Live Mar 11, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show
Season 12, Episode 50
9/11 & Iran War; Oil; Taiwan; WA Taxes; More | Yaron Brook Show

9/11 Lessons Ignored? Iran War, Oil Shock, Taiwan Risk & America’s Economic Contradictions

What if the biggest lesson of 9/11 is the one policymakers still refuse to learn?

In this explosive episode of the The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron Brook connects the dots between the Iran war, oil geopolitics, Taiwan tensions, tax policy, welfare fraud, and the housing crisis—revealing the deeper ideas driving today’s political chaos.

Are we repeating the same strategic mistakes that led to decades of failed Middle East policy?
Could an Iran war reshape global oil markets?
Is Taiwan the next geopolitical flashpoint?

And why do governments keep expanding welfare and taxation while housing becomes unaffordable?
From foreign policy to economics to philosophy, this episode exposes the contradictions shaping the world in 2026.

🔥 If you want clarity instead of headlines, this is the conversation you need to hear.
Watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/live/Nlz41J0yh_0

⏱️ TOPIC TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:55 9/11, Iran War & Lessons Ignored
50:10 Taiwan & the Next Great Power Conflict
56:20 Washington State Taxes & Economic Consequences
1:03:15 Private Credit & Financial Risk
1:09:35 Welfare Fraud & the Incentives of the Welfare State
1:19:00 Housing Crisis & Why Prices Keep Rising

💬 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
1:34:06 Is nuclear power coming back to power AI—and did Alex Epstein help make it happen?
1:35:37 Did Trump think Iran would collapse like Venezuela after a quick bombing campaign?
1:37:45 “Déjà-poo”: Why do political mistakes keep repeating?
1:38:18 Have you visited Guangzhou? Is China’s development genuinely impressive?
1:39:29 Can Trump actually succeed in an Iran war without long-term strategy?
1:40:22 What do you think of Tom Bilyeu discussing Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged on his podcast?
1:40:55 Thoughts on The Sky Is Ours
1:42:10 Could Iran destroy its own oil infrastructure if it starts losing the war?
1:42:33 Where can I read the Objectivist theory of individual rights?
1:46:02 Could the Federal Reserve cut rates because of war and rising oil prices?
1:47:30 Why is mainstream media coverage of the war so pessimistic?
1:48:01 What do you think of David Deutsch and his attempt to define rational epistemology?
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