Live May 4, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show<br />(Season 12, Episode 82)<br />War Resumes?; Putin Survival?; Antisemites; Mifepristone | Yaron Brook Show<br /><br />🔥 <b>War Reignites, Putin Cornered, and the Moral Collapse Behind Today’s Headlines</b><br /><br />War may be back—and this time, the stakes are higher than ever.<br /><br />Is global conflict entering a new phase? Is Vladimir Putin running out of time? And what do rising antisemitism and the battle over Mifepristone reveal about the deeper moral crisis shaping today’s world?<br /><br />In this episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron cuts through the noise to connect geopolitics, culture, and philosophy—showing how today’s headlines are driven by deeper ideological battles.<br /><br />From the future of Ukraine and Russia… to the resurgence of tribal hatred… to the contradictions in modern politics and media—this episode challenges conventional thinking at every turn.<br /><br />If you want clarity in a chaotic world, this is the conversation you can’t afford to miss.<br />👉 Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/7E9LKz9yEVI<br /><br />⏱️ MAIN TOPICS<br />00:55 — War Resumes?<br />26:00 — Putin’s Survival?<br />40:25 — Antisemitism Rising<br />49:00 — Mifepristone Debate<br />52:50 — Tucker Carlson &amp; Media Narratives<br /><br />💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS<br />17:26 — Should you cancel travel plans to Dubai amid rising tensions?<br />57:46 — Why didn’t I get notified about recent live streams?<br />58:41 — Exposing corruption: Should a business report a kickback demand?<br />1:00:30 — Nick Fuentes case: Private property or moral failure?<br />1:02:23 — Are statist systems designed to break the human spirit?<br />1:04:57 — Europe vs America: Job security vs opportunity?<br />1:07:09 — Do ideas outlive their creators—and does credit matter?<br />1:09:21 — Is freedom more resilient than authoritarianism?<br />1:11:00 — Can America really collapse like past empires?<br />1:12:11 — Should Yaron interview Haviv Rettig Gur?<br />1:13:45 — Does individualism make societies weak in war?<br />1:17:04 — Could Iran’s leadership ever be directly targeted?<br />1:18:02 — Can capitalism solve externalities without regulation?<br />1:21:11 — Is winning “too decisively” seen as immoral?<br />1:22:07 — Aristotle: Why compare skeptics to vegetables?<br />1:22:50 — Is Putin’s global image collapsing?<br />📌 More questions in the pinned comment!<br /><br />#UkraineWar #Putin #Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #Iran #Russia #MiddleEast #PoliticalPhilosophy #Capitalism #Objectivism #ForeignPolicy<br /><br /><b>The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by</b><br />[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)<br />[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)<br />[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)<br />[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &amp;<br />(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)<br />[Michael Williams &amp; The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)<br /><br />[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )<br />[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)<br />[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)<br /><br />Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )<br /><br />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)<br /><br />Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )<br /><br />Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the [Ayn Rand Institute](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support</a>.<br /><br />Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller <b>Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government</b>, <b>Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality </b>and <b>In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance</b>. 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.