Natural Order Podcast

Florida "Man" ??

Hosts Brian O'Leary and Adam Haman discuss the curious intersection of Ron DeSantis, Hyatt Regency, drag shows, children, and liquor licenses.

Also discussed: How screwy the world must be for those things to all exist in the same news article.

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What is this world coming to? What went down:

This story is bizarre, and oddly symptomatic of our time. Maybe the best way for you to understand it is to just read some reporting on the matter:

• National Review DeSantis Pulls Hyatt Regency's Liquor License following Drag Show with Children Present
• Fox News DeSantis stripping Florida hotel's liquor license after hosting 'lewd' drag show with children present
• Eater Miami Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Going After a Miami Hotel's Liquor License for Hosting a Holiday Drag Show
• Washington Times Ron DeSantis strips liquor license from a theater that let kids watch drag queen show

The short story:

The Hyatt Regency Miami rented space to people who put on a show called "A Drag Queen Christmas", which was advertised as being for "all ages".

No specific warning of there being explicit content in the show… and yowzers, was there explicit content in the show! For specifics, click the links above.

Here's the flyer: [We were going to put in a picture of the flyer, but you can find it on that Fox News article]

We had a clip from a Fox News Tucker Carlson segment teed up that shows a video from the show in question, but since Tucker's ouster, it somehow vanished (perhaps temporarily). We'll leave it up to the good folks out there to use their discretion on whether or not to look it up independently.

Warning! It's awful!

Are people over-reacting about these "drag queen" shows?

In a word: Nope.

If you think there's something wrong with "sexualizing" kids, this will bother you.

We thought about including the pictures, or at least linking to them with such lines as:

• Here are two pictures as example from this particular case: AWFUL and WORSE
• And here's some pictures from other "drag queen story hour" events that occurred recently in the supposed "civilized world: AWFUL and HORRIBLE and THIS and MUST and STOP.

We decided not to link. Look them up on your own if you'd like.

Of course, there will be counterfactuals, manipulating the story in a sympathetic way, and overall pushback on our position, but as far as the pictures themselves go, honestly, we were too horrified to look at them any closer.

It's wretched.

Courage & Conformity

The Brian D. O'Leary Show addressed this a while back.

More Mandolorian … but first, what is the opposite of courage?

Francisco Franco

We spoke briefly of Francoist Spain. O'Leary has done a lot of work about this era. Some links if you want to go down his rabbit hole:

• Francisco Franco page at BrianDOLeary.com
  • https://briandoleary.com/franco/
• "Moses Ezekiel, American sculptor—plus, the prevailing myth of the Spanish Civil War"
  • https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-brian-d-oleary-show-111422#details
• "Revisiting the Myths of the Spanish Civil War"
  • https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-brian-d-oleary-show-111522#details
• "Making sense of fascism & antifascism as the concepts relate to the Spanish Civil War"
  • https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-brian-d-oleary-show-11162022#details
• "Chipping away at the myth of the Spanish Civil War"
  • https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-brian-d-oleary-show-111722#details
• "Deconstructing the Myth of the Spanish Civil War and how it informs us today"
  • https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-brian-d-oleary-show-111822#details

Author/book mentioned

Nassim Taleb's, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Adam's "other" gig:

The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast

Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV's Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond.

Don't miss their great interview with Economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!

Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy

Brian's empire of great content: BrianDOLeary.com

Where you'll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including

• The O'Leary Review – Writing and associated Podcast
• The Brian D. O'Leary Show
• Who Is In The Tom Woods World?
• and more.

While you're there, don't forget to buy Brian a coffee. He'll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.

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Austrian Economics

Hosts Brian O'Leary and Adam Haman discuss Austrian Economics, another one of the "four pillars" holding up the Natural Order Podcast.

Why is the Austrian School right? And where do the Keynesians, Neo-classicists, Monetarists, and calculus-worshiping wonks go wrong.

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Austrian Economics: Methodology matters, and the other guys are doing it wrong. "The curious task…

…of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. To the naive mind that can conceive of order only as the product of deliberate arrangement, it may seem absurd that in complex conditions order, and adaptation to the unknown, can be achieved more effectively by decentralizing decisions and that a division of authority will actually extend the possibility of overall order. Yet that decentralization actually leads to more information being taken into account."

– Friedrich Hayek, The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism

The Austrian School: Why is it different? Why is it correct?

Economics isn't a "hard science", like chemistry or physics. As a discipline, it is more akin to philosophy, or perhaps even mathematics.

There exist several different economic theories and many schools of thought—all generally incompatible with each other—that are "unfalsifiable." Unlike hard sciences, the subject of economics is people. Experiments can't truly be done because of the free will inherent to the subjects. Thus, a counterfactual is technically impossible. One cannot repeat the experiment with all relevant factors remaining the same.

This is why "facts" never seem to settle disputes between Keynesians and Monetarists, or Neoclassicals and MMTers, or Austrians and…everybody. No matter how hard Ben Bernanke or Ben Powell fail, they can always say, "Yeah, but it would have been worse had we not intervened."

