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The Dan Norton Show
Dan Norton
219 episodes
1 day ago
28 December 2025, Livestream #73 0:00 Intro 6:32 The Age of Exploration: Portuguese and Spanish discoveries in the 1400s 29:34 Call w/ Charlie Painter re: jazz, the death penalty, etc. God, the arbitrary, multiple religions Do all religions believe in God or take things on faith? Myths and stories Looking at chat Charlie's background 1:03:02 Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter to Reverend Dudley Left vs. right on Ayn Rand Charlie's background (continued), discovering Ayn Rand, covid lockdowns Jazz music 2:21:13 The death penalty 2:40:39 End of call 2:43:50 Break until 2:51:54 Another thought on the death penalty and war 2:56:03 Call w/ a libertarian ("Oh_noes117" = "Brinkwill" in chat): Cartesian skepticism Innocents in war and libertarianism Eye (or two eyes?) for an eye; a libertarian view of retribution; "homesteading" If someone doesn't want his killer punished, should his wish be honored? The U.S. in WW2 Mugging example Drumming, Whiplash 4:09:36 End of call Does one need to prove a negative? Ideas for growing my channel Trying a new title for my livestream Break 6:53:14 Call w/ "Objective Ethics": Self-interest, free will, God, the universe, etc. Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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28 December 2025, Livestream #73 0:00 Intro 6:32 The Age of Exploration: Portuguese and Spanish discoveries in the 1400s 29:34 Call w/ Charlie Painter re: jazz, the death penalty, etc. God, the arbitrary, multiple religions Do all religions believe in God or take things on faith? Myths and stories Looking at chat Charlie's background 1:03:02 Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter to Reverend Dudley Left vs. right on Ayn Rand Charlie's background (continued), discovering Ayn Rand, covid lockdowns Jazz music 2:21:13 The death penalty 2:40:39 End of call 2:43:50 Break until 2:51:54 Another thought on the death penalty and war 2:56:03 Call w/ a libertarian ("Oh_noes117" = "Brinkwill" in chat): Cartesian skepticism Innocents in war and libertarianism Eye (or two eyes?) for an eye; a libertarian view of retribution; "homesteading" If someone doesn't want his killer punished, should his wish be honored? The U.S. in WW2 Mugging example Drumming, Whiplash 4:09:36 End of call Does one need to prove a negative? Ideas for growing my channel Trying a new title for my livestream Break 6:53:14 Call w/ "Objective Ethics": Self-interest, free will, God, the universe, etc. Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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The Dan Norton Show
Should contracts for "sex changes," blinding healthy eyes, lifelong service be legal? Etc. (3 calls)
18 December 2025, Livestream #71 0:00 Intro, miscellaneous 6:09 Should voluntary contracts for "sex changes," blinding healthy eyes, lifelong service be legal? 1:06:25 Call w/Jason Adams re: the above topic 1:30:28 Jason gives a short practice speech re: Ayn Rand, which he plans to give later today at a school board meeting 1:38:35 Call ends 1:45:08 Break until 1:55:07 1:57:05 Call w/Oh_noes ("Brinkwill" in chat), 2:21:33 Oh Noes defends adhering to the "Non-aggression principle" (so-called by libertarians) even if it means not stealing a penny to save one's child from torture (an example that came up in a recent debate between Dave Smith and Liquid Zulu) 3:07:49 Call ends 3:08:58 Call w/Agosti re: the topic in the title, etc. 3:25:44 I play a relevant clip from a debate I had with TJump a few years ago, and we both comment on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc_P2cQ8Edk&t=2694s We discuss lobbying and attitudes towards it Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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12 hours ago
4 hours 53 minutes 35 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Philosophy of math; For the New Intellectual, environmentalism & Alex Epstein (call w/ Holden); etc.
13 December 2025, Livestream #70 0:00 Intro Update on my third commentary video on my calls to The David Pakman Show My first experience with TikTok livestreaming 13:00 Creating this description in real-time Intrinsicism, free will, and Sam Harris Break 1:52:24 Call w/Holden For the New Intellectual Environmentalism & Alex Epstein Ayn Rand Philosophical Studies Series Discussing select philosophical issues with chat, including philosophy of math Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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6 days ago
5 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Racist U.S. & California laws; meaning & purpose; should sex change operations be legal_ etc.
