Ep. 490 Remembering the Economic Contributions of Rothbard and Garrison
Adam Haman returns to discuss with Bob the legacy to economics left by Murray Rothbard and Roger Garrison, in light of the 100th anniversary of Rothbard’s birth and the recent passing of Garrison. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State and Bob’s Study Guide…
Ep. 489 Michael Fraser Explains the Pentagon Decision to Dump Claude
Michael Fraser is a business consultant on leading LLMs, with an extensive knowledge of praxeology. He joins Bob to discuss the Pentagon’s decision to sever ties with Anthropic and even designate them a supply chain risk. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Anthropic CEO’s statement in response to…
Ep. 488 Do LLMs Always Escalate to Nuclear War?
Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent paper summarizing the performance of leading LLMs in wargames. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. The NewScientist article reporting (inaccurately) on this research paper. BMS ep 467 on the weaknesses of modern game theory. This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton Academy and The Swan…
Ep. 487 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 11, Whoever Believes in Him
Bob continues his commentary on John chapter 3, this time on verses 13 through 17. This includes the famous verse John 3:16, which lays out the recipe for eternal life through belief in Jesus. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 475, Installment 10:…
Ep. 486 Analyzing the Epstein-Bannon Interview
Adam Haman returns, this time to help Bob parse the Epstein-Bannon interview footage that was released with the general Epstein file dump. It reveals a glib character who plays fast and loose with his anecdotes. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. The Epstein-Bannon footage. This episode’s sponsors, the Scott Horton…