Haman Nature

They say, "Covid crushed our economy" but that is a lie. It was government. This tragic story of COUNTRY CAFE should bother you. It sure bothers us.

Mentioned on the show: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep11 00:00 –

Intro 01:00 – Tyrone blows smoke up my butt (it kinda tickles) about this article.

03:12 – Introducing the Country Cafe of Las Vegas, NV (RIP).

05:45 – Tyrone talks about poverty, homelessness, etc, and lays part of the blame on the Fed.

09:00 – Adam piles on. It's not just the Fed. Government screws everything up and hurts people.

11:08 – Adam gives a tale of a life transformed.

12:45 – Purpose and endorphins. These things are related.

14:15 – Tyrone makes the case for the morality of homelessness?

15:30 – Adam blames "our" poor culture on the American empire.

16:55 – Think government provides things? Well I would hope so! They steal trillions! 17:45 - Adam slaps down the "what about the PPP loans?" objection to government lockdowns.

19:00 -- Tyrone takes it home by saluting the former owners of the Country Cafe.

Naturally,

Adam

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Economist BOB MURPHY joins the show to explore geeky math stuff, the supernatural and imaginary numbers?! This is either the most brilliant or delusional episode yet. Get your PI on!

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The Porcupine reacts to Adam's interview with Stephan Kinsella and challenges the philosophical ideas raised with a series of insightful points, deep questions, and historical arguments. Adam then beats the Porcupine for his temerity.

00:00 – Intro

00:58 – Tyrone's first take on the Kinsella interview.

02:20 – What the heck is scarcity? What things are scarce? How does that relate to property?

08:17 – How does scarcity relate to argumentation ethics? How does property minimize conflict?

12:49 – The "evenly rotating economy" construct. How does it help us think about things?

17:08 – Adam takes a stab at explaining Ethical Intuitionism

20:08 – The "is/ought" gap: Is it absolute? Is it hooey? Discuss.

30:35 – Adam recommends some great books (details below).

33:18 – How do we redress historical property violations? How does homesteading theory apply?

39:58 – Adam and Tyrone chat about Intellectual Property.

48:53 -- Outro

Michael Huemer books mentioned:

Ethical Intuitionism; The Problem of Political Authority; Understanding Knowledge

Intellectual property books mentioned:

Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella

Against Intellectual Monopoly by Boldrin and Levine

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Adam on the Bob Murphy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzAL7rYh8fg&t=1s&ab_channel=RobertMurphy

Adam's other podcast: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

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Adam and the Porcupine look at the current worldwide separatist trends and discuss the relationship to sovereigntist philosophical theory.

00:00 – Intro

01:20 – Alberta, Canada nullifies national energy edicts.

3:25 – Video of Alberta's Premiere, Danielle Smith, announcing the nullification.

6:20 – Who was that giant? Plus, nullification/secession analysis.

13:37 – Why did "we" centralize in the first place? And who rules? Who is sovereign?

17:13 – The Porcupine wonders if we need(ed) tech to have freedom?

21:10 – Adam responds: The tension between freedom and tyranny is eternal.

23:30 – Maybe there's a proper "size" of political units? Adam advocates individual sovereignty.

28:15 – How philosophy can support these popular secessionist/nullification movements.

30:12 – A unique discussion of the size/scope of government.

35:13 -- We've come a long way, baby!

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Adam on the Bob Murphy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzAL7rYh8fg&t=1s&ab_channel=RobertMurphy

Diary of a Psychosis by Tom Woods: https://diaryofcovid.com

Adam's other podcast: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

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Adam gets all intellectual and stuff with Stephan Kinsella. Part two of this interview explains why the concept of "intellectual" property is illegitimate and impedes humanity's progress.

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Adam and the Porcupine talk about casino gambling and what that says about human nature, and give their picks for the "BIG GAME". Included bonus segment delivers Adam's hot take on a Dave Smith video that is in no way a shameless attempt to get more subscribers.

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Adam and Stephan discuss argumentation ethics which of course means they also talk about museums. Part 1 of a 2 episode interview.

00:00 – Intro

2:50 – Remembering PorcFest 2023 and fun with the creature from Bretton Woods.

5:52 – Introducing Stephan's new book: Legal Foundations of a Free Society.

7:00 – Libertarianism in America, then and now.

9:35 – With the change in the way we consume information, is intellectualism dead?

13:58 – The origins of this book: activism vs. preaching to the remnant. The value of engaging these ideas deeply to maximize credibility and effectiveness.

18:40 – From Marx to Rothbard: People who care about ideas are reachable and teachable.

20:17 – Exploring argumentation ethics. To understand liberty, we must understand property.

29:13 – Oh crap! Does Elon Musk own us?

29:31 – Back to argumentation ethics. Is v. ought. Natural order arguments.

35:31 -- A very brief discussion of Michael Huemer and intuitionism.

37:23 -- Five blind men describing an elephant - all roads lead to liberty.

40:30 -- Outro

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Adam on the Bob Murphy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzAL7rYh8fg&t=1s&ab_channel=RobertMurphy

Diary of a Psychosis by Tom Woods: https://diaryofcovid.com

Adam's other podcast: https://naturalorderpodcast.com/

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Adam and the Porcupine analyze worldwide election trends, discuss the 2024 U.S. presidential races, and go deep into libertarian election theory with the question, "Does voting matter?"

Adam on the Bob Murphy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzAL7rYh8fg&t=1s&ab_channel=RobertMurphy

Diary of a Psychosis by Tom Woods: https://diaryofcovid.com

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