8 December 2025, Livestream #69 0:00 Intro 2:30 Immigration laws in the United States 10:38 The United States Statutes at Large (chronological order of laws) Front matter 54:42 Looking at selected laws of the United States and California 1:23:19 My correction to Milton Friedman on immigration Quick update on my third video on my calls to David Pakman Engaging with chat Testing YouTube's Q&A feature 1:59:44 Polling chat on whether I should keep talking Pros and cons Stream ideas from chat 2:31:06 Liquid Zulu vs. Dave Smith debate re: the "non-aggression principle" 2:55:50 Meaning and purpose Kira's question in We the Living: "Do you believe in God?" Engaging with chat 3:20:07 Shipping regulations Private rating agencies 3:45:06 Should sex change operations be legal? Poll: Should it be legal to kill a healthy adult who has given permission to be killed? TJump case: cancer cure in exchange for a lifetime of service 4:09:50 A woman who chose to be blinded 4:26:55 Poll: Should it be legal to give someone a sex change operation if they consent to it? 4:40:49 Leonard Peikoff's view on sex changes (in two podcasts) [After the livestream, I edited out most of the first Peikoff clip, which I shared unintentionally; as a result, the Live Chat Replay is no longer available, but I pasted a version of the chat in the comments.] First Peikoff clip: https://peikoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-20.169_E_01.L.mp3 Second Peikoff clip: https://peikoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2010-12-13.142_B_02.L.mp3 5:24:08 Break until 5:36:06 Vulnerability in my position? X replies Proposed bill in Washington state Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 week ago
6 hours 33 minutes 42 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Should Trump fans be unfriended? We the Living, "open Objectivism," libertarianism w/ Holden; & more!
3 December 2025, Livestream #68 0:00 Intro 2:00 Should Trump fans be unfriended (on Facebook)? Trump voter vs. Trump fan Be Facebook friends with Trump fans—or you're in an echo chamber (false alternative) Isn't unfriending people what leftists do? 1:11:36 Doesn't Leonard Peikoff like Trump? Being a fan of an aspect of Trump vs. of Trump as a whole Being friends with Trump fans Trump's first term vs. second term Etc. 1:54:53 Call w/ Latent Prion re: ontology (the fundamental nature of being) 3:43:22 Call w/ Holden Intro to Holden, his background re: Objectivism and economics We the Living: Holden's reaction Setting of the novel Kira's first meeting w/Leo The novel's ending and theme Andrei, Kira, & Leo plot summary Kira's ending Movie version of We the Living Andrei’s ending and whether one can be an honest communist Ayn Rand’s emigration from Soviet Russia to the United States Lying and prostitution in an authoritarian state 5:01:30 Murray Rothbard, Robert Hessen, George Reisman, Alan Greenspan Reviews of Atlas Shrugged Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, edited by Robert Mayhew Catching up with chat Alan Greenspan turned against Objectivist ideas Richard Salsman, David Kelley, The Atlas Society, and "Open Objectivism" Liquid Zulu, anarchy, libertarianism, and Objectivism Did Ayn Rand originate the non-initiation of force principle? (the "non-aggression principle" or NAP); John Locke, the Levellers, Auberon Herbert; Robert Nozick Harry Binswanger's letter to Robert Nozick and other work Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology Reading recommendations for Ayn Rand's nonfiction Ayn Rand and Nietzsche 6:23:18 End of call 6:24:43 Break Engaging w/ chat: Giving Ayn Rand credit 6:32:23 ARI & I Miscellaneous topics, including: Randsday in Florida Close to 1,000 subscribers I don't consume much art Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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2 weeks ago
6 hours 55 minutes

The Dan Norton Show
White nationalist, anti-Israel caller; Linda Cordair calls re: her fight with California; & more!
