Is Capitalism Better than Socialism for Human Flourishing? Yaron Brook vs Bhaskar Sunkara
Recorded live on November 13, 2025 by the Steamboat Institute, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=769yfyFVt0Q
Is capitalism truly the moral engine of human flourishing—or does socialism offer a better path?
In this sharp, high-stakes debate, Yaron Brook (Ayn Rand Institute) and Bhaskar Sunkara (Jacobin, The Nation) go head-to-head on the fundamental question shaping the future of freedom, prosperity, and the human condition.
Hosted by the Steamboat Institute in partnership with the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual, this event brings moral philosophy, economics, politics, and…
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