Yaron Brook speaks on the Ben Shapiro Show on why capitalism cannot be justified on altruistic grounds, but only by rational egoism.
Yaron Brook — Objectivist, chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute, and best-selling author of “Free Market Revolution” and “Equal Is Unfair” — joins Ben Shapiro of The Daily Wire to discuss capitalism, communism, morality, Christianity, Ayn Rand, and much more.
Dr. Brook is the president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute.
The views represent those of the author and not necessarily those of Capitalism Magazine.
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