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Knowles; Iran; ICE; Immigration; antitrust; Intel; Woke; HK; Bezos; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show
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Live July 14, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show (Season 12, Episode 123) Knowles; Iran; ICE; Immigration; antitrust; Intel; Woke; HK; Bezos; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show The Right's War on Progress? Michael Knowles, Iran, ICE & Why Achievement Is Under Attack Has the political right become as hostile to capitalism and progress as the left? Michael Knowles' attack on the Industrial Revolution raises a much bigger question: why are so many conservatives abandoning the values that created modern civilization? Yaron Brook examines the growing alliance between populism, anti-capitalism, and anti-technology—and explains why defending reason, innovation, and individual achievement has never been more important. The conversation expands into the latest developments on Iran, immigration and ICE, antitrust attacks on Intel, DEI's retreat, Hong Kong's future, Jeff Bezos on wealth creation, medical breakthroughs, AI, philosophy, art, psychology, and much more—followed by an extensive audience Q&A covering Objectivism, morality, physics, education, music, constitutional rights, and today's cultural decline. If you value reason, freedom, and human achievement, this episode is for you. Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/zm1efvYAFvg Main Topics: 00:00 Introduction: Spain vs. France, episode preview 03:09 Michael Knowles attacks the Industrial Revolution 07:36 Political violence, immigration & fact-checking Knowles 12:17 How industrialization transformed civilization 16:00 Why conservatives increasingly reject capitalism 19:23 Technology, innovation & cultural change 22:56 The Unabomber argument—and what's fundamentally wrong with it 28:09 The Industrial Revolution: humanity's greatest achievement? 29:06 Populism and the conservative abandonment of responsibility 30:15 The col…