Haman Nature

00:00 – Intro. Adam reads Scott's impressive bio and we see what Scott's up to these days, mostly his much-anticipated upcoming book, Provoked, and running the very great Libertarian Institute.

10:55 -- Adam asks Scott what he thinks about the 2024 presidential election cycle. For some reason, Ron Swanson of Parks and Rec comes up. Also (and don't be shocked) Scott goes on a rant.

27:44 -- Adam compares Trump to a mentally challenged snake-killing child. Trust us, it relates to presidential politics! Oh... and Scott goes on another rant.

35:17 – Adam asks Scott what he thinks about the 2020 election. Scott rants magnificently.

41:50 – Adam makes an argument for election shenanigans based on opportunity and human nature.

46:31 -- A brief tale of gambling in politics. What are the odds that neither Trump or Biden end up winning the 2024 election?

51:22 -- Adam makes a pitch for part 2 of this interview with Scott, which is available to paid subscribers at HamanNature.Substack.com for as little as $5/mo. Plus, another pitch for how much great work Scott does at the Libertarian Institute!

54:43 – Outro. It's fundraising time at the Libertarian Institute! Please help Scott continue the great work they do over there!

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Part 3 of Adam's recap of the 2024 Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC!

00:00 – Intro. Briefly recap Parts 1 and 2.

01:22 -- Adam gives his take on how the LP ended up with Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat as their candidates for president and vice president.

21:20 -- Adam gives a defense of bylaws and Robert's Rules of Order (Newly Revised).

23:38 – A great discovery is made! Tyrone is the One True Libertarian!

24:38 – Why is the party so divided? Adam gives his opinion of "thick" vs. "thin" libertarianism. Tyrone takes a bold stand.

36:41 -- What happened with Mike ter Maat? Why did he "flip" from being Mises Caucus aligned to supporting Chase Oliver? Adam gives his take -- and makes an admission of his own.

42:40 -- Adam responds to assertions that this is "the death of the LP" and "this is all Dave Smith's fault".

46:07 – Outro. Coming up next, a BONUS episode! Part 4: Responding to public reactions of the convention and ticket from outside the LP! To get access to Part 4, join as a paid subscriber ($5 a month minimum) at: https://hamannature.substack.com/

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Part 2 of Adam's recap of the 2024 Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC!

00:00 – Intro.

00:33 -- Tyrone has a question about the Great Orange One. Why invite him to speak at this thing?

03:35 -- Tyrone shares his enormous LP black-pill. Adam offers his own LP white-pill.

08:52 – Star Trek One reference!

09:51 – The main event. What was it like when DJT spoke before the 2024 LP Convention? Plus some media clips from the big event!

27:40 -- Adam don't wanna hear any pu**y s**t! We ain't quitting! So there. Also: What was it really like in the room when Trump spoke? What did the media miss?

35:56 -- Why do Libertarians need this kind of exposure? Adam tells a true and revealing story.

37:50 – Outro. Coming up next episode: Part 3: The 2024 LP Prez/VicePrez ticket.

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Adam has returned from the 2024 Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC and has some thoughts.

00:00 – Intro.

02:46 -- Adam recounts his impressions of Washington DC itself, and tourist stuff.

07:05 -- Tyrone drones on and on for a while about bylaws. Honestly, we don't know why he loves bylaws so much! Also: The credentialing process is explained.

24:09 – RFK Jr came and spoke -- and sought to get on the LP ballot!

29:53 – Vivek Ramaswamy came and debated Clint Russell.

37:48 -- After RFK Jr and Vivek, but before Trump, what was the vibe at this convention? What was up with dealing with Secret Service? Were Trump supporters there? Why did Trump's speech at the LP National convention almost not happen? Also: The GOAT, Ron Paul!

43:08 – Outro. Coming up next episode: The Great Orange Thing that came and spoke at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention!

