Adam Haman returns to discuss Trump's address to the nation on Iran. Bob offers a theory that Trump isn't as much of a puppet of Netanyahu as some cynics claim.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• This episode’s sponsor, the Scott Horton Academy.
• The HamanNature substack.
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Bob uses clips from his ZeroHedge debate with Randall Wray, as well as a moment from a forthcoming Human Action podcast, to provide deeper analysis than he had time to cover in the moments.

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• The ZeroHedge debate between Murphy and Randall Wray.
• Bob's (quick) critique of the sectoral balance argument.
• Bob's Human Action episode on Cantillon effects.
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Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the economics of the petrodollar. They also go through some key moments from the recent ZeroHedge debate between Bob and MMT co-founder Randall Wray.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• The ZeroHedge debate.
• Scott Beyer on the petrodollar.
• Bob critiques the sectoral balance demonstration, and Kelton's book.
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• The HamanNature substack.
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Bob was recently on the "What Is Money?" podcast to probe the philosophical underpinnings of Austrian economics.

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• The YouTube version of this interview.
• HHH's Economic Science and the Austrian Method (ESAM).
• BMS ep 7 explaining Godel's theorem.
• Bob's earlier appearance on "What Is Money?" (recorded on-site at the inaugural ARC conference).
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Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the legacy to economics left by Murray Rothbard and Roger Garrison, in light of the 100th anniversary of Rothbard's birth and the recent passing of Garrison.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State and Bob's Study Guide to it.
• Garrison's 1984 journal article. The home base of his amazing PowerPoints.
• Bob's journal article on Garrison's model related to neoclassical growth theory.
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• The HamanNature substack.
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Michael Fraser is a business consultant on leading LLMs, with an extensive knowledge of praxeology. He joins Bob to discuss the Pentagon's decision to sever ties with Anthropic and even designate them a supply chain risk.

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• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Anthropic CEO's statement in response to Hegseth decision.
• Academic paper putting leading LLMs into a wargame.
• Good examples of "jailbreaking" safeguards on LLMs.
• The BMS interview of Steve Landsburg discussing Grothendiek.
• Michael Fraser's interview on the InFi podcast, discussing LLMs as a cauldron, not a crystal ball.
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Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent paper summarizing the performance of leading LLMs in wargames.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• The NewScientist article reporting (inaccurately) on this research paper.
• BMS ep 467 on the weaknesses of modern game theory.
• This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.
• The HamanNature substack.
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Bob continues his commentary on John chapter 3, this time on verses 13 through 17. This includes the famous verse John 3:16, which lays out the recipe for eternal life through belief in Jesus.

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• The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 475, Installment 10: Being Born Again.
• John Piper on Moses lifting up the serpent.
• John Piper answers: Does God love the non-elect?
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Adam Haman returns, this time to help Bob parse the Epstein-Bannon interview footage that was released with the general Epstein file dump. It reveals a glib character who plays fast and loose with his anecdotes.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• The Epstein-Bannon footage.
• This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan Brothers.
• The HamanNature substack.
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Adam Haman returns to address a small but vocal minority who allege that the Epstein file dump was a big nothingburger, and that there is no evidence for a global trafficking cult.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• This episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.
• The HamanNature substack.
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