Haman Nature

00:00 — Intro. This week there's DOUBLE the podcast analysis!

02:31 — Dave Smith asks: How should government "manage" public property? Also, who "owns" public property?

10:12 — Adam and Bob respond: Public property is an abomination before God and man. The "institution" itself makes coherent management policies impossible. Minarchism is trash.

26:22 — Bob unintentionally sparks a discussion about mailing coconuts.

27:58 — How best to privatize various things that are currently owned by government? Also, how awesome is Dave at debating and communicating?

35:49 — Clip 1 of Michael Malice talking anarchism with Bret Weinstein on the DarkHorse podcast. Bob and Adam respond. Which "type" of anarchist is Michael Malice?

44:46 — Clip 2: Michael Malice's approach to explaining anarchy is very unusual. Is it effective? Also, what is the defining characteristic of government?

59:31 — Clip 3: Should "equality" in any respect be a goal in civilized society?

1:08:12 — Clip 4: More on positive ways to persuade people of the virtues of anarchy.

1:20:36 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature!

Soho Forum debate mentioned: Dave Smith vs Alex Nowrasteh on immigration:

DarkHorse podcast episode mentioned: Bret Weinstein talks to Michael Malice about anarchism:

Adam on X: @Rerazer

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Economist Bob Murphy is back and he and Adam react to the arguments made by right-wing economist and think-tanker Oren Cass about what conservatism is (and should do) and what US trade policy should be.

00:00 — Intro. Are Adam and Bob in a rut?

02:02 — Introducing Oren Cass and an interesting conversation between he and Tucker Carlson (link below)

08:22 — Cass and Tucker claim that free trade has been a "third rail" in politics. Is that true?

14:06 — Cass on the US trade imbalance, the free trade "orthodoxy" and how even Ricardo and Marshall knew "free trade doesn't work". Bob untangles this rat's nest.

40:16 — Cass on the decline in US manufacturing and how empires "should" unwind. Bob responds.

49:36 — Cass on what "conservatism" is. What role should government have in forcing people to "choose wisely" how to live their lives? Is Cass a wannabe tyrant? 59:46 -- Cass describes how he wants government to tax and spend to encourage people to start families.

1:05:58 — Cass explains why he's an "equal opportunity infringer" on personal liberty.

1:10:04 — Adam claims Cass says he wants balanced trade between the US and each individual country! Does that make any sense? (Cass says this right around the 1:10:00 minute mark of the Tucker interview) Also, Adam asks an accounting question about GDP.

1:18:04 — Outro. Jokes and ribbons and a plea for better arguments. Thanks for watching Haman Nature! Tucker Carlson / Oren Cass conversation mentioned:

Haman Nature article mentioned about Hollywood and the CCP: Selling out to tyrants: How Hollywood bows to China’s censorship.

Haman Nature article mentioned about Scorsese's Kundun and the CCP: Disney, Kundun, China’s CCP, and a tale of wretched cowardice.

Adam on X: @Rerazer

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Adam and Tyrone take a close look at Alex Karp, the CEO of defense tech data analytics firm Palantir. He was interviewed recently by Bari Weiss and said a lot of very weird and interesting things that are worth examining. Enjoy!

00:00 — Intro. What's up with Palantir, anyway? Should this be a Conspiracy Corner episode (available to paid subscribers on Substack!)?

01:41 — Tyrone brings up the Haman Nature article (linked below) that inspired this episode, and the video interview mentioned within (also linked below). Why does Alex Karp say such creepy stuff?

03:21 — What is Palantir all about? Where did it come from and what does it do?

05:12 — Who is Bari Weiss? What his her history? What are her biases? Remember, the neocons came from the left. What do the left and right represent now? How has that changed over time?

19:58 — Back to Alex Karp and Palantir, what was the point of this interview with Bari Weiss? What is Alex Karp's thesis in his new book, The Technological Republic?

22:29 — We play a clip from the interview. Why does Karp think Silicon Valley lost its way?

25:37 — Adam tears apart what Karp says in that clip. Is Alex Karp an intellectual charlatan?