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What does it look like when a libertarian hero from Nevada comes to confront the DC swamp? It looks just like this:

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Adam is still uneasy about all the military propaganda he suffered while watching best picture nominees for the 2024 Oscars. He and Tyrone dissect a particularly creepy National Guard recruitment ad.

00:00 – Intro. Here, watch this gross ad yourself. You see it too, right?

02:35 -- Tyrone brings some positivity. At least the ad wasn't gay and trans!

07:27 -- Adam admits to some misogyny. Why are these little girls kitted up like Seal Team Six? Also, is this ad signaling that the regime is intending to start WWIII?

10:20 – The National Guard is a bait & switch scheme. You think you're signing up to help pile sandbags for flood waters, and you end up fighting insurgents in the Middle East.

15:06 – Let's talk about the Defend The Guard movement!

21:10 -- Seriously, how freakin' misogynist is this Adam guy?

26:01 -- Do ads like this (and worse) prove that the US military is just filled with LARPers? What happens if we have to fight a real war?

28:24 -- A snippet of Tucker Carlson's show (talking to Dave Smith) that emphasizes Adam's point.

34:15 -- To make up for some depressing talk about an awful subject, Adam and Tyrone continue with round 2 of the greatest game ever: First To Ruin the World!

42:51 – Outro. Plus, 33% Down's Syndrome!

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Adam is heading to Washington, DC to attend the National Libertarian Party Convention, and Tyrone has questions.

00:00 – Intro. Some spurious rumors are started re Trump and the LP.

01:00 -- Why is this convention going to be so special? Trump and RFK Jr and Vivek Ramaswamy and Thomas Massie will be there!

05:14 -- Adam attempts to steel-man the argument against inviting Trump and these others to speak at the LP convention.

08:50 – Tyrone reminds us: There's no such thing as bad publicity.

22:39 – This is a big moment for the liberty movement. Will we make the most of it?

30:00 – Outro

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Adam talks to David Gornoski, host of A Neighbor’s Choice – a show that looks at politics, science, and culture through the lens of Jesus’ personhood revolution. What happens when an atheist and a very religious man try to find common ground? Lots of good stuff!

00:00 – Intro. What is David Gornoski all about? A Neighbor's Choice, first on radio, now as a podcast.

04:30 -- Adam asks David to talk about his understanding of the "religious" nature of human nature. On David's framing, religious experiences are much more "natural" than you might think.

07:22 -- How do you make sure that your "god-shaped" hole is filled with good things and not bad?

10:59 – How do we get our values? Also, is religion ideology? Did the Enlightenment hurt or help? How can we improve both?

15:07 – Can the division between science and religion be healed? Is humility the key?

26:03 – Adam rants about Brightline. A discussion of various Las Vegas issues ensues.

28:21 – Are myths religion for atheists? David has thoughts on our oldest stories. Also, what mechanism did humans invent to break us out of our worst violent tendencies?

42:29 – Adam advocates a violation of the NAP. Then asks an incoherent question. David responds in a deep way with a very thought-provoking interpretation of Christianity.

53:49 -- David talks about how human society is moving away from violence because we are "Christ-haunted".

57:34 -- If Christianity was a big "leveling up" from religions that came before, what's next? Anything? Or is Christianity the final "haunting"?

67:44 -- Violence and coercion is like any other addiction, you need more and more of the "fix" to get the results you're after. The only solution is to abandon the nasty thing entirely.

68:27 -- Adam blames Christianity for the current trans-insanity. Joking, mostly.

77:14 -- Outro.

David Gornoski's website: A Neighbor’s Choice.

Things mentioned by David: Mimetic Theory by Rene Gerard and the Grecian Pharmakos ritual.

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Well, "debate" is too strong a word, but brilliant smarty-pants Stephan Kinsella had some disagreements about an article Adam wrote about school choice and was gracious enough to come on Haman Nature to discuss them.

00:00 – Intro.

01:15 -- Happy birthday to Adam! Stephan's gives him an... odd present. Also, Adam recounts the article he wrote that prompted this talk.

