Tricking people into being good; Are fetuses humans? entities and perception; “minarchism”; & more

The Dan Norton Show, 27 May 2026, Livestream #102

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0:00 Intro

4:51 My TikTok debate last night with a Communist (Vegan Bolshevik)

Airlines and covid

Emergency case

Is Ayn Rand good?

Reading update: oil & railroad industries, steam engines

Ayn Rand and Social Security

31:41 Call with Ricky re: taxes, funding police/military

38:09 End of call

Chatting with a minor

Troll(?) calls (which I don't answer)

Is it a good idea to study philosophy?

My thoughts on milton friedman, hayek, hoppe, paleolibs and ancaps

Abortion

"Analytic knowledge"

Paleolibertarianism, anarchism, and "minarchism"

Israel

Fascism

Bitcoin, free banking

1:52:13 Threats to humanity

Altruism and natural/artificial selection

Age/ID verification, Canadian truckers

2:15:37 "Do you believe there is a place for government to protect minors from exposure to graphic, disturbing, violent of other content? And should sale of products (drugs, alcohol) be similarly controlled?"

My opinion on cannabis

Troubleshooting frozen screen

2:41:36 Call with Robin tricking people into being good, etc.

(Lost caller's audio for a few seconds)

Christianity, faith and self-sacrifice

Is volunteering an act of sacrifice?

Egoism and caring about others

Tricking people into being good

Storytelling

Defining "the good"

3:21:45 End of call

3:28:41 Break until 3:37:48

3:39:13 Call with Conrad re: abortion, fetuses & humans

Rights

Conjoined humans

Entities

4:34:23 End of call

Babies, extraterrestrials, and rights

What is an "entity"? (including comments by Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff)

Perception and light

5:31:49 "Abortion rights are pro-life" by Leonard Peikoff

5:42:29 Call with Greg

Newton, light, & perception

Greg's background with Ayn Rand

6:02:18 End of call

Reading chats

Leaving a baby at a firehouse

Outro

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