32:15 — Tyrone shows that one of Karp's favorite philosophers is connected to Hans-Hermann Hoppe and argumentation ethics.

36:42 — Back to Adam's attack on Karp's comments in the clip, including sophistry.

41:33 — What is Palantir? What do they make? What do they do? Should more resources be directed towards Palantir and what it does, or towards ends directed by free people in a free market?

47:04 — Outro. Thank you for watching Haman Nature!

Haman Nature article mentioned: "Is the CEO of Palantir the modern day Dr. Strangelove?"

Interview mentioned. Alex Karp on Bari Weiss's Honestly Podcast:

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast

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00:00 — Intro. We have two new fans! And they're famous!

02:20 — Go watch this conversation between Bret and Tucker first! (link below)

03:02 — Bret explains the principle or parsimony in relation to the God v. evolution debate. Does his argument hold water? Or does Tucker's "simpler" explanation have more explanatory power?

14:32 — Where does evil come from? Must it be supernatural? Or is there an evolutionary explanation for such awful things as human sacrifice and cannibalism?

39:20 — If religion isn't true, can it still be useful? Bret introduces "the meta-natural". Narratives convey useful truths without getting impossibly bogged down in complexity.

49:02 — Why is life superior to death? Sez who? Where does morality come from, with or without God? How do we bridge the is/ought gap?

1:00:37 — Time to solve the problems in the Middle East, via evolution AND religion!

1:17:46 — Final thoughts: Small talk and intuition and prayer explained, evolutionarily.

1:25:36 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature!

Tucker Carlson - Bret Weinstein conversation mentioned:

Daryll Cooper's Martyr Made series on Human Sacrifice and Cannibalism

Theorist mentioned: Rene Girard

Peter Leeson's bizarre paper on human sacrifice:

Book mentioned: M Stanton Evans's The Theme is Freedom

Adam on X: @Rerazer

Bob on X: @BobMurphyEcon

The Bob Murphy Show:

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Adam interviews real estate agent and hotelier Kallan Welsh about the incredibly destructive effects of zoning. Could zoning be even more destructive than war? Come find out!

00:00 — Introducing my buddy from The Contra Cruise and the Tom Woods Cruise, Kallan Walsh!

01:23 — Why does Kallan hate zoning so much? When is a hotel not a hotel?

04:37 — How destructive is zoning? Could it really be worse than war?

23:04 — What is zoning supposed to do for us? Are there better ways to achieve order than top-down edicts? What free market tools work better? Are bottom-up approaches superior?

42:32 — Kallan broaches a hypothetical: how would a free market handle "air rights" as far as a property's views? How can insurance companies solve problems such as these?

47:43 — Outro. Thank you for watching Haman Nature!

Kallan’s hotel on AirBnB:

Kallan on X: @extremeyimby

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Adam and Tyrone reveal the cold, hard, truth: we are a very tribal species, and we can prove it! Is this good news? Bad? Both? What should we do with this knowledge? We have answers! Enjoy!

00:00 — Intro. Why on earth is Tyrone stabbing himself in the hand?

01:02 — Tyrone introduces the article this episode is based on (linked below) and Adam introduces u…

Economist Bob Murphy is back and he and Adam are going to answer the question that's been on everyone's mind! Can/should one consider evolution a "fact" if they also believe it's possible we are living in a simulation? The answer goes much deeper than you'd think! Enjoy!

00:00 — Intro. Would it suck to be an NPC?

01:23 — A Carl Sagan quote kicks off the conversation. Then Bob admits he did a drive-by.

04:38 — Adam and Bob expound on simulation theory and the weird way that people think about it.

17:47 — Let's introduce evolution into the conversation about simulation theory. Does it fit?

29:18 — Moving out of sim theory, how should we think about the theory of evolution? What is most likely to be true as far as we know? Does the Intelligent Design movement have anything to say here?

43:13 — What's the difference between a fact and a theory? How can we act in an arena of uncertainty?

54:29 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature!

Haman Nature episode mentioned: Hn 72 | Alien Odds

Haman Nature Substack article mentioned: Odds, Probability, and Nonsense

Bob Murphy Show episode mentioned featuring Jonathan Bartlett:

Natural Order Podcast mentioned: Believing is Seeing, Literally!