28 November 2025, Livestream #67 0:00 Intro 2:00 Immigration and some of the history of immigration laws 27:58 Call w/Edward: white nationalist & anti-Israel Engaging w/Edward in chat 1:05:27 Call w/Linda Cordair re: keeping her art business open during covid in defiance of the state of California 1:51:15 My Facebook post: "How about open borders?" Legalizing drugs "Anarcho-Objectivists" Is privacy a right? Drugs, violence, age of majority Sock puppet? Atlas Hugged, by David Sloan Wilson Insurance, fractional reserve banking Update on my third David Pakman commentary video 3:12:39 Detection theory and identifying sock puppet accounts Insurance, fractional reserve banking (continued) Polling chat on whether they're subscribers to my channel 3:58:03 Replies on X Break until 4:18:27 Blocking a suspected sock puppet account Polling non-subscribers on why they aren't subscribed 4:36:01 Replies on X (continued) Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff on Thanksgiving and Christmas Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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2 weeks ago
6 hours 2 minutes 40 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Most evil Kant; is-ought; God; socialism/immigration on X; classical/modern logic; etc. (4 callers)
23 November 2025, Livestream #66 0:00 Intro Michael Milken Reading update: Immigration, southern border wall & Trump/Biden 12:52 Why is capitalism so out of fashion? (Jonathan Hoenig) Altruism, conservative response, response to conservative (mind-sacrifice) Not understanding what "capitalism" is; mixed economy, 19th century U.S., tariffs Mises & Rand 33:41 Reading update: Bible: Book of Judges, Ruth Discussing an alt account(?) 49:19 Getting across the southern border wall via tunnels, human cannon Is Objectivism consequentialist? Review, follow-up on previous show Blocking the suspected alt account 1:11:51 Kant as the most evil man in history according to Ayn Rand 1:23:36 The is-ought gap (Simon) Another alt account? 1:33:41 Break to 1:43:00 The is-ought gap (continued) 2:00:52 Call w/Simon re: is-ought gap 2:43:09 Isa joins the call and we discuss theism More subscribers, monetization Engaging with chat: Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala, Gloria Alvarez (Isa) 3:53:25 Call w/Jason re: Pluribus (TV show) and free will Praxeology 4:41:50 Socialism/immigration comments on X  Call w/Radical Capitalist re: classical/modern logic [...] Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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3 weeks ago
6 hours 59 minutes

The Dan Norton Show
Should politicians be dishonest to protect rights? consequentialism w/Latent Prion; marriage; etc.
18 November 2025, Livestream #65 0:00 Intro 1:34 Forthcoming commentary video re: David Pakman 4:58 My new channel description 11:42 Marriage Blocking someone TikTok Live Turning on Super Chat Marriage (continued) 1:05:05 Call w/ Latent Prion Should politicians be ruthless, cunning, dishonest to protect rights? Dictatorship, vigilantism 2:50:27 Consequentialism 3:55:56 The Trump Organization, Trump and lawsuits The Bible and study aides Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
4 hours 51 minutes 4 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Hooray!!! My YouTube channel has been monetized!!! J & Holden call re: introspection, Kant/Hume, etc.
13 November 2025, Livestream #64 0:00 My YouTube channel has been monetized!!! 19:58 Reading update: Richard III, Book of Joshua, Trump's first term, Unite the Right rally 29:44 Call w/J re: introspection and free will Suspiciousness of social science studies Benjamin Libet's experiments Improvisation 1:12:15 Call w/Holden 1:16:06 Passage in Hoppe's book re: axioms, analytic/synthetic, a priori/a posteriori Kant & Hume The order of knowledge: percepts, concepts, generalizations, etc. Rand & Mises 2:46:10 Bruce Goldberg's criticism of Ayn Rand; Rand's reformulation of the definition of reason Attitudes toward Rand, engaging with disrespectful people Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
3 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Perception, art, hedonism, free will, introspection & more! - calls with Oh Noes, Ray, & J
7 November 2025, Livestream #63 0:00 Intro 9:15 Reading update: Trump's 2016 campaign for president Blocking a chatter who was uncivil Is/ought & existence/identity/causality (Greg Lewis) Preying mantis sexual behavior and altruism (technical difficulties for ~10 min. while I figure out why I can't hear the caller) 1:18:18 Call w/ Oh Noes Are non-human organisms egoistic/altruistic? Background on Oh Noes: what Rand works he has read "Anarcho-Objectivism" What do "Objectivism" and "Aristotelianism" refer to? 1:45:48 Art, sensation/perception, entities 2:33:42 Sculpture, architecture, utilitarian entities Cubism, non-representational "art" Decoration, painting, music Hedonism Using Chat GPT for the first time Determinism, indeterminism, and choice Poll: Is determinism true? "The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating" by Kathleen D. Vohs and Jonathan W. Schooler: https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/91974.pdf 6:13:20 Call w/ Ray Free will 9:21:34 Call w/ J Introspection Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
9 hours 44 minutes 14 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Holden Mitrione, Robert Nasir & Radical Capitalist call in to chat about Atlas Shrugged & much more!
