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Lou Perez joins Jeremy Kauffman for a conversation about comedy, censorship, and changing your mind. They discuss political labels, audience capture, libertarianism, and what people reveal through the jokes they laugh at. Correction from Lou: The Charlie Hebdo attack was on January 7, 2015, not 2007. Recorded October 17, 2026. Learn more about Lou Perez and follow him here: https://www.thelouperez.com Learn more about Jeremy Kauffman and follow him here: https://x.com/jeremykauffman Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron

If AI can do your job, what’s left for you? A lot, hopefully. Work isn’t the whole point of being alive. Brian Chau joins Jeremy Kauffman to talk about what AI is already useful for, what we should teach our kids, and whether we have good reasons to be optimistic. AI & Optimism · Free State Unplugged Recorded September 21, 2026. Free State Unplugged. Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/media/01M3CG5QPD1DJYS7NB1KA5DCK9

Ammon Bundy joins the Free State Party's Bill Barger to discuss resistance. What makes resistance possible? Can people defend their liberty by standing together, or does resistance leave them facing the government alone? What should those who value liberty do when they believe the government has overstepped? Recorded September 19, 2026, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/resistance 00:48 Why Fight for Liberty? 03:12 Were the Bundys Already Distrustful of Government? 04:46 Did Community Make Bunkerville Possible? 12:48 After Bunkerville: What Does Offense Look Like? 17:55 Has the Spirit of Resistance Faded in America? 19:42 If Voting and the Courts Fail, Where Do We Go? 23:41 Is Taxation Theft, and Should We Shoot the IRS? 26:27 How Do You Spot a Fed? 29:08 How Do You Negotiate With Feds? 31:40 Is Freedom Limited to Small Enclaves? 35:54 Can Resistance Become a Lasting Movement? 43:39 Community, Shared Values, and Immigration 50:44 Ammon's Namesake 53:47 Where Is the Line in an Armed Standoff? 56:56 Everyday Carry 57:59 The Personal Cost and Would He Do It Again?

Geneticist and writer Razib Khan joins Free State Party founder Jeremy Kauffman for a live examination of genetics; dog breeds and human differences, heritability, education, group averages, embryo selection, and AI. Recorded live in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 16, 2026, with audience Q&A after the discussion. Razib Khan has been studying, writing, and publishing on genetics for more than twenty-five years. His Substack, Unsupervised Learning, is one of the most-read science publications in the world. Follow his work at https://www.razib.com Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/genetics

Auron MacIntyre joins the Free State Party's Jeremy Kauffman to discuss Liberalism. Is liberalism failing? Are ideas like universalism and equality possible, or is liberalism sowing the seeds of its own destruction? What should those who love liberty be doing today? Learn more about Auron MacIntyre and follow him here: https://x.com/AuronMacintyre Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/liberalism 10:24 Does Liberty Depend on Preconditions It Can't Create? 16:40 Are Natural Rights a Fiction? 23:49 Has the Constitution Failed? 31:38 Free Speech for Our Enemies? 37:31 Would America Be Better Under a King? 43:06 Is the Free Market Presumptively Good? 49:58 Can Liberty Exist Without Christianity? 57:14 Does Liberal Universalism Lead to Endless War? 1:01:44 Would a Christian America Be Safe for Jews? 1:07:02 Is Libertarianism as Wrong About Human Nature as Communism?

Joe Norman and Travis Corcoran join the Free State Party to discuss localism. Can a free life be built one town at a time? How much say should your neighbors have over what you do? And what should people who want to live free be building where they already live? Learn more about Joe Norman and follow him here: https://x.com/normonics Learn more about Travis Corcoran and follow him here: https://x.com/MorlockP Travis Corcoran in NH politics: https://x.com/travis4nh Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch any topic as a standalone clip: Is Localism the Goal, or Just a Tool? https://youtu.be/qWTpoLv0dqU Did Capitalist Supply Chains Make Life Fragile? https://youtu.be/n-5RN2gDfHY Is Self-Sufficiency a Fantasy in the Modern World? https://youtu.be/JYSuk7EevvA Is the Global Division of Labor Worth the Dependency? https://youtu.be/9vV_rkZSxnY Can a Town Vote to Ban a Data Center? https://youtu.be/BxO_HHGD66c Can a Town Ban Anything, as Long as You Can Leave? https://youtu.be/e1gnd3C5VLY Do You Owe Your Town Things You Never Agreed To? https://youtu.be/JCQfG14VzWY Can a Man Do Whatever He Wants on His Own Land? https://youtu.be/_dx1oHUa_oU Can a Localist Nation Defend Itself? https://youtu.be/IbBcni-hOUc Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/localism 08:24 Is Localism the Goal — or Just a Tool? | Norman & Corcoran Deliberate 16:44 Did Capitalist Supply Chains Make Life Fragile? 21:21 Is Self-Sufficiency a Fantasy in the Modern World? 28:35 Is the Global Division of Labor Worth the Dependency? 35:01 Can a Town Vote to Ban a Data Center? 41:54 If You Can Leave, Can a Town Ban Anything? 54:20 Do You Owe Your Town Things You Never Agreed To? 59:38 Can a Man Do Whatever He Wants on His Own Land? 1:07:14 Can a Localist Nation Defend Itself?

