Zelensky; Board of Peace; Gaza; Iran; Trump's FMs; Free speech; Jack Smith | Yaron Brook Show

Live January 22, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show
Season 12, Episode 17
Zelensky; Board of Peace; Gaza; Iran; Trump's FMs; Jack Smith; Interest Rates | Yaron Brook Show

“Strongmen, Free Speech, and the Road to Tyranny: From Zelensky to Trump”

Is the world drifting toward strongman rule—and cheering it on?

From Zelensky’s moral clarity to Trump’s flirtation with dictatorship, this episode of The Yaron Brook Show dives head-first into the collapse of liberal values, the rise of authoritarian instincts, and the intellectual confusion poisoning global politics.

Yaron takes on the so-called “Board of Peace,” the moral catastrophe in Gaza, Iran’s growing threat, and the dangerous erosion of free speech and free markets—while answering hard-hitting live questions about Trump, intelligence vs. cunning, international law, ICE raids, and whether America could slide into dictatorship or theocracy.

If you care about individual rights, moral clarity, and the future of freedom, this is a must-watch.

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⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
03:40 Zelensky: Moral clarity in an immoral world
16:05 The “Board of Peace” & the fantasy of global governance
24:00 Gaza: Moral evasion and the war on reality
35:55 Iran: Appeasement, force, and Western weakness
44:35 Free speech under pressure—Left & Right
54:15 Jack Smith, Trump, and the mob-boss model of power
1:06:50 Emily Schrader on Israel, culture, and moral courage
1:39:30 Trump’s “Free Markets”: Rhetoric vs. reality

💬 LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 
1:12:40 Is it possible to win two elections without real intelligence—or is it just luck?
1:16:58 China’s quiet takeover of Iceland: coincidence or strategy?
1:18:49 Trump, Hitler, and the danger of popular tyrants. Why people ignore dictators when they tell you exactly who they are 
1:20:44 Ayn Rand, protests, and the morality of blocking public roads
1:22:59 Smart vs. intelligent: what actually matters?
1:26:10 Could Trump use force to stay in power? What are the warning signs?
1:29:04 Could America become a Christian theocracy?
1:34:00 If Yaron were president: how to secure Ukraine’s victory—without nukes
1:46:46 If ICE enters your home without a warrant—what are your moral rights?
1:47:15 How ordinary people rationalize state violence done “in their name”
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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.