Archive for Tag “banking”


97 min. The Morality of Investing and Financial Markets

In this talk, delivered at Oxford University on January 20, Yaron Brook defends professional investing as a profoundly moral profession.

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21 min. What Would Ayn Rand Say?

The Vertex hosts this two-part interview with Yaron Brook, encompassing a brief overview of Objectivism, and how Objectivism can help to understand today’s events. A two-part recording of the interview can be downloaded, and a partial transcription is also given. (The Vertex interview; 21 min.)

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10 min. State of the Union

Yaron Brook discusses tonight’s State of the Union Address by president Obama. (Pajamas TV interview; 10 min.)

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45 min. Capitalism Without Guilt

This is a lecture delivered by Yaron Brook at the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS). This talk is delivered in English, but the introduction is given in Hebrew. The English portion of the recording begins at 5 minutes.

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8 min. Signs of Recovery? Economic Indicators to Watch in 2010

As a guest on Pajamas TV, Yaron Brook talks about the economic outlook for 2010. (Pajamas TV interview; 8 min.)

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13 min. Greenspan vs. Free Markets

Alex Epstein discusses Alan Greenspan’s undeserved reputation as an advocate of capitalism. (Pajamas TV interview; 13 min.)

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4 min. BofA Board Members Subpoenaed

Yaron Brook discusses New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s recent subpoenas of Bank of America board members.

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8 min. The Art of Breaking the Deal

Yaron Brook participates in this discussion on CNBC Reports of how government interference in business is placing compensation contracts in jeopardy.

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4 hrs., 30 min. The Financial Crisis: What Happened and Why

Over the last two years, we have experienced a devastating financial and economic crisis. Mainstream media and mainstream economists have blamed the crisis on a failure of “free markets.” This series of lectures, delivered at Objectivist Summer Conference 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts, sets the record straight.

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5 min. Government Hypocrisy

Yaron Brook shows how government is blaming the banking sector for a catastrophe that government itself created.

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