Conversation with Scott Lincicome -- Trade & Tariffs | Yaron Brook Show

📺  July 7, 2025 | Yaron Brook Show
Why does free trade still matter—and why are so many turning against it?

In this essential episode, Yaron Brook is joined by Scott Lincicome, one of today’s sharpest voices on trade, globalization, and economic policy. Together, they break down the resurgence of protectionism and make a compelling case for why free trade remains vital to prosperity in a globalized world. From Trump-era tariffs to bipartisan economic nationalism, this conversation cuts through the noise and delivers principled, fact-based clarity.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
-- Why protectionism backfires—even on the people it’s meant to help
-- The myths driving today’s anti-trade sentiment
-- How to push back against the rising tide of economic nationalism
-- Why economic freedom and moral clarity go hand-in-hand

💬 Audience Q&A Highlights (50:36–1:24:00):The audience brought the heat in this Q&A!
- Will Trump really implement new tariffs—or back off to save face?
- Is the threat of tariffs just a political bluff?
- Should the U.S. impose tariffs on foreign films?
- Why do MAGA populists support Argentina’s free-trading President Milei?
- What’s the impact of eliminating the de minimis exemption?
- Could AI-driven automation replace coercive labor policies?
- Is the moral case for capitalism the key to winning hearts and minds?
- And... why is the U.S. one of the least globally integrated economies?

Plus: Elon Musk calls himself a socialist—say what?

👉 Don’t miss this timely and high-level conversation with Scott Lincicome, and stay tuned for a principled defense of capitalism and economic liberty.




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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.