2 November 2025, Livestream #62 0:00 Intro 5:18 Holden Mitrione's call re: Atlas Shrugged etc. Holden's overall reaction statement The theme of Atlas Shrugged Mind and body, sex America and the founders The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, and Anthem Faith and reason What to read/study next? Engaging with chat I'm over 3k hours of watchtime, the threshold for YouTube monetization! Is evidence for God possible? 4:35:20 Robert Nasir's call Trump Are we living in the best of times? Music Etc. 6:18:17 Radical Capitalist's call Are virtues instrumental or constitutive values? Are Aristotelians "forms" epistemological? How to access Leonard Peikoff's dissertation Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. @holdenmitrione @RobertNasir _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
7 hours 33 minutes 40 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Is Ayn Rand's voluntary, free market system "totally impractical"? My 2nd call to David Pakman
In this video I comment on my second call (of three) to The David Pakman Show, a leftist political show with over three million subscribers on YouTube. My commentary video on my first call can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4PP0WrVTMc 0:00 Intro 1:28 Beginning of call: Posting my calls etc. 3:59 Political philosophy discussion begins: "Utopian libertarianism" 6:24 David's list of alleged problems with a voluntary, free market system 7:49 Emergencies and unexpected events 9:41 Inequality and public/private services; police, coercion, and taxes 12:46 Outro "How to fund the government WITHOUT TAXES": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3V7H7apvKM "Voluntary funding of roads, firefighting, and police": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i7y7pmkXYU This call was on 20 September 2023. #davidpakman #davidpakmanshow #aynrand #libertarianism #inequality #taxes #coercion #police #politics #objectivism
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1 month ago
13 minutes 37 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Egoism w/ caller; the dictionary definition of "selfishness"; do we live in a simulation? & much more
28 October 2025, Livestream #61 0:00 Intro Irreplaceable Spark conference Justifying egoism; bridging the is-ought gap or facts and values Hypothetical vs. categorical imperatives (Aside: Immigration and Ohtani the baseball player) Religion/Kant 36:23 Yaron's recent interview by Dave Rubin 46:13 Reading update: up to Richard III 53:16 Wondering if a chatter (Steven McGowan) is the same person as someone I blocked (Darwin) My YouTube Analytics 1:26:20 Which area of philosophy is likely to have the biggest bang for the buck in changing the culture? (Greg Lewis) New free will video from ARI, Ayn Rand on free will and her theory of concepts What qualifies an idea as being part of "Objectivism"? Floating hearts etc. (emoji reactions) Bayesian epistemology, mathematizing philosophy, science envy The proper use of statistics 2:32:04 Atheism and materialism Philosophy of mind: materialism/physicalism; mind-brain identity theory, functionalism, dualism, zombies Forthcoming commentary video on my second call to The David Pakman Show The dictionary definition of "selfishness" "Collective punishment" and Israel 5:27:33 Egoism (w/ caller J) Are we living in a simulation? No outro (abrupt ending due to power outage) More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. Some topics in the above list may be out of order. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. Sorry about the abrupt ending to this livestream. I briefly lost power and wasn't able to re-start the stream at the same link (though I have an idea as to how I could do so in the future if there's another power outage). Thanks to those of you who participated in the chat or by calling in or who just watched/listened. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
6 hours 56 minutes 40 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Should an egoist save a drowning child? Ayn Rand, Peter Singer, and the ethics of emergencies; etc.
