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
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
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
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 Ha
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
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 Defens
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 In
