The History of Vaccine Hesitancy: Jeffrey Tucker on DarkHorse

Bret Weinstein speaks with Brownstone Institute founder Jeffrey Tucker about the complexities of public health.

Find Jeffrey Tucker on X at https://x.com/jeffreyatucker and more on Brownstone Institute at https://brownstone.org.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Toby Rogers on DarkHorse https://youtu.be/QQfIo75KHII

Event 201 https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/tabletop-exercises/event-201-pandemic-tabletop-exercise

Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance https://tomaspueyo.medium.com/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

Bret Weinstein speaking at Brownstone Supper Club in Seattle area March 17th, 2026 https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-puget-sound-supper-club-march-17-2026-bret-weinstein/#tribe-tickets__tickets-form

2026 Polyface Retreat https://brownstone.org/polyface-retreat-2026

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 What is Brownstone?
00:04:11 Sponsor: VanMan
00:06:03 Sponsor: Puori
00:08:45 The Vaccine Injury Act & Interdisciplinary Collaboration
00:27:10 Sponsor: Xlear
00:29:30 Vaccine Liability: A Historical Perspective
00:54:20 The Ethics & Efficacy of COVID Vaccines
01:06:15 The Game of Pharma
01:12:19 Industry Capture & Regulatory Challenges
01:22:26 Public Health & Utilitarianism
01:40:59 The Role of Class
01:45:59 Power & the Absurdity of COVID Restrictions
01:51:29 Reward What Upgrades the Model of the Room
02:16:55 Courage is the Key Lesson of Covid
02:23:34 The Role of Brownstone in Intellectual Discourse
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