The roots of Austrian economics were first established in the School of Salamanca. This Spanish school of thought brought together followers of St. Thomas Aquinas and others where they sought to explain the full range of human action and social organization. The Salamancan methodology posited the existence of economic laws, much like other natural laws, and sought to discover the nature of these laws.

This "Late Scholastic" tradition progressed in many places in Europe (notably France), competing with other theories that typically gave intellectual cover for the government to boss people around.

Austrian economics gets its name largely because, in 1871, an Austrian named Carl Menger resurrected these Scholastic/French (hat tip to Frederic Bastiat) threads. He then added explicit subjectivism, gave a groundbreaking theory of the origin of money, and fully explained (for the first time in known human history) the theory of marginal utility, which ushered in the "marginal revolution" in economics.

This was huge, solving the perplexing diamond/water paradox, and helping smash the labor theory of value in the process.

It also helped that many other big names in this new "school" were from Austria (Menger, Mises, Hayek, Böhm-Bawerk, etc).

The Austrian approach: Methodological Individualism, methodological subjectivism.

What falls out of this approach are a few critical things, including:

• the subjective theory of value (vs. the labor theory, for example)
• opportunity costs
• marginalism
• the time structure of production and consumption
• unique
  • price theory
  • capital theory
  • interest theory
  • (in the modern era, at least) a unique theory of inflation,

Mises named this approach "Praxeology." He said we can deduce powerful and profound economic truths from simple and self-evidently true a priori statements like "Man acts."

See? Economics is much more correctly viewed as part of philosophy. It's more like geometry than fluid dynamics or some other hard science.

Most economists pretend they are hard scientists. They are delusional. They're doing it wrong. They are ideologues pretending to be technicians.

Big contributions:

The Austrian school led the marginal revolution, the economic calculation problem (both Hayek's version and Mises's version), the theory of the business cycle, price theory, capital theory, interest theory, focus on entrepreneurship as a critical discovery process, etc.

The approach of the other schools: They use complex models and math to obfuscate what should be their central focus: human action. A cynic might be forgiven for concluding that most economic theories and analyses are merely offered as intellectual cover for government to tax and spend and "regulate."

The Mises Institute…

… is a paragon of knowledge and virtue. At mises.org, you will find an absolute treasure trove of books, articles, podcasts, lectures, entire academic courses—all about Austrian economics. Check it out!

Learn economics via… rap battles?

Yes! Check out these two videos. They are amazing!

Adam's "other" gig:

The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast

Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV's Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond. Don't miss their great interview with Economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!

Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy

Brian's empire of great content: BrianDOLeary.com

Where you'll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including

• The O'Leary Review – Writing and associated Podcast
• The Brian D. O'Leary Show
• Who Is In The Tom Woods World?
• and more.

While you're there, don't forget to buy Brian a coffee. He'll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.

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The fellows continue their discussion on of the first of their "four pillars"—libertarian political philosophy.

Today, Haman and O'Leary drill-down on the Libertarian Party, the Mises Caucus, and Adam's work in the leadership of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.

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The Libertarian Party: What makes "the party of principle" different from all the others? What about the roads?

Oh yeah, statist? What about them there roads? Here, get educated:

Walter Block's The Privatization of Roads and Highways: Human and Economic Factors

Non-libertarians reflexively believe that many "public goods" such as roads cannot be provided (or cannot be sufficiently provided) by a free market. Block's big book on the subject shows exactly how wrong-headed that belief is.

This episode builds on concepts discussed in episode 1 of The Natural Order Podcast, so you might want to check out those show notes too!

Anarchy v. Minarchy?

This is scarcely the final word on the subject, but find some food for thought in this written debate.

Undo the Revolutionary War?!?

Despite their profound differences regarding the nature of government, Brian says he would happily take either Hamilton or Jefferson over our current leadership. In fact, compared to today's regime, he would even prefer Mad King George III!

He's got a point!

Check out this brilliant book that contains (among many many other brilliant things) an argument about why monarchy (as bad as that is) is preferable to "unfettered" democracy: Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy the God that Failed.

Worship the Constitution? No thanks.

The US Constitution is a magnificent document. Our modern society would be much improved if we more closely followed the principles in it. But as Lysander Spooner said:

"Whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."

Amen. On the other hand, maybe ole' Spooner was just cross because those old-timey Feds "rolled the tanks" on him for opening up his own mail service in competition with the Post Office.

Dave Smith debates Nick Sarwark on the strategy and future of the Libertarian Party

Part One – at the Soho Forum in New York.

Part Two – only a snippet from Dave's Part of the Problem Podcast. Get all those episodes at the Gas Digital Network.

Find sanity and inner peace by changing your voter registration.

Want to feel good about your vote? Tired of voting for "the lesser of two evils"? Do you love liberty, family, puppies, and all good things? Get involved with the Libertarian Party! Want to really do it the right way? Learn more about, and get involved with the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party.

