Davos -- Greenland, EU, European Defense, Ukraine, Iran; Fed & SCOTUS | Yaron Brook Show

📺  Live January 21, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show
Season 12, Episode 16
Davos -- Greenland, EU, European Defense, Ukraine, Iran; Fed & SCOTUS | Yaron Brook Show

Davos Delusions: Greenland Grabs, EU Power Plays, Trump’s Whiplash & the Collapse of Western Resolve

The global elites gathered in Davos—but are they steering the world… or running it straight into the ground?

In this explosive episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron cuts through the Davos fog to expose the real meaning behind Greenland geopolitics, EU centralization, European defense fantasies, Trump’s erratic foreign policy, Iran, Ukraine, and the growing rot at the heart of Western civilization. From the cult of political strongmen to the moral vacuum driving today’s global institutions, this is a no-holds-barred analysis you won’t hear anywhere else.

Is Europe serious about defending itself—or outsourcing responsibility while expanding bureaucracy?
Is Trump a dealmaker… or a bully who folds the moment he’s challenged?
And is Islamism merely a symptom—or the consequence of a civilization that’s lost confidence in its own values?

💥 Add in fiery live audience questions on Trump’s cult following, international law, economic controls, white supremacist rallies, and whether Western civilization is already finished—and this episode becomes essential viewing.

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⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
02:00 – Greenland & Global Power Politics
10:12 – EU INC Proposal: When Bureaucrats Borrow Yaron Brook Ideas
11:30 – The EU: Centralization vs. Sovereignty
16:00 – European Defense: Reality or Fantasy?
27:10 – Trump’s Davos Speech: A Masterclass in Whiplash
38:50 – Iran: Appeasement, Confusion, or Strategy?
53:35 – Ukraine & the Moral Failure of the West
55:55 – The Fed, SCOTUS & Economic Manipulation
1:00:20 – Lutnick at Davos
1:09:10 – Why Islamism Is the Problem

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
1:15:05 – Can love really defeat evil? Where MLK gets it wrong
1:17:42 – Do elites need the Islamist threat to stay in power?
1:20:38 – If Trump flips on Greenland, will Iran be next?
1:23:36 – Sherman or Patton: who had the right moral clarity?
1:25:41 – Should “efficient” EU-style governance be the goal?
1:27:17 – Is Western civilization already over?
1:28:02 – Why does Trump inspire cult-like devotion?
1:31:39 – The real economic damage of Trump’s credit card caps
1:35:05 – Was LBJ a thug—and how does that compare to Trump?
1:37:01 – Should international law override U.S. law?
1:38:49 – White supremacist rallies & moral collapse
1:40:52 – Is insider trading driving Trump-era policy swings?
1:45:42 – Rand vs. the post-WWII world order
1:47:53 – Could Trump invade the wrong island?

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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.