Live From Lisbon--Debate: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 W/ Miguel Morgado, Carlos Guimarães Pinto, & Yaron

Live From Lisbon--Debate: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 W/ Miguel Morgado, Carlos Guimarães Pinto, & Yaron
📍 Recorded live: November 6, 2025 – Lisbon, Portugal
Supported by: The Ayn Rand Institute
URL: https://youtube.com/live/OHNMuBAn4qw 

Yaron Brook, Miguel Morgado, and Carlos Guimarães Pinto explore the moral foundations of capitalism -- moderated by Daniela Nunes.

The speakers examine the moral foundations of capitalism  and how Objectivist ideas can help revive the defense for capitalism in politics. 

🔥 Watch this for a powerful exploration of:
-- Why capitalism is the only moral social system
-- The conflict between freedom and coercion
-- How religion, collectivism, and altruism shape political debate
-- Whether morality and profit can coexist

🕒 Timestamps
0:00 – Welcome & Introduction by Miguel Almeida
1:08 – Meet Yaron Brook and the panelists
3:19 – Setting the stage: What’s at stake in this debate
7:00 – What is capitalism? The moral core of individual rights
11:28 – The state vs. the individual: who should rule?
17:54 – Capitalism vs. socialism: the moral clash
24:25 – Can a “mixed economy” ever be moral?
27:22 – Community, taxation, and the morality of contribution
36:59 – Government, infrastructure, and freedom’s limits
40:32 – The evolution of capitalism’s philosophy
44:18 – Property rights, consent, and the tyranny of the majority
50:34 – Taxation, wealth, and the ethics of redistribution
54:16 – Freedom vs. control: who gains, who loses?
57:28 – Can capitalism meet social needs—without coercion?
1:03:03 – Religion, reason, and morality in capitalism
1:09:25 – Coercion, choice, and the lessons of history
1:13:59 – Western civilization and the defense of free markets
1:20:58 – The political right’s uneasy relationship with freedom
1:23:15 – Individualism vs. Christianity in moral thought
1:24:49 – Audience Q&A begins
1:25:14 – Upcoming: Ayn Rand Conference in Porto
1:26:35 – Why anti-capitalism persists
1:29:37 – Capitalism and human flourishing
1:31:36 – Can capitalism and welfare coexist?
1:37:22 – Is capitalism sustainable?
1:39:15 – The psychology of free markets
1:43:01 – Trade, accumulation, and progress
1:52:15 – Christianity and the American capitalist ethos
1:55:56 – Closing thoughts: collectivism vs. freedom

Recorded live on: November 6th, 2025
Location: Lisbon

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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.