Kevin Dolan joins Dennis Pratt at the Free State Party to discuss building things that last. What makes a community survive beyond its founders? What role do families, hierarchy, and power play? And what can the Free State Project learn from Kevin's work with Exit Group? Kevin's work: https://exit.group NATAL Conference: https://natalcon.com Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/iteration 11:32 Who Will Your Grandchildren Grow Up to Be? 11:46 Dennis Pratt winks at his wife 22:51 Hierarchy and cooperation 32:45 Trust comes from building together 42:56 The nuclear family isn't traditional 50:44 Family across political differences

Robin Hanson sits down with Travis Corcoran for the Free State Party's examination on Cultural Drift. Hanson's theory is that humanity broke our species' superpower (cultural evolution). In this talk, Hanson and Corcoran discuss his ideas and what, if anything, can be done about it. Hanson is an economist at George Mason University, originator of futarchy, pioneer of prediction markets, author of Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain, and one of the most rigorous heterodox thinkers alive. Travis takes him through the cultural drift framework, why cultural leaders aren't necessarily wise, the kibbutzim and Amish comparison, the role of exit costs, and presses on what it means for the future of liberty and markets. freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron @freestatepty on X Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/cultural-drift

Austin Petersen and Jeremy Kauffman join the Free State Party to discuss nationalism. Can nationalism coexist with individual liberty? Does a free society need a shared culture? And when should people try to change their country, leave it, or build something new? Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Free State Party on X: https://x.com/freestatepty Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/nationalism 01:15 Is Nationalism Incompatible With Liberty? Two Libertarians Disagree 09:43 Why This Libertarian Loves Living in a Nuclear-Armed Superpower 16:59 Do You Have a Right to a Shared Culture? The Libertarian Case 21:50 Does Nationalism Mean a Right to Exclude? 28:21 Has America Proved Multi-Ethnic Civic Nationalism Works? 38:11 Do You Need a Homogenous Culture for a Free Society? 42:21 Is It OK for a Nation to Enforce a Religious Monoculture? 47:32 Should Libertarians Support Conscription? They Both Disagreed. 54:20 When Should National Defense Override Free Trade? 59:52 Is the Non-Aggression Principle Enough? A Libertarian Heresy 1:06:01 Should America Annex Cuba, Alberta, and Greenland? Yes, Says Petersen.

Bruce Fenton and Jeremy Kauffman join the Free State Party to discuss immigration. Is freedom of movement a natural right? What obligations do we have to people in other countries? And how much should culture matter when deciding who can move here? Recorded and produced by the Free State Party, a private club in New Hampshire. Join us: https://freestate.party Support the Party: https://freestate.party/patron Free State Party on X: https://x.com/freestatepty Each topic is available as its own video on this channel. Check the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ87NtNN3kJqKGXxvVjc75P_4rVxI04_t Watch / transcript: https://freestate.party/immigration 02:06 Do Libertarians Need an Immigration System? Even Without a Welfare State? 05:00 What If Immigration Was Market-Driven, Not Government-Planned? 09:50 Should We Abolish ICE? Two Libertarians Disagree 19:13 Do Nations Owe Foreigners Anything? 24:27 Why This Libertarian Changed His Mind on Immigration 34:33 Should Your Employer Be an Immigration Cop? 44:30 Is Freedom of Movement a Natural Right? Libertarians Split 51-49 51:20 Is Ethnicity Relevant to Immigration? 81% Said Yes 56:34 Could the Dubai Visa Model Work in America? 1:07:03 Should Immigration Be Enforced at the Border or Everywhere?