Adam on X: @Rerazer

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The Bob Murphy Show:

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Adam and Tyrone harken back to yesteryear to discuss a very strange video that was made in the 1980's, where Western music artists gathered to create a song and video protesting the South African system of racial apartheid. This episode starts out silly, and then gets very serious as we turn our attention to the situation in Israel and Gaza and the West Bank. You've been warned!

00:00 — Intro. Please welcome to the show, Little Steven Van Zandt!

01:46 — Tyrone gives a brief history lesson from the 1980s.

04:03 — Artists Against Apartheid presents: "Sun City" (video linked below)

11:10 — Welcome back to Tyrone! Also: Haman Nature apologizes for playing that video.

12:22 — Is the situation in Gaza and the West Bank a modern day apartheid? Is Israel an apartheid state? What do these terms mean? What does the Anti-defamation League say? How about Amnesty International? How about Human Rights Watch?

28:07 — Who has the "correct" property claim to these pieces of land? What can we do now to rectify "sins" of the past? Is there a statute of limitations?

41:09 — Tyrone has a call to action for Little Steven. Adam disagrees. Also, Hn issues another apology.

42:10 — Tyrone takes aim at Dave Smith in another "Hey Hero! Your Fly is Down!" segment.

45:42 — Outro. Thank you for watching Haman Nature!

Video played/mentioned:

All you ever wanted to know about this song:

Amnesty International article mentioned: "Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians"

Human Rights Watch article mentioned: "Does Israel's Treatment of Palestinians Rise to the Level of Apartheid?"

Anti-defamation League article mentioned: "Allegation: Israel is an Apartheid State"

Debate mentioned: Dave Smith vs. Josh Hammer:

Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast

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It's Haman Nature's 1st "reaction video"! On deck, Tom MacDonald's new song, "Proud to be a Problem". OMG! What will Adam and Tyrone think about it?

00:00 — Intro. We hear that reaction videos are popular and we want in! Also, Adam has a confession.

03:09 — Who is this Tom MacDonald fellow anyway?

06:36 — Let the "reactions" begin!

09:44 — First thoughts: a call for personal responsibility and a longing for intro music.

12:08 — Second thoughts: we've all done things...

16:09 — Third thoughts: sweet country song about individualism or Joker theme song?

19:37 — Outro. Thank you for watching Haman Nature!

Tom MacDonald video mentioned: "Proud to be a Problem" -

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Economist Bob Murphy is back and he and Adam are going to solve the pesky problem of children and animals and natural rights. What do we owe our children? Our pets? Our soon-to-be-created digital AGI neighbors? How should we think about such thorny things?

00:00 — Intro. Since Tehran ain't been nuked, let's talk about kids 'n' kittens!

02:30 — In a "free society" how would the legal structure handle thorny issues around children and pets? What was Murray Rothbard's approach in his book Ethics of Liberty? Do parents "own" their children?

13:20 — Bob has a framework that works better: Trustee/Trustor/Beneficiary (BMS episode linked below).

16:33 — When can the trustee position be changed? What of so-called "baby markets"?

26:40 — Two tales of unenforceable gambling debts.

31:18 — We know the mechanics of Child Protective Services et al in a statist world, but how would such things work in a free society?

41:46 — A brief discussion of an article (linked below) on this subject by Walter Block et al.

47:23 — How do these principles relate to animals? What about aliens? What about robots? How do our intuitions compare to a proper libertarian legal framework vis-a-vis these beings? Also, how should we think about factory farming and veganism?

1:01:44 — As usual, the conversation devolves into terrorist chickens, college pranks and UN gulags for meat-eaters.

1:05:47 — Outro. Thanks for watching Haman Nature!

Murray Rothbard book mentioned: The Ethics of Liberty

Bob Murphy Show episode mentioned: A Modest Proposal for Children in Libertarian Law

Walter Block et al article mentioned: The Natural Rights of Children

Adam on X: @Rerazer

Bob on X: @BobMurphyEcon

The Bob Murphy Show:

The Human Action podcast:

Adam's other podcast: Natural Order Podcast

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