can survive the "peace-seeking" offensives launched by its own leaders.From 1948, when it was founded, until the early 1980s, Israel took an uncompromising stand against anyone endangering its security. It was morally certain of its right to exist, and of its concomitant right to forcibly repel those who threatened that right. Israel's raid on Entebbe and its bombing of Iraq's nuclear reactor are just two examples of its moral self-assertiveness.In recent years, however, this firm policy has been abandoned. Now, Israel responds to aggression with passivity, it deals with its enemies through appeasement, and it grants moral respectability to vicious terrorists.In this illuminating lecture Dr. Brook explains how the philosophical foundations on which Israel was founded are leading that country down a suicidal path. He reveals the myths about Palestine and shows how Israel, despite its mixed economy, is a tiny oasis of freedom in a vast desert of despotism.Dr. Brook pays particular attention to the parallels between Israel and America, including the intellectual forces behind the rise, and the decline, of both countries.This lecture was recorded at the 2000 Objectivist Summer Conference in Richmond, VA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Today, America faces an enemy that most of our political leaders fear to name. This enemy brought down the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11; it bombed Madrid and London; it has motivated much of the Iraqi insurgency. Our enemy is more than murderous, suicidal terrorists. It's Islamic totalitarianism, a lethal ideology calling for holy war against infidels.In this course, Dr. Brook analyzes the origins and historical development of Islamic totalitarianism. He examines its foundation in Koranic teachings; its roots in the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt dating back to 1928; its expansion throughout the Middle East with the aid of Saudi oil money; its political triumph in the Iranian Revolution; and its ultimate spread throughout the entire world, from Europe to the Far East. The course includes an extended discussion by Dr. Brook of the tenets of Islamic totalitarianism, the crucial factors that have made it possible (most notably, the intellectual weakness of the West) and the proper methods for defeating it.This course was recorded at the 2006 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Today, America faces an enemy that most of our political leaders fear to name. This enemy brought down the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11; it bombed Madrid and London; it has motivated much of the Iraqi insurgency. Our enemy is more than murderous, suicidal terrorists. It's Islamic totalitarianism, a lethal ideology calling for holy war against infidels.In this course, Dr. Brook analyzes the origins and historical development of Islamic totalitarianism. He examines its foundation in Koranic teachings; its roots in the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt dating back to 1928; its expansion throughout the Middle East with the aid of Saudi oil money; its political triumph in the Iranian Revolution; and its ultimate spread throughout the entire world, from Europe to the Far East. The course includes an extended discussion by Dr. Brook of the tenets of Islamic totalitarianism, the crucial factors that have made it possible (most notably, the intellectual weakness of the West) and the proper methods for defeating it.This course was recorded at the 2006 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Today, America faces an enemy that most of our political leaders fear to name. This enemy brought down the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11; it bombed Madrid and London; it has motivated much of the Iraqi insurgency. Our enemy is more than murderous, suicidal terrorists. It's Islamic totalitarianism, a lethal ideology calling for holy war against infidels.In this course, Dr. Brook analyzes the origins and historical development of Islamic totalitarianism. He examines its foundation in Koranic teachings; its roots in the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt dating back to 1928; its expansion throughout the Middle East with the aid of Saudi oil money; its political triumph in the Iranian Revolution; and its ultimate spread throughout the entire world, from Europe to the Far East. The course includes an extended discussion by Dr. Brook of the tenets of Islamic totalitarianism, the crucial factors that have made it possible (most notably, the intellectual weakness of the West) and the proper methods for defeating it.This course was recorded at the 2006 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line by using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Today, America faces an enemy that most of our political leaders fear to name. This enemy brought down the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11; it bombed Madrid and London; it has motivated much of the Iraqi insurgency. Our enemy is more than murderous, suicidal terrorists. It's Islamic totalitarianism, a lethal ideology calling for holy war against infidels.In this course, Dr. Brook analyzes the origins and historical development of Islamic totalitarianism. He examines its foundation in Koranic teachings; its roots in the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt dating back to 1928; its expansion throughout the Middle East with the aid of Saudi oil money; its political triumph in the Iranian Revolution; and its ultimate spread throughout the entire world, from Europe to the Far East. The course includes an extended discussion by Dr. Brook of the tenets of Islamic totalitarianism, the crucial factors that have made it possible (most notably, the intellectual weakness of the West) and the proper methods for defeating it.This course was recorded at the 2006 Objectivist Summer Conference in Boston, MA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Since the birth of civilization, the Middle East has been a crucible of regional conflicts and conquests. This course provides an essentialized history of the region, from its domination by the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of Islamic civilization to the West's defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Brook then focuses on the more recent history of this area (from the end of World War I to the present), explaining the ideas that have shaped its development and illuminating the context behind the terrorist attacks on the United States and the war in Afghanistan.This talk was recorded at the 2002 Objectivist Summer Conference in Palo Alto, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Since the birth of civilization, the Middle East has been a crucible of regional conflicts and conquests. This course provides an essentialized history of the region, from its domination by the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of Islamic civilization to the West's defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Brook then focuses on the more recent history of this area (from the end of World War I to the present), explaining the ideas that have shaped its development and illuminating the context behind the terrorist attacks on the United States and the war in Afghanistan.This talk was recorded at the 2002 Objectivist Summer Conference in Palo Alto, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Since the birth of civilization, the Middle East has been a crucible of regional conflicts and conquests. This course provides an essentialized history of the region, from its domination by the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of Islamic civilization to the West's defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Brook then focuses on the more recent history of this area (from the end of World War I to the present), explaining the ideas that have shaped its development and illuminating the context behind the terrorist attacks on the United States and the war in Afghanistan.This talk was recorded at the 2002 Objectivist Summer Conference in Palo Alto, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Since the birth of civilization, the Middle East has been a crucible of regional conflicts and conquests. This course provides an essentialized history of the region, from its domination by the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of Islamic civilization to the West's defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Brook then focuses on the more recent history of this area (from the end of World War I to the present), explaining the ideas that have shaped its development and illuminating the context behind the terrorist attacks on the United States and the war in Afghanistan.This talk was recorded at the 2002 Objectivist Summer Conference in Palo Alto, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure. 

Since the birth of civilization, the Middle East has been a crucible of regional conflicts and conquests. This course provides an essentialized history of the region, from its domination by the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of Islamic civilization to the West's defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Dr. Brook then focuses on the more recent history of this area (from the end of World War I to the present), explaining the ideas that have shaped its development and illuminating the context behind the terrorist attacks on the United States and the war in Afghanistan.This talk was recorded at the 2002 Objectivist Summer Conference in Palo Alto, CA.Like what you hear?  Be sure to share!  Got Questions or hot topics you want to hear Yaron address?  Email Yaron at  AskYaron@YaronBrookShow.com.Continue the discussions anywhere on line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook) where the Facebook Live videos of the BTR shows are now available for your viewing pleasure.