02:54 -- Stephan lays out his position on school choice, and similar "reform" measures or "incrementalism".

06:55 – Adam defends. Let the "debate" begin!

15:33 – Adam scores a point!

17:13 – And another! And possibly another (depending on... math)!

22:15 – Adam swings hard. Is it a home run? 24:26 – Adam makes a prediction about markets and innovations under school choice.

26:10 -- Stephan makes some strong and principled objections.

28:52 -- Adam scores another point! Plus, the biggest moment in the entire episode.

33:36 -- A very important legislative clause to watch like a hawk. Also, is it worth the risk?

35:18 -- Say it was up to you as the deciding vote. Which way do you cast it?

38:36 -- Hey, Corey! Plus, Stephan gives Adam a much better birthday present!

39:57 -- Outro.

Stephan Kinsella's website:

Haman Nature article mentioned:

Stephan's Soho Forum debate with Corey DeAngelis on School Choice:

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Can you imagine a hideous dystopian future where your favorite football team spied on all your social media accounts and then banned you from attending games if they didn’t like something you posted? Not for posting anything violent or threatening or anything. Just banned you for expressing an opinion.

Sounds awful, right? Well just across the pond in England, that dystopian future has arrived.

00:00 – Intro.

00:41 -- Adam tells a tale of horror about the Denver Broncos -- j/k it's some London soccer team.

03:51 -- Tyrone weighs in. How creepy is it that a sports team is monitoring your social media?

07:56 – Adam has a hypothesis about how such a crazy policy came into being.

10:45 – Tyrone wonders why a business would turn away a paying customer. Adam has another idea about that. When things don't make sense, look for government interference.

15:22 – Adam wonders how to pronounce "cretin" and delivers another rant.

16:05 – Tyrone praises a FEE article about this issue and plays a video about this incident.

22:43 – A discussion of free speech. Government prohibitions. "Private" prohibitions. In this mixed up world, how are we to understand "free speech"?

25:46 -- In yet another ironic example of the left "eating" it's own, Ts punish Ls in the alphabet soup of identitarianism.

27:39 -- Outro.

Haman Nature article mentioned.

FEE article mentioned.

"Now imagine she's white." Film referenced: A Time to Kill

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Adam and the Porcupine react to a recent episode of the Jimmy Dore Show guest-hosted by the heroic fellows from the Due Dissidence show. Afterwards, Part 2 of Round One of the "First to Ruin the World!" game. Which one had more laughs? You decide!

00:00 – Intro.

01:01 -- Tyrone admits to liking two lefty shows: Due Dissidence and the Jimmy Dore Show. Adam also shows some love for lefties who haven't gone insane with the rest of the modern left.

04:32 -- A brief discussion of what is, and what isn't "capitalism".

05:58 – Tyrone presents a video! Let the "reacts" begin!

12:28 – The Due Dissidence guys start to get fuzzy about the definitions of economic systems. Adam and the Porcupine try to straighten 'em out a little along the way.

19:10 – Video over. Adam's rant begins. A rant. NOT a segment of "Hey hero, your fly is down!"

21:10 – Tyrone goes solo for his first ever "Hey hero, your fly is down!"

22:36 – Adam and the porcupine try to define some terms - because words matter.

27:20 -- Adam to the Due Dissidence gents: "Gentlemen, if I could have your attention..."

28:34 -- Tyrone's appeal to the left: We have similar goals, you're just going about things wrong.

32:08 -- Adam to the left: Tear the veil from your eyes. Also, Tyrone channels wisdom from Jeff Deist (Haman Nature 0024). Also, a defense of empathy - channeled correctly.

38:41 -- A tale of poisoned pizzas, failing airplanes, and government "solutions" that... aren't.

44:36 -- The "no true Scotsman" fallacy. Works for communism? Works for capitalism!

47:22 -- Part 2 of Round One of "First to Ruin the World!"

58:46 -- Outro.

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