Recorded live on Feb 21, 2026
Season 12, Episode 36
AMA & Hangout with Contributors (Feb 2026) | Yaron Brook Show

Courts, Tariffs, Mao & Musk: No Sacred Cows in This AMA

What happens when nothing is off-limits?

In this wide-ranging AMA, Yaron tackles everything from double jeopardy and military power… to Trump’s tariffs… to Mao vs. Hitler… to whether all cars will be electric by 2050. And yes — even Star Trek and Spike Lee make an appearance.

This episode cuts across law, economics, politics, culture, technology, and philosophy — exposing the moral premises underneath today’s biggest debates. If you want clarity instead of tribalism… principles instead of punditry… this is for you.

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⏱️ Timestamps
Main AMA Topics
1:00 – Double Jeopardy & Military Tank Capabilities: What does the Constitution really protect?
11:29 – OCON & Value Creation: Why tech creates value differently than manufacturing
16:59 – Left vs. Right in Objectivism: Is that even the right framework?

🔴 Live Audience Questions
21:20 – Spike Lee remake vs. Kurosawa original: Can modern Hollywood improve on genius?
23:16 – OCON, Cajun food & community building — why ideas thrive in culture
25:03 – “We are all one under Landru” — Is collectivism just sanitized authoritarianism?
43:02 – Is man fundamentally good and benevolent — or is that wishful thinking?
45:03 – Climate activism vs. energy realism — is the narrative collapsing?
45:55 – Did the court ruling on tariffs go far enough — or can Trump still wreak havoc?
51:49 – TDS: Psychological diagnosis or political smear?
52:05 – Mao vs. Hitler vs. Stalin: Does “intent” matter morally?
53:06 – By 2050, will all cars be electric and self-driving? Will pollution vanish?
1:11:25 – Gifting Ayn Rand: Which books make the biggest impact?

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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.