David R. Henderson is a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to discuss a recent substack post, in which he reproduced the article Hoover ran in the lead-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. David and Bob then discuss parallels with current events.

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• David R. Henderson's substack.
• An article explaining the Niger yellowcake forgeries.
• Daniel Ellsberg's book on the US nuclear weapons program.
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In another crossover episode, Adam Haman asks Bob about his doubts/concerns on various parts of Richard Werner's recent appearance on the Tucker Carlson show. This discussion is on the heels of Bob's episode of the Human Action podcast with Jonathan Newman, where they responded to Werner's interview from an Austrian economics perspective.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.
• The Richard Werner appearance on Tucker Carlson.
• Bob's Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Werner.
• Bob's infineo blog post going over the accounting; his latest HA episode walking through these examples.
• The HamanNature substack.
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Martha Bueno is a popular advocate for liberty whose parents fled communist Cuba. She is part of Lyn Ulbricht's new organization dedicated to freeing nonviolent offenders suffering from cruel sentencing.

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• The homepage for MACS (Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing).
• Martha Bueno's X profile; the profile for MACS.
• Lyn Ulbricht's interview on the BMS.
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Patri Friedman has a long career in promoting real-world projects for creating free cities. Originally he was associated with seasteading, but he has since focused on an opportunity provided in Honduras.

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• Patri's Twitter account. The homepage for Pronomos Capital.
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Mel Whitte--who goes by the humorous Twitter handle @Villgecrazylady--was perfectly poised to realize the ostensible arrest file on Gaza whistleblower Tony Aguilar was an obvious fake. She explains to Bob how she realized Aguilar's critics were lying.

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• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Tony Aguilar's first and then second appearance on Tucker Carlson.
• Mel Whitte (@VillgeCrazyLady)'s thread on X. Bob's argument with "Green Beret Nap Time" about the street address.
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Adam returns for another crossover, this time to discuss Peter Thiel's fascinating conversation with Ross Douthat.

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• The Thiel/Douthat interview.
• BMS ep 421, building a billionaire's bunker.
• Bob's article explaining the distinction between Hayek's knowledge problem and Mises' calculation problem (of socialism).
• The HamanNature substack.
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Bob gives a mixed review of James Gunn's 2025 Superman, in particular contrasting it with the 1978 classic.

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• Bob’s review of the Transformers (animated) movie.
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Adam Haman returns to help Bob critique two recent Tucker Carlson interviews, featuring Charlie Kirk and Saagar Enjeti. Although the conversations contained much to praise, Adam and Bob focus on the unfortunate economic paternalism in both.

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• The Tucker interview of Charlie Kirk, and of Saagar Enjeti.
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Scott Horton talks to Bob about his recent Tucker Carlson performance, as well as identifying key lies about US foreign policy.

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• Scott Horton's appearance on the Tucker Carlson show.
• Scott's archives at the Libertarian Institute. Scott's books.
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Adam Haman returns to talk to a fellow Vegas entrepreneur, John "W2Jesus" Pollak, who is affiliated with the popular "Vegas Matt" YouTube channel. A fun discussion all around.

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• The YouTube version of this conversation.
• The "Vegas Matt" YouTube channel.
• The HamanNature substack.
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