#256 – Nationalism Debate: Yaron Brook and Yoram Hazony

Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Yoram Hazony is a national conservative. This is a conversation and debate about national conservatism vs individualism. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Noom: https://trynoom.com/lex – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Yaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook Yaron’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ybrook Yoram’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yhazony Yoram’s Website: https://www.yoramhazony.org/ Yaron Brook’s Books: In Pursuit of Wealth: https://amzn.to/3qmXuGo Equal Is Unfair: https://amzn.to/3FopKOV Yoram Hazony’s Books: Conservatism: https://amzn.to/3sv0Nhe The Virtue of Nationalism: https://amzn.to/3mtxqs6 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:11) – Conservatism (15:07) – Importance of history (27:09) – Rationalism vs empiricism (32:39) – Communism (40:43) – Otto von Bismarck (45:04) – Edmund Burke and the French Revolution (49:52) – USA’s founding fathers (1:02:47) – Founding documents (1:24:36) – Cohesion and Individualism (1:45:29) – Love and relationships (1:53:41) – Individual freedom (2:08:08) – Having children (2:21:54) – Reason vs emotions (2:28:44) – Nationalism (2:40:56) – Finding love (2:52:44) – Hope for the future (2:58:08) – Meaning of life