Jeremy Kauffman: The Case for New Hampshire
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Jeremy Kauffman and the "War Is Gay" video
1:45 – Why humor has a libertarian bent
4:16 – Can comedy really change minds?
7:23 – PorcFest debate: easier to turn someone gay or libertarian?
10:02 – Nature vs. nurture: raising two very different boys
12:30 – Why taboo topics should still be studied
13:18 – Social media as tribal warfare
16:29 – Why Jeremy is bullish on social media anyway
18:21 – Musk's Twitter: freedom of speech, not freedom of reach
20:21 – Shadowbans, moderation, and thumbs on the scale
23:05 – What's happening with LBRY and Odysee
25:44 – How to compete with Big Tech
27:30 – Lou's Die Hard parody and the fall of MySpace
29:00 – Kids who want to be influencers
30:11 – Antisemitism and the liberty movement
36:12 – Taboos, double standards, and Holocaust jokes
38:10 – Why groups adopt self-serving beliefs
42:33 – Being labeled an "extremist"
44:48 – What is the Free State Project?
47:30 – Performing for Free Staters and PorcFest with kids
49:29 – Javier Milei and an anarcho-capitalist in Argentina
53:00 – Building freely and going to Mars
54:43 – Preppers and the doomer mentality
55:14 – Infighting in the liberty movement
58:56 – Wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Jeremy Kauffman, libertarian and shill for New Hampshire, joins Lou to talk about why humor has a libertarian bent, social media as tribal warfare, the Free State Project, and starting trouble for liberty in New Hampshire.
We also get into the "War Is Gay" video, a PorcFest debate over whether it's easier to turn someone gay or libertarian, raising two very different boys, Musk's Twitter and freedom of reach, what's happening with LBRY and Odysee, Lou's Die Hard parody, antisemitism in the liberty movement, being labeled an "extremist," Javier Milei, and infighting in the liberty movement.