Yaron Brook Lectures: Free Speech and the Battle for Western Culture, Cervo University

Above all else, the West’s fight for liberty was historically a fight for the free mind against religious and political tyranny. If knowledge and happiness are the goal, the individual must be free to think and speak without threat of violence, imprisonment or death. This idea is at the root of the West’s unprecedented prosperity. And without this right, ARI could not advocate the new ideas and the new philosophy that can revive the West’s greatness. But today the right to free speech is precarious. This right is under vehement attack by our enemies and is being increasingly dismissed by the West itself. In this talk given to the students at Cervo University on February 21, 2023, Yaron Brook explores the reasons why the right to free speech is being attacked and why it is imperative that we properly defend freedom of speech.00:00 Individual rights02:08 Life before we had concept of individual rights05:55 Extreme power06:58 We don't appreciate how rich we are today09:40 What happened 250 years ago?13:10 Leonardo da Vinci15:00 Enlightenment, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/enlightenment,_age_of.html15:44 Reason, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/reason.html21:10 Individualism, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/individualism.html21:57 Science, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/science.html27:07 Freedom, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/freedom.html29:17 Free Speech, see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/free_speech.html33:48 Twitter36:36 Danish cartoons39:30 Charlie Hebdo42:04 Speech on "public" street43:30 Inciting for violence45:25 Public schools & healthcare54:10 Culture of free speech54:50 Government is your servant not owner1:01:10 Bullying in social mediaJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/@YaronBrook/joinLike what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTxBecome a sponsor to get exclusive access and help create more videos like this: https://yaronbrookshow.com/support-members/support-the-show/Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJContinue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.