Live August 24, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show (Season 12, Episode 143) Bonds; Gerontocracy; Canada; Iran; Ukraine; DSA; Nvidia; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show Watch Now: https://youtube.com/live/KkFrGluzXhk
"The U.S. Treasury just started buying back its own debt — is this the first sign of a bond market panic Washington can't admit to?"
The U.S. government has no cash lying around, no surplus, and no plan to ever run one — so how is the Treasury now buying back its own long-term bonds? Yaron Brook opens this episode tearing into a debt shell game that swaps long-term bonds for short-term ones, leaving America exposed the moment interest rates climb. Then he turns to the people running the country: a gerontocracy of octogenarian leaders clinging to power while the next generation waits.
From there — Canada's tariff standoff, the real state of the Iran ceasefire and whether "regime change" ever left the table, why Russia's gamble in Ukraine keeps backfiring, the Democratic Socialists of America's quiet takeover of blue America, whether Nvidia is riding a real AI boom or an inflating bubble, and the human achievement story that'll restore your faith in progress. Not a fan of hedging — Yaron tells you exactly what he thinks and why.
Timestamps: 2:15 — Bonds: is the Treasury's buyback scheme a debt-crisis warning sign? 16:40 — "If the government is broke, why isn't anyone in Washington saying so?" 22:00 — Gerontocracy: why is America run by 80-year-olds? 34:10 — Canada: is Trump's tariff war a self-inflicted wound? 47:30 — "Should Canada just ignore Trump and go it alone on free trade?" 53:00 — Iran: did the ceasefire hand Tehran a win? 1:08:15 — Ukraine: is Putin's war strategy collapsing from within?
🎤 Live Audience Questions: 1:19:40 — "Does Ukraine actually have a path to winning, or are we funding a stalemate?" 1:27:00 — DSA: is socialism quietly capturing the Democratic Party? 1:41:20 — Nvidia: AI boom or AI bubble? 1:53:10 — "Is Nvidia's valuation rational or the next dot-com moment?" 2:02:00 — Achievement: the story that proves human progress isn't dead
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