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Examinations and deliberations recorded at the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire.

Episodes

  1. Aug 17

    An Examination of Genetics with Razib Khan

    Razib Khan and Jeremy Kauffman examine genetics, heritability, group differences, education, embryo selection, and artificial intelligence. Chapters 00:00 Welcome 01:06 Are Pit Bulls Aggressive Because of Their Home Life? 03:19 Do People Differ Like Dog Breeds? 13:53 How Should Education Consider Hereditarianism? 29:03 How Substantial Are Group Differences? 30:50 Individuals and Group Judgments 34:38 Can We Trust an Indian? 39:13 Regression to the Mean in Groups 43:23 Genetic Testing for Embryos 49:02 Artificial Intelligence and Genetics 52:32 Razib's Book 56:23 Audience Questions

  2. Jul 13

    A Deliberation on Liberalism

    Auron MacIntyre and Jeremy Kauffman discuss liberalism, the neutral state, natural rights, speech, democracy, religion, war, and the durability of liberty. Chapters 00:00 What Is Liberalism? 03:13 The Myth of the Neutral State 10:10 Why Liberty Eventually Collapses 16:31 Natural Rights: Real or Fiction? 23:55 Has the Constitution Failed? 31:19 Should We Protect Dangerous Speech? 37:37 Would a King Be Better Than Democracy? 43:18 When Freedom Produces Bad Outcomes 49:54 Can Liberty Survive Without Christianity? 56:54 Why Liberalism May Lead to Endless War

  3. Jun 29

    A Deliberation on Localism

    Joe Norman and Travis Corcoran discuss localism, self-sufficiency, supply chains, local rules, property, obligation, national defense, and liberty. Chapters 00:00 What Is Localism? 08:23 Is Localism the Goal, or Just a Tool? 16:43 Did Capitalist Supply Chains Make Life Fragile? 21:20 Is Self-Sufficiency a Fantasy in the Modern World? 27:03 Is the Global Division of Labor Worth the Dependency? 35:00 Can a Town Vote to Ban a Data Center? 41:53 Can a Town Ban Anything, as Long as You Can Leave? 54:19 Do You Owe Your Town Things You Never Agreed To? 59:37 Can a Man Do Whatever He Wants on His Own Land? 1:07:13 Can a Localist Nation Defend Itself? 1:12:37 What Is Freedom? What Is Liberty?

  4. May 27

    An Examination of Iteration

    Kevin Dolan and Dennis Pratt examine iteration: building institutions that last, hierarchy, power, demographics, civic nationalism, family formation, and the Free State Project. Chapters 00:00 What Is Iteration? 03:08 What Does Exit Group Do? 06:40 Why Iteration Beats Replication 08:18 Can Ideas Outlive Founders? 10:03 What Makes Institutions Last? 14:35 What Should Power Build? 21:10 Should the Free State Project Exercise Power? 24:17 Family, Patronage, and Patriotism 25:12 Demographic Decline 27:53 The Looting Phase 38:12 Is Civic Nationalism Totalitarian? 42:47 Pro-Family Systems for New Hampshire 47:05 Bring the Wives 47:35 Audience Questions

  5. May 18

    An Examination of Cultural Drift

    Robin Hanson and Travis Corcoran examine cultural drift: how cultures change, whether cultural leaders are wise, how communities preserve norms, and what exit costs mean for liberty and markets. Chapters 00:00 Robin Hanson and Cultural Drift 01:24 What Is Cultural Drift? 10:26 Are Modern Cultures Becoming Maladaptive? 13:15 Could Cultural Leaders Be Wrong? 16:11 Loyalty, Voice, and Exit 19:32 Must Surviving Cultures Restrict Freedom? 23:29 Can the Amish Serve as Cultural Lifeboats? 28:00 Can Culture Be Designed to Drift More Slowly? 41:26 Does Capitalism Favor Liberty? 46:55 Audience Questions

  6. May 2

    A Deliberation on Nationalism

    Austin Petersen and Jeremy Kauffman discuss nationalism, individual liberty, shared culture, national defense, civic service, trade, secession, and exit. Chapters 00:00 How the Deliberation Works 01:01 Is Nationalism Compatible With Individual Liberty? 09:27 Is National Defense a Public Good? 16:57 Does a Nation Need a Shared Culture? 21:30 Does a Nation Have a Right to Exclude? 28:02 Can Multi-Ethnic Civic Nationalism Last? 37:51 Does a Free Society Need Cultural Homogeneity? 42:03 May a Nation Enforce a Monoculture? 47:14 May Government Compel Civic or Military Service? 53:59 National Defense or Free Trade? 59:33 Can the Non-Aggression Principle Defend a Nation? 1:05:35 Should America Expand Its Territory? 1:11:00 Reform, Secession, or Exit? 1:23:23 Where They Landed

  7. Mar 31

    A Deliberation on Immigration

    Bruce Fenton and Jeremy Kauffman discuss immigration, enforcement, freedom of movement, residency, citizenship, culture, and obligations to foreigners. Chapters 00:00 How the Deliberation Works 01:52 Is an Immigration System Necessary? 04:46 Government Quotas or Market Mechanisms? 09:36 Should ICE Be Abolished? 18:59 Obligations to Foreigners 24:13 Economics, Crime, Culture, and Lifestyle 34:19 Should Private People Perform Immigration Checks? 44:16 Is Freedom of Movement a Natural Right? 51:06 Is Ethnicity Relevant to Immigration? 56:20 Guest Residency Without Citizenship 1:06:49 Border or Interior Enforcement? 1:11:53 Where They Landed

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Examinations and deliberations recorded at the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire.

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