23 October 2025, Livestream #60 0:00 Intro Should an egoist save a drowning child? Emotionalism Helping strangers "The Ethics of Emergencies," by Ayn Rand (1963) "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," by Peter Singer (1972) Intrinsicism 1:16:43 Are beggars responsible for their own condition? Underlying causes of emergencies My experience giving money to beggars Working on 2nd commentary video on my calls to The David Pakman Show Engaging with chatters My YouTube analytics 1:53:50 "What could possibly justify egoism?" (mynameisjefferson3771) The origin of our ideas of "good" and "bad" Helping beggars (continued) Diogenes and material needs [...] Atheism Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
3 hours 50 minutes 10 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
No Kings; Rand, Social Security & Medicare; Martin Anderson; Nozick; egoism/altruism; existence; etc
18 October 2025, Livestream #59 0:00 Intro No Kings protests My original stream title: "No Kings. And no dictatorship of the proletariat. My life is not for tyrants or mobs. It's for ME!!!" 14:12 Ayn Rand, Social Security & Medicare Israel/Palestine (I only mention the topic, I don't discuss it) Did Ayn Rand get out of Social Security & Medicare more than she put in? 32:56 Onkar Ghate's article, "What Gave Ayn Rand the Moral Right to Collect Social Security" https://newideal.aynrand.org/what-gave-ayn-rand-the-moral-right-to-collect-social-security/ The Question of Scholarships, by Ayn Rand https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the-question-of-scholarships/ Martin Anderson, helped end the military draft, influenced by Ayn Rand 44:57 Ayn Rand and Robert Nozick; article by Keith Lockitch, https://newideal.aynrand.org/must-read-new-book-on-rands-philosophic-case-for-capitalism/ Tax liberation day 55:04 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand, interview with Evva Pryor re: Ayn Rand, Social Security & Medicare Max Stirner The seen and the unseen [...] Egoism/altruism & hypotheticals Existence Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate #socialism #marxism #authoritarianism #monarchy #monarchism #individualism
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1 month ago
5 hours 18 minutes 9 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Free will w Latent Prion; Trump, Portland "war zone," ICE police; capitalism; justice & egoism; etc.
14 October 2025, Livestream #58 0:00 Intro Altruism 19:20 Trump, Chicago/Portland "war zone," ICE/police & due process Facebook replies to my posts & my replies to them Enforcing bad laws What do I mean by altruism? Mother Teresa 1:54:50 My X post re: communism, nazism, and capitalism Copying and pasting the chat Monetizing my channel and other YouTube analytics My video, "Is the mind physical?" 2:34:00 How long have I been a philosopher? 2:36:22 Did I attend Ayn Rand University? Mercy, justice, and egoism Determinism, compatibilism, free will Free will and epistemology 4:09:50 Break 4:33:02 Call with Latent Prion about free will Axioms, Law of Identity, Law of Noncontradiction, implicit knowledge Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
7 hours 31 minutes 45 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Introducing a caller to Ayn Rand's ideas on egoism & altruism; debating capitalism w/ chatters; etc.
9 October 2025, Livestream #57 0:00 Intro 7:35 Troll update Should there be debtor's prison? 19:16 Reading update: Henry IV, Lollards, burning heretics Andrew Wilson vs. Michael Liebowitz debate Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, and the Jews/Israel Free will, debt, and rationality Gross topics 2010 schism Incest, Oedipus, Hapsburgs Holden Mitrione update My YouTube analytics 1:36:00 Reading update: Alt-right, Charlottesville killing 1:46:14 Commentary video on my second call to the David Pakman show Subscriber-only chat 1:53:36 Why is Trump bad? Chicago protests 2:13:00 Debating capitalism w/ chatters (Steven, Graeme) Private roads and monopolies Tariffs 2:55:00 Break The pharmaceutical industry Etc. 3:36:26 Call w/ "Sox" about egoism and altruism What does altruism mean? Is kindness altruistic? Is taking care of children altruistic? Is it altruistic to serve in the military? Coerced, altruism, the military draft, taxes, and communism Being a means to someone else’s end Finding out a person‘s motivation Altruistic lies and resentment Engaging with chat Honesty as rejecting the unreal Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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1 month ago
5 hours 37 minutes 44 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
The “enemy from within”: Is Trump making a move to be dictator? Troll attack; English kings; etc..