Adam's "other" gig: The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast

Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV's Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond.

Don't miss their great interview with Economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!

Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy

Brian's empire of great content: BrianDOLeary.com

Where you'll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including

• The O'Leary Review - Writing and associated Podcast
• The Brian D. O'Leary Show
• Who Is In The Tom Woods World?
• and more.

While you're there, don't forget to buy Brian a coffee. He'll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.

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"Anarcho-Capitalism" & More...

The first episode of the Natural Order Podcast is here!

Hosts Brian O'Leary and Adam Haman start things off with a discussion of one of their "four pillars" by which they seek to find Natural Order. In this case, libertarian political philosophy.

Today's show brought to you by Liberty Classroom​

Do you have too many friends? Agree with all the talking heads on TV and the "regime" politicians?

We can fix that! Libertarianism

In the early stages of this project, we imagined—then produced—a few episodes dedicated to "A Podcast about Our Podcast." However, those episodes are "waiting in the bullpen" as we've decided to wait and release these "prequels" at a later date.

But, we did go back into the archives and pulled out one of the gems... This is what we had to say about libertarianism (paraphrasing):

Political philosophy has always had a central tension between the rights of the individual versus what the individual "owes" to society. For most of human history, collectivism and tribalism dominated this discussion. The rise of individual rights wasn't "destined" and humanity can (and does) revert to authoritarianism on many issues and in many times and places.

The best history of the "rise and fall" of theories of individual liberty throughout man's time on earth that we know of is Gerard Casey's Freedom's Progress?: A History of Political Thought.

The question mark carries a lot of meaning in that title. Individual liberty is uncommon. It comes in fits and starts. Most importantly, it should never be taken for granted.

Many brilliant minds have contributed to the growing corpus of libertarian political philosophy, which comes in two very distinct strands, "minarchism" (describing the minimal state) and "anarcho-capitalism" or "voluntaryism" (describing a thriving society completely free from monopolistic government).

Here are a few of our favorites from each:

(You can find links to these books and others at the Natural Order Book Club page.)

Minarchism:

Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto – The good doctor's pitch for liberty during his campaigns for the presidency.

Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged – A powerful and emotional exploration of deep themes regarding the moral and economic case for freedom. A masterpiece.

Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, & Utopia – A very thorough and persuasive argument from a well-known and main stream philosopher. Winner of the 1975 National Book Award!

Mary Ruwart's Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression – If Rand and Paul seem a little too "right-wingy" for your tastes, check out Dr. Ruwart's classic work, emphasizing the peace and harmony and abundance that spring from libertarianism.

Anarcho-capitalism:

Kris Borer's The Ethics of Anarcho-Capitalism – A modern "Robinson Crusoe" tale that brilliantly highlights the real-world contexts that give rise to interpersonal conflict – and how anarcho-capitalism ethically solves such conflicts.

Murray Rothbard's Anatomy of the State – Short and devastatingly powerful. You'll never look at monopolistic government the same way again.

Murray Rothbard's For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto – A classic from "Mr. Libertarian.

Murray Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty – A master class in Natural Law theory and libertarianism.

Michael Huemer's The Problem of Political Authority – A devastating attack (from every conceivable angle) of statism. After reading it, you're reflexive acquiescence of the existence (and morality) of state power will vanish.

And of course, there are many many more.

Factions in America's founding:

Are you a Jeffersonian or a Hamiltonian? Never thought about it? Check out this cool debate to help you pick a side. Factionalism is fun!

https://youtu.be/OeE_s1Gw7X4

The Libertarian Party:

Feel like joining the libertarian movement? Just want to help out? Check out The Libertarian Party. Also check out the caucus of the LP that Adam is proud to consider himself a member of, the Mises Caucus.

Hey "fatty!" Lose some weight!

In regards to libertarianism, are you thick or are you thin? The brilliant Walter Block has some thoughts that might help you decide.

Adam's "other" gig: The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast

Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV's Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond.

Don't miss their great interview with Economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!

Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy

Brian's empire of great content: BrianDOLeary.com

Where you'll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including

• The O'Leary Review - Writing and associated Podcast
• The Brian D. O'Leary Show
• Who Is In The Tom Woods World?
• and more.

While you're there, don't forget to buy Brian a coffee. He'll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.

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Preview of what's to come

The sneak-peak of the Natural Order Podcast is here!

Hosts Brian O'Leary and Adam Haman take us through their "four pillars" of the show by which they seek to find the Natural Order.

Adam's "other" gig: The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast

Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV's Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond.

Don't miss their great interview with Economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!

Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy

Brian's empire of great content: BrianDOLeary.com

Where you'll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including

• The O'Leary Review – Writing and associated Podcast
• The Brian D. O'Leary Show
• Who Is In The Tom Woods World?
• and more.

While you're there, don't forget to buy Brian a coffee. He'll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.

O'Leary Digital

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