4 October 2025, Livestream #56 0:05 Intro 2:00 The “enemy from within”: Is Trump making a move to be dictator? 40:44 Troll attack & response (about 2 hours) Catching up on chat with non-trolls 2:47:02 Benefiting yourself as the ultimate end (Cleric) 2:52:56 Climate change, Alex Epstein Benefiting yourself as the ultimate end (continued) (Cleric) Nuclear energy Ayn Rand vs. Ronald Reagan Polling chat on what to display on screen during my break 3:23:47 Break until 3:43:00 Miscellaneous 3:48:46 Objectivism vs. Buddhism 3:56:24 Reading update: English kings, the Bible, etc., my Google Doc for Wikipedia history articles Manga, rap, Aron Ra (Latent Prion) 4:18:18 Holden More on my history reading Poll: Which chat screen do you prefer? My YouTube analytics Hamas vs. Israel; What Justice Demands by Elan Journo Baptism 5:00:55 Outro "President Trump, Pete Hegseth deliver remarks to US Generals & Admirals" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln-nB2ffF9M "This is what tyranny looks like: Trump is consolidating power," by Harry Binswanger https://harrybinswanger.substack.com/p/this-is-what-tyranny-looks-like _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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2 months ago
5 hours 2 minutes 49 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Nick Fuentes; positivity; my OCON questions to Yaron; what contracts are legit; free will; etc.
30 September 2025, Livestream #55 0:00 Intro 7:19 Nick Fuentes, Groypers, racism, immigration, etc. Focusing on the positive; follow the news only insofar as doing so serves your values Yaron Brook's show vs. mine 1:37:38 My YouTube analytics Video description; AI version not available 1:50:17 My specialty in philosophy; The Selfishness Project Michael Liebowitz vs. Andrew Wilson debate; Michael's comment on my channel Defining "physical"; emergent properties Milei, libertarianism, tariffs, coercion, Social Security, etc. (Steve McGown) 2:57:26 Defining "coercion," parents/children & rights (Audrey) Blocking a troll (Fireman) Number of subscribers; have I ever believed in God? 3:36:39 My OCON questions to Yaron Brook, 2024 (channel plug, blocking) and 2025 (Jordan Peterson) 4:09:00 Break for 15 minutes James Bond and “Bootleg Romanticism” Credit and capitalism 4:36:14 What contracts are legit? Should sex change operations be legal? Etc. 4:54:00 Indentured servitude What are your rights? The age of majority (somewhat optional); "silly" 5:38:56 Do criminals have rights? 5:47:11 Call w/ Jason Adams Free will Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. You may want to use the AI "Ask" feature in YouTube (if it's available) for a summary of the video with timestamps, especially if I don't have time to create a fuller description myself. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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2 months ago
7 hours 14 minutes 30 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Trans caller; deviant sexual practices; egoism/altruism/religion/happiness; general evolution; etc.
26 September 2025, Livestream #54 0:00 Intro Record number of views & watchtime on my last livestream Egoism/altruism & religion, Mother Teresa Does everyone always aim at their own interest? Ayn Rand and Social Security Suicide The spiritual source of material values vs. Marxism What is happiness? 1:02:53 Call w/ Cass from the UK Brief summary of Objectivism Cass' religious upbringing Trans issues The most important value Engaging with chat Asking questions to identify one's values 2:06:58 Are people inherently rational or irrational? (Cleric) 2:25:39 Introverts (Robert) 2:40:04 I take a break for about 14 minutes while the chat continues on screen Checking the leader board ("Top Fans") Miscellaneous 3:12:16 Displaying comments on stream Comment from marketgobrrr on last livestream 3:30:03 Thoughts on the Bible: Egoistic motivation 3:39:14 Reading update: Edward III, The Hundred Years' War Another streamer gets demonetized Miscellaneous, searching for a topic to discuss 3:58:44 Conspiracy theories/fantasies; religion as a scam Moon landing Jews Tylenol and autism We need better education; VanDamme Academy I turn off my camera and have a snack while still engaging with chat 4:26:32 Deviant sexual practices: necrophilia and incest Michael Liebowitz debate with Andrew Wilson "Intuition" 5:07:16 Polling chat on whether they prefer my being on video Intuitions: Objectivist vs. Christian; underlying ideas Latent Prion pushing the envelope of what I permit; civil discussion 5:42:23 Audio books, Will Durant books on audio 5:50:22 How I got into Objectivism Setting aside more fundamental issues (free will vs. determinism) 6:01:17 "General evolution" / "Universal Darwinism" (Evolutionary) 6:25:21 What do you say to people who say altruism doesn't exist? (Simon) Broke my stream length record Descriptions for my videos (by AI) 6:59:44 Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate
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2 months ago
7 hours 2 minutes 10 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
Forgiving Charlie's murderer; free will; faith; atheism/agnosticism; laws of logic; anarchy; etc.
22 September 2025 Livestream #53 0:00 Intro 2:28 Show title: "This world, not God; reason, not faith; egoism, not altruism; capitalism, not statism. Ayn Rand! 👍👍👍" Robert: "🍀 A provocative show title ... should make for an interesting episode!" Charlie Kirk's religious memorial Upcoming shows announcements 13:15 Destiny got demonetized, my own path to monetization What you can and can't say on social media 23:47 Comments on Erika Kirk forgiving Charlie Kirk's murderer My X thread on forgiveness/justice 36:26 Schadenfreude Forgiveness, earned and unearned ARI podcast on forgiveness, "Does Forgiveness Heal — or Whitewash Evil?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-WB-fhVJls 51:06 Schadenfreude (continued) Capital punishment vs. life in prison Mindful vs. mindless forgiveness Reason and emotion re: justice; biases 1:26:40 Emotions, social influence & free will Schadenfreude (continued) Faith, rationalism and empiricism Defining "faith"; axiomatic concepts; ostensive definition Leap of faith vs. leap of logic; Leonard Peikoff's theory of induction 2:42:21 Atheism/agnosticism The basic laws of logic/reality: excluded middle, (non)contradiction, identity God, proving a negative, and the arbitrary 3:04:21 The laws of logic and Aristotle; true, false, and arbitrary 3:26:00 Break God and contradictions/miracles Ayn Rand, reason, and the Industrial Revolution Heisenberg's uncertainty principle: metaphysics vs. epistemology Miracles and the primacy of consciousness 3:55:56 Reading update: Medieval England; Wall Chart of World History timeline book Testing screen sharing when detaching/reattaching tabs to windows Mayo vs. Miracle Whip My YouTube Analytics Polling chat on how I should highlight comments I'm engaging with 4:26:48 The Groyper movement & Charlie Kirk 4:32:36 Highlighting comments; poll results; my YouTube studio analytics 4:44:52 Why does Ayn Rand think there should be a state? Why wouldn't the free market provide security services? (J Yossarian, Jason, Robert) Anarchy/dictatorship cycle 5:10:09 Leader board; breaking my record on stream length Competing governments and revolutions 5:28:23 Monopolies (Evolutionary) Evolutionary's view; my previous questions to him; finding a fundamental topic to discuss Evolutionary's political view and free will 6:16:14 If we're made up particles, how does free will emerge? (J Yossarian) How do we know we have free will? 6:29:19 Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate #charliekirk #erikakirk
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2 months ago
6 hours 31 minutes 55 seconds

The Dan Norton Show
28 December 2025, Livestream #73 0:00 Intro 6:32 The Age of Exploration: Portuguese and Spanish discoveries in the 1400s 29:34 Call w/ Charlie Painter re: jazz, the death penalty, etc. God, the arbitrary, multiple religions Do all religions believe in God or take things on faith? Myths and stories Looking at chat Charlie's background 1:03:02 Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter to Reverend Dudley Left vs. right on Ayn Rand Charlie's background (continued), discovering Ayn Rand, covid lockdowns Jazz music 2:21:13 The death penalty 2:40:39 End of call 2:43:50 Break until 2:51:54 Another thought on the death penalty and war 2:56:03 Call w/ a libertarian ("Oh_noes117" = "Brinkwill" in chat): Cartesian skepticism Innocents in war and libertarianism Eye (or two eyes?) for an eye; a libertarian view of retribution; "homesteading" If someone doesn't want his killer punished, should his wish be honored? The U.S. in WW2 Mugging example Drumming, Whiplash 4:09:36 End of call Does one need to prove a negative? Ideas for growing my channel Trying a new title for my livestream Break 6:53:14 Call w/ "Objective Ethics": Self-interest, free will, God, the universe, etc. Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate