Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Scared of Muslims = Doubt in America. What actually radicalizes people? And what quietly and efficiently does the opposite -- bringing people toward openness and freedom? Indeed, there’s new, powerful evidence of Muslim assimilation… and once we reveal it to you, you won’t be able to unsee it. Risk changing your mind by tuning in! NOTES EP121: Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work - https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 EP122: Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace - https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 Muslim Immigrants Assimilate Even More Than Polls of Muslims Indicate - By David J. Bier https://www.cato.org/blog/muslim-immigrants-assimilate-even-more-polls-muslims-indicate Geraldine Brooks: "Nine Parts of Desire - The Hidden World of Islamic Women" audiobook preview https://youtu.be/oZayuOHzuhQ CHAPTERS 0:00 The solvent 0:15 Theme 0:28 Grace techniques 4:06 Feedback 6:15 Provoking radicalization 9:20 Fundamentally special 14:45 Polls understate assimilation 18:45 NextGen assimilation 19:19 Cultural yeast 21:08 The best pro-immigrant argument CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Did you know that progressives are giving money to Tom Massie? Do you know that he's not getting AIPAC money? Does this mean that Massie is misleading you about his libertarian brand? Is he actually a member of The Squad? Well... Followers of Gracearchy with Jim Babka knew attacks were coming. This Ken Blackwell attack is the latest. And every single one of the questions above are based on premises that are phony. We go through the post line by line, so that Jim can show you what's between those lines. Jim also makes a new prediction that will happen before May 19. NOTES EP42: Trump & The Rancid Truth About Campaign Finance Laws - https://youtu.be/NNQDvm3pFns The general principles explained in the first 29 minutes are so potent, that... - You'll know more about every future story (not just Trump's case) where you see words like "candidate investigated for campaign finance violations" then the reporters covering these cases! Ken Blackwell's Facebook post - https://www.facebook.com/100044271561786/posts/1491548398997531/?rdid=O0wQI8YidCPb23PN# EP43: The Establishment Strikes Back, The Steve Stockman Story - https://youtu.be/SK02wslA-kw Instant Grace 25: Campaign Finance Laws Solve No Problem; Mayor Eric Adams - https://youtu.be/gwr5nXaopd0 EP146: The Self-Hating Tea Party vs Thomas Massie - https://youtu.be/8nQzLJ2hQEk Instant Grace 45: Attacks on Tom Massie and Rand Paul have already begun - https://youtu.be/YGY0ILpk9us CHAPTERS 0:00 Bread buttering 0:30 Theme 0:43 You are smarter for listening 3:03 What MAGA really means 8:43 A May Surprise for Massie? 10:52 Ken Blackwell. Why? 12:25 Squad by association 16:05 False moderation 17:05 Blinding you with pseudo-science 21:29 Make Israel Great Again 25:43 Throwing stones from a cash house 26:28 Profound nothingburgers 28:54 Blackwell backfiring 32:19 Unsourced, unsubstantiated, ghost-written 34:13 Don't care about campaign finance conflicts 38:22 The two, true purposes of campaign finance laws 44:03 The worst still to come 46:14 Principle makes you wiser CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Ammon Bundy was famous in 2014, with his father and other rancher families, standing up to the federal government in a militia-style way. If anyone should be on Team MAGA, it should be Ammon, right? But unlike so many MAGA types, Ammon was morally serious. He's written a manifesto that makes a human case for free immigration. We discuss it in the show, and we link to it below. This document is based on the Imago Dei (image of God), Biblical admonitions on behalf of the sojourner, and the Constitution. This episode is for people who claim to be conservative, Christian, constitutionalist, or all of the above. The Zero Aggression Project helps Gracearchy in many ways. A subscription form is located on the home page: https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Please subscribe. EPISODE NOTES The Stranger: A Christian and Constitutional Case for Protecting Those Who Come to America https://www.peoplesrights.ws/asset/news/a3a48d43-411d-448c-a5e0-4c91ac739ab4/the-stranger-2922.pdf Equal Liberty Rule https://zeroaggressionproject.org/mental-lever/equal-liberty/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Friends flip? 0:19 Theme 0:32 Ammon Bundy 2:18 The Stranger 4:05 Godly right to migrate 7:40 Undocumented pilgrims at Plymouth 10:06 Protect persons not papers 13:01 Historical moral losers 15:09 Punish harm, protect liberty 18:43 America's inspired heritage 22:46 God's judgment on our nation 30:37 A call to America Recorded: February 23, 2026 CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

"I'm all for immigration, just follow the legal process." Nearly everyone who says something like that is put to the test by this short video. It's the story of a person who was here legally, with a career of significant responsibility, and who took the procedural steps. Handcuffed, for no reason. And then? Well, tune-in to learn the story of Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez. And anyone who thinks, "Oh well, she deserves it," then you'll know where they really stand. Probably in hypocrisy, if not outright bigotry. CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Join me, Jim Babka, at Acton University, Mon. June 22 - Thu. Jun 25, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We have a Mission there, and if you can help, we can help significantly with the costs. If you're interested, please send us an email at... [email protected] We will reply with the details! If you want to know more about Acton U: https://university.acton.org/ Educational Purpose: The Downsize DC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. This program advances the Foundation's exempt purpose of educating the public about voluntary cooperation and the Zero Aggression Principle. Participants will help conference attendees understand what type of people hold these values. Participants are selected on a nondiscriminatory basis, based on merit, and not based on employment at the Foundation. CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

First, Hong Kong dissident Jimmy Lai has been sentenced. Now, the real work to get him out of prison begins. Second, the Chinese Communist Party attacks Gracearchy. Yes, again! We'll show their latest move. NOTES Episodes of Gracearchy are available on many platforms. YouTube links provided here. EP149: Free Jimmy Lai from Chinese Prison with Eric Kohn - https://youtu.be/W-lWPDHgi-w Watch THE HONG KONGER on CiVL - https://watch.civl.com/programs/the-hong-konger EP49: The Hong Konger - https://youtu.be/iGY_aXz3GCE CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Most people don't understand why the Epstein case is important. They're hung up on partisanship - the impacts on Trump & the Republicans or Clinton & the Democrats. But if YOU tune-in, you'll learn things few people understand. Within 90 seconds of tuning-in, you'll hear the list of five items. If you stick around, you'll get two bonus insights, one of which includes a hilarious heuristic. Originally Recorded on the afternoon of Friday, February 6, 2025 - three days before Tom Massie and Ro Khanna went to the Justice Department, and five days before Pam Bondi "testified" before the House Judiciary Committee. NOTES Gracearchy CONSPIRACY Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX4cO92ipJXm1rJao7bkeQH6 "Someone Would've Talked" by Larry Hancock, https://www.amazon.com/Someone-Would-Talked-Larry-Hancock/dp/097746573X/ Agenda Setters by Downsize DC addresses Rational Apathy with Option Activism: https://downsizedc.org/you-can-set-the-agenda-for-all-of-america-with-this-simple-trick-called-option-activism/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Did you vote for Epstein? 0:50 Theme 1:02 Five lessons 2:13 Conspiracies 5:15 Deep States 7:44 Criminal gang 12:14 Rational apathy 18:11 Pizzagate 24:01 How I learned to love anarchy 26:42 Regime media trashed itself CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Every time President Trump says something outrageous, his opposition takes the bait. He gets stronger. It turns out that there's a theory that describes this! This episode explores how the bait-and-bait-taking dynamic has corrupted both sides of the aisle, turning politics into a codependent spectacle. Jim Babka breaks down the failed strategy of “resistance,” provides a Girardian lens on the conflict, shows you what stories to ignore, and offers strategic alternatives - four Gracepoints for shrewdly navigating "enemy behavior." Acquisitive Mimesis art by Alexander Douglas https://axdouglas.com/2021/01/30/language-daoism-mimetic-desire/ NOTES Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote, "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder" (2012) EP121: Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work: https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 EP122: Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace: https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 CHAPTERS 0:00 Antifragile 0:33 Theme 0:45 More symbolic than important 2:52 Stop playing his game 5:35 The things that matter least 6:44 More like your enemy every day 8:55 Gain from Disorder ht-Taleb 11:12 Controls the news cycle for the day 12:02 Why don't they stop playing along? 14:10 The failed counter strategy 15:29 How to handle your enemy 17:13 Giving the Grace I crave 19:22 Serpent shrewdness with dove innocence 22:38 Bait, first Gracepoint 27:42 Pause, second Gracepoint 29:30 Pray for, third Gracepoint 32:42 The opposite of anger or depression 34:21 Vision over opposition, fourth Gracepoint CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

We get it, Jim. You're a libertarian, blah, blah, blah. But now immigrants are here, and ICE is in town. How would you fix this current immigration mess? Oh, and leave your libertarianism out of it. CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Anti-ICE protesters storm a worship service because an ICE official is also one of the pastors. Don Lemon live streams it. We reveal the legal, moral, and spiritual stakes. Along the way, Jim Babka shares his unique experience with Freedom of the Press at the Supreme Court, and his experience having someone maliciously interrupt a service while he was an "accidental pastor." We explain and defend press freedom, Jim confesses personal mistakes, and analyze whether or not the protest was wise or effective. NOTES Lemon's Live Stream of Church Invasion (nearly 7 hour video): https://www.youtube.com/live/v4ctuhv-cck Newsweek with C-SPAN screenshot: https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-david-easterwood-protesters-say-pastor-ice-official-11385962 Nate the Lawyer on the Enforcement Act of 1871: https://youtu.be/oRENcaCgbhc My Supreme Court case covered in EP42: Trump & The Rancid Truth About Campaign Finance Laws: https://youtu.be/NNQDvm3pFns CHAPTERS 0:00 – Are These My Enemies? 0:43 - Jim as Pastor and at Supreme Court 2:26 – What's Happened as of Jan 23 4:22 – Jim's First Confession 6:12 – Ekklesia Interrupta 7:28 - Watching Protest on Video 10:26 - Don Lemon's Sermon 14:28 - Is There a Legitimate US Government Power? 15:28 - Enforcement Act of 1871 17:32 - Intent of Don Lemon and Friends 23:37 - FACE Law 26:33 - Jim Defends Don with Free Press 30:29 – How Jim Learned the Real Meaning of Press 33:44 - An ICE Agent and a Pastor? 37:00 - Spiritual Hospital for Everyone 38:51 - Emmaus & Eggs 39:57 - Jim, Accidental Pastor Maliciously Interrupted 44:41 - Operation Pushback becomes Blowback 46:55 - The Bad Plan that Will Happen 47:51 - The Good Plan that Should Happen 49:52 - My Servant Nebuchadnezzar 53:26 - Examination Would Be a Miracle 54:01 - More, Love One Another CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

With a commitment to context, fairness, and grace, we do a reaction video to Nick Freitas’s take on the Minneapolis-ICE shooting of Renee Good. We acknowledge Freitas’s experience and his concern about municipal riots. But we confront a troubling pattern: empathy flows toward institutions and agents of the State, while the person killed fades into an ideological abstraction called “The Left.” The episode dismantles the justifications including the myth of training and the constitutionality of ICE. We show you how collective judgment becomes a political weapon, and we ask hard questions about what gets lost when politics becomes war. How do narratives operate on both Left and Right? This episode argues that dehumanization is not just a rhetorical flaw - it cripples your ability to see what's actually happening. True social harmony requires resisting ideological shortcuts and seeing every person involved as fully human. (Recorded Monday, January 12, 2025). Freitas image by Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0. The full Nick Freitas episode, to which we're reacting... The Left’s War on ICE Just Took a Violent Turn https://youtu.be/j7ltD-e0XLI OTHER NOTES - EP134: Why ICE is an Illegal Agency (just 14-minutes) - https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw - Daniel Shaver story - https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/youre-fucked-acquittal-officer-brailsford-and - EP147: An Armed Society Is a Human Respect Society - https://youtu.be/J02Uu4sHtJY CHAPTERS 0:00 Grace required for all involved 0:31 Theme 0:43 Response video 1:40 Collectivist judgment 3:19 Initiated violence & Excessive force 7:14 Empathy for your future self 8:05 Special set of skills 8:52 Ground rules and Respect 10:52 Nick begins his case 12:18 Colored language 13:17 Seeking evidence 15:05 Who has a narrative ready 18:53 Predispositions? 20:10 Justifying circumstances 23:14 Nick's qualifications 24:07 Empathy 25:38 What people don't understand 28:08 The simulator, part 1 28:44 The training myth 33:40 The simulator, part 2 36:50 Protecting the narrative 40:13 Escalation criteria 41:34 Trained people know frame-by-frame judgment is coming 44:31 Approaching the vehicle 47:26 Fallujah vs Mayberry 48:50 Why the work environment isn't safe 52:01 Learning from the situation 53:08 Who had the training? 54:44 Individual vs collective judgment CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Renee Good is shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Back in 1963, Abraham Zapruder filmed the Kennedy assassination. It is still endlessly analyzed. We provide four simultaneous angles of Good's vehicle, consider the question of whether or not the shooting is justified, and then... We go beyond the camera to the realm of causes and effects, the role of empathy, and sweeping solutions - a package you'll get nowhere else. NOTES The four-panel simultaneous video is from Ken Moellman. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1754507395215669 EP134 Why ICE Is An Illegal Agency (just 14 minutes!) https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw EP135 Why Mayor Karen Bass Cannot Stop ICE https://youtu.be/VU3sr-Wnhco Hat tip to Pat Barnum. Mr. Moellman represents the transformation of this video as his original work, and we've used it here with his written permission. Thanks Ken. The Moellman video is utilized here under the Fair Use doctrine of U.S. copyright law. First, the video material has gone through transformation giving it new meaning and purpose. Additionally, it is social commentary and teaching for non-profit educational purposes. The original sources of each panel are clearly attributed. CHAPTERS 0:00 Fallujah or Mayberry? 0:59 Theme 1:11 Why Zaprudering 2:34 Predicates for this story 6:04 Four angles 13:21 Third predicate, more truth over time 13:54 Is it a justified shooting? 15:56 The LEO get-out-of-jail free card 17:47 Where was the aggression point? 18:51 Empathy for shooter AND driver 19:46 The law does not authorize ICE 21:10 Where it really started 22:57 What happens during an Occupation 25:34 Original sins of immigration 27:52 Full context begins with federal policies 29:10 Rorschach inkblot test 34:21 Death penalty for non-compliance? 35:23 Federalism and Tenth Amendment 36:45 Minnesota's 2026 37:50 Remedies and Applications CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

You're being invited to a conspiracy. Civil disobedience is a tradition for free people resisting crimes by unaccountable State actors. Jimmy Lai and millions (literally) of Hong Kongers used protests and vigils to call attention to the deeds of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, Jimmy was imprisoned in 2020, and in December 2025 he was finally convicted under the National Security Law - essentially, an accusation of sedition. This Hong Kong "law" is so sweeping that YOU are violating it if you share this episode with others, even though you don't live in Hong Kong or China. Watch. Learn. Then... Please join the conspiracy by sharing. ALSO... Watch THE HONG KONGER on CiVL - https://watch.civl.com/programs/the-hong-konger NOTES EP49: The Hong Konger - https://youtu.be/iGY_aXz3GCE Eric Kohn joins as one of the producers of the award-winning film The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the 2022 documentary feature from the Acton Institute. Eric Kohn is CEO at America’s Future, the nation’s premiere talent accelerator and social club for liberty-minded young professionals. For more than 10 years, he led the organization’s Chicago chapter. Prior to joining AF, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer at Empower Illinois. He has also previously served as Director of Marketing & Communications at the Acton Institute. Since 2019, he's hosted, co-hosted, or guest-hosted several radio programs including Sources with Knowledge, Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont, The Eric Kohn Program, The Guy Benson Show, Illinois Watchdog Radio, and Chicago’s Morning Answer. In his spare time, he enjoys (or attempts to enjoy) watching New York Rangers hockey, which he also writes and podcasts about for Blueshirt Banter. CHAPTERS 0:00 Acts of journalism 0:28 Theme 0:40 Outlaws in a Party-State 4:25 Eric Kohn, of America's Future 5:35 Get targeted by the Chinese Communist Party 11:47 The law under which Jimmy Lai's was convicted 18:03 Jimmy Lai in prison five years so far 22:53 Why didn't freer markets lead to civil liberty? 25:45 From a chocolate bar to Giordano 30:27 Chinese political history 33:27 The British handover of Hong Kong 38:10 One country, two systems 39:02 Two cycles of protest in Hong Kong 44:51 Using covid to kill vigils and protests 46:26 Why The Hong Konger documentary was made 51:38 Motivating the CCP to Free Jimmy 1:01:08 Why the CCP should choose mercy 1:02:08 Please join the conspiracy 1:03:09 Watch The Hong Konger on CiVL CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

It's already happening! We told you, in Episode 146, the attacks on Tom Massie and Rand Paul were going to be epic as we approach the Kentucky primary in May. BTW, this installment was recorded December 26, 2025 but embargoed until January 5 due to the holidays. Jim predicted regime change was coming. EP146: The Self-Hating Tea Party vs Thomas Massie - https://youtu.be/8nQzLJ2hQEk Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Rob Reiner is most remembered for iconic films that defined genres, including the beloved fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride, the groundbreaking romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., the hilarious mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the poignant coming-of-age drama Stand By Me, the thrilling Stephen King adaptation Misery, and the powerful courtroom drama A Few Good Men, showcasing his versatility across comedy, fantasy, and drama. The media remembered Rob Reiner for iconic films: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, and A Few Good Men, and more films you'd recognize. But he triumphed with a 10-part award-winning podcast too. It's a topic we've covered. It's a series Jim highly recommends. We referenced it as #4 in a list of resources in EP119 - https://youtu.be/LEFYvAZIwNc Check out our Conspiracy Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX4cO92ipJXm1rJao7bkeQH6 Also referenced: Dick Russell, "On the Trail of the Assassins" & James W Douglass, "JFK and The Unspeakable" Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Bill tells Jim about a show that's been removed from the "Tube of You." Then, they take you "behind the scenes" about how difficult it is to run a show on that platform. But if there's that much friction, then why do they do it? Jim explains why they believed they should, why they might be making real changes, and why this state of affairs is unlikely to last. NOTES The Psychedelic Christian Podcast website: https://thepsychedelicchristianpodcast.com/ Our other episode that was impacted by censorship. EP132: Why People Call Me About Big Beautiful Bill. https://youtu.be/-k9qyFOBlkc The other time we had an issue with YouTube. EP68: Is Censorship Graceful? Ready to Rumble? https://youtu.be/Rx1Km_AxNsk Recorded November 14, 2025. CHAPTERS 0:00 Tattletales 0:27 Theme 0:39 Podcaster risk 2:11 Techno-feudal system 3:41 A de-platformed ministry 6:49 No due process 9:13 No such thing as a free broadcast 11:24 Organized enemies of creators 12:34 More techno-feudalism 14:57 Rick Beato and the justice system 16:39 Raising market consciousness 20:14 We seek a special audience 25:45 Reasons for hope, you have the power CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Jim received this question from Sebastián in Colombia... "I'm contacting you because I'm conducting research that seeks to reconcile gun liberalization with social peace, and I believe the key lies precisely in the principles of Human Respect. The idea is that a truly peaceful society is not one that cannot use violence, but one that, having the lethal means to do so, chooses not to, out of profound respect for others. I'd like to ask you: Do you think Human Respect can be interpreted as the necessary virtue for an armed society to function? My argument is that, under this principle, weapons cease to be tools of coercion and become symbols of self-restraint and mutual trust. The ultimate proof that we have replaced force with persuasion and voluntary respect. Do you think it's viable that this intersection exists where the capacity for self-defense reinforces human dignity rather than destroying it?" Jim decided to answer this question right in front of you! This will likely sound different than any pro-gun argument you've heard. NOTES Current events may seem to coincide, but this episode was recorded Friday, December 5. The Natural Principle of Human Respect is... Human happiness, harmony, and prosperity will always decrease as persons experience the initiation of violence, or the theft of their property through force or fraud. The late-Gary North wrote, "I do suggest that there is a relationship between the ownership of firearms and the assertion of political sovereignty. I do insist that the right to keep and bear arms is a symbolic affirmation of the ultimate political sovereignty of individual citizens over the central government." https://www.garynorth.com/public/10459.cfm CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:12 Peace not necessarily Pacifism 2:20 We get a question 4:16 Social peace through individual gun owners 8:12 Everyone wants armed people in society 9:59 Intersection with Philosophy of Human Respect 13:17 Human Respect over Rights 17:57 Learning respect in martial arts 21:11 The Warrior in a Garden 23:02 Reasons for gun ownership 23:49 The virtue of protection 25:50 Jim's choice to be a sheep dog 32:03 The armed man's path to a peaceful spirit 36:44 Where you cannot argue self-defense 37:48 More on the journey to a peaceful spirit 42:41 Defense ability is tied to human dignity 45:50 Peace officers instead of law enforcement 49:58 Private security won't act like cops CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

This episode was Recorded Dec 5 2025. That's important because we make a prediction that covers roughly the first half of 2026. We also explain that... Conservatism isn't real, and it's about to turn on a man who stuck by the alleged Tea Party principles. I bring the overwhelming evidence for that case. And we explain how to make this better. NOTES Conflict Machine A system to address social problems that divides members of societies into warring parties where there must be losers. https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/the-conflict-machine-explains-our DownsizeDC agenda - One Subject at a Time Act https://downsizedc.org/act/one-subject-at-a-time-act/ - Read the Bills Act https://downsizedc.org/act/read-the-bills-act-2/ - Write the Laws Act https://downsizedc.org/act/write-the-laws-act-2/ Outline of Tea Party history (8 evidences, plus Massie prediction) 2009 - 2015 - Government too big - across the board, including these wars - 1 - No bailouts - 2 - Stop/End Obamacare - 3 2015 - 2020 - Pro-Free Speech/Anti-Cancel Culture - 4 - Stop being world's policeman - 5 2020-early-2025 End Lockdowns - 6 Investigate Fauci and Lab Leak - 7 Epstein Island - 8 Philosophy of Human Respect - https://www.harmonyandprosperity.org/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:13 We're going to make a prediction 0:37 Defining the Conflict Machine 3:39 The Tea Party Experience 5:57 Tea Party principles by era 10:12 My Tom Massie prediction 14:03 Conservatism not real, doesn't exist 21:00 Prison-gang partisanship 22:30 SuperPAC attack on Massie, Jan to May 24:13 Self-loathing Tea Party betrayers 25:11 Stoning prophets vs self-examination 27:39 Two Gracepoint solutions CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not this time!). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Donald Trump proposes 50-year mortgages. Which sounds more liberating: Debt free or 50 years as a bank serf? Jim reveals three simple strategies that helped him pay off his own home ahead of his goal of 11 years. None of these methods requires petitioning a politician to fix anything. Instead, they let you reclaim control: No mortgage. No bank payment. More freedom. For twenty-somethings who fear they’ll never own a home, and for anyone feeling trapped by an interest-first system, this episode shows a path to more liberty, right now, in the real world. Disclaimer: The following does not constitute financial advice. The experience shared here is for your consideration as you determine the mortgage type, term, and payment plan that best align with your goals and judgment. MATH ALERT: The math used in this episode is more directionally accurate than precise. Your math will vary depending on your specific situation, and your AI may arrive at different results. :-) CHAPTERS 0:00 Disclaimer 0:14 Theme 0:26 Does Trump want 50 year mortgages? 1:49 Jim's financial situation 4:20 Renting from the bank for life 6:08 Private opportunities rigged away 9:48 The history of the 30 year mortgage 11:38 Terminology, starting with PITI2 14:12 G.O.O.D. 15:27 Spreadsheet and a plan 18:07 Extra principle payments 19:54 50-year vs 30-year comparison 27:47 Bi-weekly payment plan 33:32 How to cut the term in half 37:34 Upfront lump sum 43:11 What Jim did to pay off his home 46:42 Combining strategies 48:45 Three areas where state has hurt us 51:42 Freedom or Debt? CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Christians should be able to defend slavery? Pastor Joshua Haymes said that on his podcast. It was clipped and shared, sparking outrage. Might it be the case that Haymes is being consistent with a hermeneutic many evangelicals already share? Jim Babka explains why so many believers react emotionally but struggle to explain why. In this episode, you’ll discover a better hermeneutic. You'll also learn why grace is essential and why reaching people before they tie their identity to hate matters. NOTES: Image in Thumbnail by Chil Vera from Pixabay EP121: Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work EP122: Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace Libertarian Christian: Deep Insights into Faith & Freedom, with Jim Babka EP137: Speaker Johnson Will Not Be Raptured Pt 1EP138: Speaker Johnson Will Not Be Raptured Pt 2Our Rend Girard "playlist" CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:12 Discuss the extreme before it's too late 1:20 Love fundamentalists, hate the fundamentalism 6:45 Slavery is not inherently evil? 7:59 Putting on the shtick 11:05 Connected to Pete Hegseth 15:27 Biblical literalism is insufficient 17:33 Why was abolition a Christian movement? 18:57 Hermeneutics 22:22 Don't overlook Haymes's consistency 24:41 Empathetic arc - anti-sacrifice 31:14 Empathetic arc - Isaac on the altar 34:23 Do fundamentalists dislike Jesus? 35:44 Who is The Word of God? 37:18 Loving Father or Janus-faced god? CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Ian Freeman, a voluntaryist and Bitcoin distributor, was prosecuted for his political views, lied about by the Justice Department, and unjustly convicted based on flimsy, frame-up charges by the IRS. In July, 2023, a couple of weeks before his appeal was denied, we sat down to talk about both Ian as a person and his criminal case with his Free Talk Live partner, Mark Edge. With Mark's help, we walk through the case, especially the convictions. Now, it's time to act - FreeIanNow.org This episode was originally recorded in July, 2025. Ian Freeman's appeal was denied on July 31. ***FreeIanNow.org*** SHOW NOTES FreeTalkLive https://blog.freetalklive.com/listen/ Talker's Magazine, Heavy Hundred https://blog.freetalklive.com/ftl-25-on-talkers-magazines-heavy-hundred-ian-sentencing-date-pushed-back-to-august-17/ Free State Project https://www.fsp.org/ We believe this is Ian Freeman's mailing address: Ian Freeman Register # 34755509 Unit JA Federal medical center, Devens PO Box 879 Ayer, MA 01432 PETITION at https://www.freeiannow.org/ DEEPER DIVE Jacob Hornberger's articles were quite helpful to show prep... https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-unjust-conviction-of-an-innocent-man-the-ian-freeman-case-part-1/ The IRS's side of the story... https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/ian-freeman-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-operating-a-bitcoin-money-laundering-scheme CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Mark Edge meets Ian 5:16 Brothers 6:09 Free Talk Live 11:17 Free State Project 13:14 Keene Activist Center 15:04 From politics to crypto church 20:39 Ian's civil disobedience merit badge 22:57 All rise? 26:14 Bitcoin not bombs 30:38 LocalBitcoins 32:04 Thoreau-like character 36:36 Pavel Prilotsky, the IRS drug dealer 39:12 Watch out for Feds at your events 44:08 Judge clears Ian of money-laundering 47:32 The Treasury Secretary analogy 51:09 The convictions and why they're unjust 54:38 Lonely hearts scam and unrelated testimony 57:23 Delaware Senator's revenge? sarcasm alert 59:38 Restoration not bombs, a judgment day plea 1:04:35 The appeal 1:06:03 A pardon like Ross got? 1:07:17 What YOU can do CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT is sometimes used to help write the show description (but not in this case). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Here, we hold up the mirror on the Collective Blame Game. Partisan actors are stoking violence. Jim covers the rules of the blame game, and then reveals the underlying scapegoat mechanism. The churches, alleged purveyors of the Gospel, are instead in the blame game, joined by their violent god. Before long, we may expect partisan paramilitaries too. The way out? First, personhood. Second, recognition of the actual persecutor. Discover the role of the "prophetic witness," and why, long term, we need more libertarians. NOTES South Carolina judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/judge-fire-diane-goodstein-south-carolina-b2839996.html Nick Freitas clip - https://youtu.be/OloqfZLTBQA Stephen Miller Tweet - https://x.com/StephenM/status/1974647432299327904 Our most important episode, EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Girard Episode Collection - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX727RXjBsStfIcnDcieZZzi Also, EP7 (AHO) Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs Other Episodes Referenced EP139 Charlie Kirk https://youtu.be/932mIgimS-0 EP108 DUI https://youtu.be/OTjTWC1rrnE CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Holding up a mirror 4:24 Rules of the blame 9:19 Party paramilitaries 12:05 Open eyes or bloodshed ratchet 13:57 9-11 16:53 The scapegoat mechanism 21:44 History, let us not repeat 24:40 Scapegoat not ultimately culpable 28:04 The errors of social media shunning 31:14 What The Cross reveals that churches don't 33:29 False religion and no-religion 36:32 Rushing to claim victimhood 37:47 The tongue, wounding the soul 41:17 Protest or lion lays down with the lamb? 44:33 Be the prophetic witness 47:42 Like Daryl Davis, undoing division from inside CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Thumbnail photo: St. Paul's Fire District - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16hcy6hywF/ Use Public Information: This photo was released as part of public safety announcements, news releases, and should qualify for use in journalism or education. Most departments allow free use for media or public dissemination with proper credit (as we've done here). Fair Use: Limited use for commentary or reporting may qualify as fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107) Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description (though not today). We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

On Sept 8, 2025., Angela McArdle, former chair of the Libertarian Party, sent out a tweet that reads, in part, "The American libertarian movement is full of intellectual giants but it is lacking spiritually... Christ's sacrifice showed us the significance of the individual... The spiritual void in American libertarianism needs to be filled if we want God to bless our movement." Obviously, this is a right up our alley. Not only do we read Angela's post on X very closely, but also we cover the real source of your security, what freedom actually entails, why Christ's Kingdom is free, why the pastor and the pornographer can be friends at a libertarian meeting, and even the role of this former Chair and the caucus she presently leads in the party's present situation. NOTES René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State, EP88 https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Girard's Scapegoat on Good Friday 2025, EP126 https://youtu.be/bHdCX-S2tRI Mimetic Mirror: Jerry Bowyer Explores Jesus's Eye Parable, EP 94 https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire, EP7 https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs Henry Hazlitt, Economics In One Lesson: https://www.liberalstudies.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Economics-in-One-Lesson_2.pdf CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 God in Libertarianism? Yes 4:46 What does freedom look like? 11:01 Grace includes steelmanning 12:36 The Tweet 13:07 What Rights are 19:19 Significance of the human person 21:04 Ron Paul does not wear his faith on his sleeve 22:00 Do libertarians need God's blessing? 23:47 The pastor and the pornographer 29:02 Steelmanning Angela 30:43 The smearing of Chase Oliver 33:12 The Libertarian civil war 37:11 The party should be attractive to believers 40:00 How to renew the Libertarian Party 42:13 What Libertarian messaging should look like 43:52 Positioning on the Divine side? CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Jimmy Kimmel made a joke after Charlie Kirk's assassination. His critics ignored the context. Then, his show was suspended; it might even be canceled. Can we say that the Right’s rush to punish Kimmel echoed the very cancel culture they claim to oppose? In this episode, Jim Babka and Bill Protzmann *graciously* contextualize and steelman, and discuss coerced apologies, media manipulation, and the government’s role in silencing dissent. You’ll hear why the FCC’s “public interest” standard is undesirable, and how grace, not outrage, offers a better path forward. SHOW NOTES - FCC hoax regulation - https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/hoaxes Kimmel's funniest bit - https://youtu.be/CcHuuFE-aSA CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 Context and Canceling 2:20 Innovation and consecration 4:44 Blue church 11:21 Cancel culture hypocrisy 14:05 Context for Jimmy 18:02 Verbal responsibilities for violence 19:04 FCC and hoaxes 22:58 Remember Misinfo, Disinfo, and Malinfo? 24:02 More context for Jimmy 27:44 The Dave Chapelle lesson 30:24 Why to want grace for Charlie 35:17 Weaponizing stigma 36:14 Coerced apology for a joke 37:36 How Rush Limbaugh almost didn't exist 40:40 Outcry from local station owners 42:45 Brendan Carr's extortative behavior 43:58 Creative Destruction, this too shall pass 49:09 Progressives deplatform, conservatives consecrate 51:07 Gracepoints CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Charlie Kirk’s assassination shocked the nation. But how should we respond? In this episode, Jim Babka and Bill Protzmann offer a uniquely voluntaryist and grace-based analysis. They reflect on how power seduces partisans into mirroring the very monsters they oppose. They also explore... • Why political force is always violence • The danger of censorship, overreaction, and symbolic gestures • How Kirk both enabled coercion and invited conversation • What it means to truly stay grounded and act with grace NOTES Minnesota Assassinations: Day One Insights, Instant Grace 39 https://youtu.be/K4V2NckwfNU Charlie Kirk, Grace for the Moment, https://youtube.com/live/Z_GKmOZnZdk Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work, EP121 https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace, EP122 https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 Why ICE is an Illegal Agency, EP134 https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw Why Mayor Karen Bass Cannot Stop ICE, EP135 https://youtu.be/VU3sr-Wnhco Harry Reid tells Jan Helfeld, "Taxes are voluntary" - https://youtu.be/H6q0slMhDw8 MSNBC employee fired https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/msnbc-fires-matthew-dowd-charlie-kirk-shooting René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State, EP88 https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Girard's Scapegoat on Good Friday 2025, EP126 https://youtu.be/bHdCX-S2tRI Mimetic Mirror: Jerry Bowyer Explores Jesus's Eye Parable, EP 94 https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire, EP7 https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Condolences 2:07 Mere words don't justify violence 4:03 Consistent not partisan response 5:19 A pledge not to initiate force 6:25 When people stop talking 11:09 Lemonade Charlie 17:17 Charlie advocated for government violence 19:11 Lack of patience is anti-truth 21:31 No Censorship or Overreaction 27:03 Government is force, by nature violent 31:32 Charlie says a bad thing, and you... 34:49 Don't become what you fight 37:29 Don't empower psychopathic responses 40:22 Flag iconolatry vs doing something 42:17 We are our security, government is bad at it 45:41 Don't let politicians take away video 47:31 Is social media a cancer? 51:03 How to stay grounded in crisis 53:08 State is violence not the solution 54:01 More lemonade CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

How should we respond, in the moment? Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

Ever see "The Death of Stalin"? It's now eight years old, and it explains why President Trump will finish his term or die trying. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

THIS IS PART 2. EP137 was Part 1. Speaker Johnson may believe he’s accelerating the end times—but is he misreading Revelation?What if Revelation isn’t about fire, fury, and war—but about grace and liberty? In this PART 2, Jim Babka unpacks a vision of the Kingdom that dismantles Statism, reveals the roots of modern misreadings, and explains how libertarian principles align with the Gospel’s deepest truths. EP137: https://youtu.be/-1hcr2I4U7k Discussed immanentizing the eschaton in Ep 104: https://youtu.be/vw08_ekRoxQ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 This is Part 2, Apocalypse commonly misdefined 1:04 The purpose of John's Revelation 5:17 The six churches and Laodicea 8:42 Revealing the true king 9:47 Why this all matters 10:20 When will Jesus finally be king? 13:58 Two results of U.S. interventions 16:39 Wisdom, understanding real motives 19:30 Flag on stage at church? I'm DONE 29:06 Quick history of Dispensationalism 33:28 Readiness or Rapture? 35:24 Libertarian Christian and vice versa 37:23 Getting to Kingdom 38:22 Ungracious to Speaker Johnson? 40:14 How to Reason Together CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

THIS IS PART 1 of 2. A biblical breeding program is underway in Israel - and it appears Speaker Mike Johnson is helping it. This isn’t fiction. It’s part of a deeply held belief system impacting real decisions in Washington. Indeed, it doesn't end with Johnson; a powerful U.S. Senator and the Ambassador to Israel share similar views, and they both admit it impacts how they carry out U.S. policy. Gracearchy explains how the Red Heifer Prophecy has leapt from Sunday school to steering U.S. foreign policy. LINKS House Speaker Goes Full Apocalypse In West Bank Visit (Breaking Points): https://youtu.be/_JK6VtA4tag We referenced http://www.jewishachievement.com/ Discussed immanentizing the eschaton in Ep 104: https://youtu.be/vw08_ekRoxQ Discussed creationism and Bill Nye in EP 81: https://youtu.be/YoDeb4FNSoo EP63: Evangelical Empire https://youtu.be/1Ui6twhsMX0 CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 This is Part 1 1:20 The Jewish people are amazing 4:01 State or Homeland? 7:12 Speaker Johnson immanentizing the eschaton 11:22 Byron Stinson's Red Heifers 13:12 Temple Destruction and Dome of the Rock 16:24 U.S. Speaker Bringing the Apocalypse 20:00 Dispensationalism 24:09 Left Behind and Late Great Planet Earth 24:42 The Rapture, ticket out of tribulation 25:47 Jim's War of the Worlds experience 29:26 Newspaper Theology 35:08 Steelmanning Stinson's system 37:24 Ambassador Mike Huckabee 38:46 Ted Cruz - bless those who bless thee 44:49 Apocalypse properly defined CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Donald Trump resurrects a dead idea: Restrict free trade with tariffs. He suggests, and millions now agree, tariffs good for America. What are these "goods?" What are the various tradeoffs between them? Because there are always tradeoffs! Professional economist, Dave Hebert, answers those questions using Obama's Chinese tire tariffs and Trump's (first term) steel and aluminum tariffs. This conversation is broken into three parts: The economic impacts, the five strategic benefits of tariffs, and whether Donald Trump is using a sound negotiating strategy. Take notes. Tell your friends. They'll think you're a professional expert on tariffs after you're done listening to this episode. NOTES Dr. David Hebert, Ph.D. is Senior Research Fellow for AIER and an affiliated scholar at The Acton Institute. CHAPTERS 0:25 Go to ZeroAggressionProject.org to get "mugged" 1:02 David Hebert, PhD economist 2:44 Economists united, Trade is good 4:18 Is a tariff a tax? 7:27 Wealth impacts of tariffs 9:39 Obama's Chinese tire tariffs 14:49 Do tariffs increase national security? 19:42 Tariffs are bad at revenue generation 22:18 More revenue or more jobs, you must choose 24:29 Decouple from China and Level playing the field 27:33 Freedom not tariffs makes workers better off 35:47 How tire tariffs worked and didn't work 39:00 Trump's steal tariffs reduced net jobs 40:53 Tariffs shaping your drink cans 43:11 Is this really Art of the Deal? 46:53 Adam Smith's strategies for playing Risk 48:55 Apply the two tests to Mexico, Columbia, Canada 51:38 Applying the two tests on the European Union 54:01 Applying the two tests to China 59:19 Advice from a certain NY Real Estate Developer 1:00:40 Follow Dave and get more info 1:01:09 Gracepoint: Permit Humans to Trade Freely CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. But not this time! We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

You're offended by the actions of a politician you don't like. If only you had a tool to stop it? Turns out, there is something but... You repudiated that tool! You said it was racist. And invoking it now might undermine some of your other Utopian plans. Mayor Karen Bass takes the stage, wagging her finger at ICE, as they militarily sweep through LA's MacArthur Park like it was Mosul or Kandahar. There's nothing more she can do (or would want to do) because she and her progressive allies have, for decades, neutered the power of local officials -- the power to resist. It always comes back. Jim Babka offers this lesson: "Have empathy for your future self." NOTES Episode 134 Why ICE is an Illegal Agency: https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw The Tenth Amendment Center: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/ Jim's greatest meme quote: "The power you give a politician you love today, to do something you want, is a power that will be used tomorrow by a politician you loathe, to do things you'll hate." - Jim Babka, co-creator, Zero Aggression Project CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 Why Jim is wearing the same shirt 2:28 Never let a crisis go to waste 3:36 Why Mayor Bass is weaker than feckless 5:45 Progressives vs the Tenth Amendment 10:46 When they said nullification is racist 16:13 Jim's greatest quote meme 19:20 Where slippery slopes consistently happen 20:48 Two examples of slippery slopes 25:23 The Brownshirt Prediction 29:28 Martin Niemöller's Gracepoint CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

ICE doesn't need to be "tweaked" or reformed. It's budget shouldn't merely be cut. It's existence is a problem at the roots, so the fruit will be bad. We turned the mics back on, right after recording an episode. The result is... First, the shortest full episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka - 14 minutes. Second, a concise yet complete argument about the unconstitutional nature of this agency. SHOW NOTES Ninth Amendment: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Tenth Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." Pre-Constitutional Mental Lever https://zeroaggressionproject.org/mental-lever/pre-constitutional-rights/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Lawless root Lawless fruit 2:04 Highest law of the land 3:06 Two interpretive keys 6:53 Enumerated powers 7:39 ICE is unconstitutional 7:59 Immigration vs Naturalization 10:43 No federal immigration powers 11:54 Congress can make Club Rules 12:59 ICE Constitutional violation by design CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Zohran Mamdani is a _real_ socialist who wants to seize the means of production. So why does Jim Babka think he might be a great American mayor? You'll learn how Mamdani could unintentionally reshape the national conversation. This episode explores his schemes including rent freezes and government-run grocery stores. You’ll also find out why the GOP is about to make him their favorite Democrat. SHOW NOTES EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Zohran Mamdani's Government-Run Grocery Stores Won't Lower Prices: https://reason.com/2025/06/25/zohran-mamdanis-government-run-grocery-stores-wont-lower-prices/ America Has Plenty of Experience With Government-Run Stores, and It Isn't Pretty: https://reason.com/2025/06/27/america-has-plenty-of-experience-with-government-run-stores-and-it-isnt-pretty/ A Cuban reacts to Costco: https://x.com/billybinion/status/1937957332438175927 CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 The Greatest Mayor in America 2:37 Whitney Tilson's symbolism 5:35 A REAL socialist 8:46 The impact of a Rent Freeze 14:23 Reactionaries in egalitarian paradise 20:47 Horseshoes and mimetic rivalries 22:52 A Republican consultants' dream 26:22 NYC as a laboratory to test socialism 27:37 We're all born young and ignorant 30:28 We all knew socialism sucks 33:52 NYC can remind us how bad socialism is 36:15 2 predictions on Mamdani's grocery stores 39:21 Profit is not a dirty word 41:19 Erie Kansas experience 43:41 SNAP and WIC 45:02 The Venezuelan experience 47:02 The grocery store that ended the USSR 49:44 Appreciating constant market miracles CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Why do people keep calling Jim Babka about “One Big Beautiful Bill?" Because they know that the co-author of the Read the Bills Act and One Subject at a Time Act could explain why it's anything but beautiful. Jim reacts to Vice President J.D. Vance’s candid comments on how Congress really works including why bills are unread, rules are skipped, and lawmakers vote on legislation they don’t understand. You'll hear how massive omnibus bills are packed with hidden agendas. And you'll get brilliant solutions to these problems! [**Jim and Bill had to do bad, verbal impressions of Theo Von and V.P. Vance because of an unfounded copyright claim.**] NOTES: Theo Von podcast link - https://youtu.be/GbJsQk4rbBw EP38: Three Laws to Get Congress Under Control - https://youtu.be/HXv-26pa-Hc Read the Bills Act - https://downsizedc.org/act/read-the-bills-act-2/ One Subject at a Time Act - https://downsizedc.org/act/one-subject-at-a-time-act/ The Mike Flood and Marjorie Taylor Greene stories - https://downsizedc.org/big-unread-bill/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 At the Legislative Sausage Factory 3:25 Production Notice 5:12 Why are bills so big? 12:52 You'll lose the beautiful stuff! 16:43 Why they Cluster-Fill bills 21:21 The quietest part out loud 25:08 Why Congress doesn't improve its rules 28:46 Why Reps want One Subject at a Time 32:21 How Read the Bills Act works 34:57 How One Subject at a Time works 35:51 The enforcement mechanism 37:35 Fiduciary responsibility CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

How should you respond to the Breaking News of political assassinations? Same day insights. And grace, of course. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

ICE Riots in LA are happening because people don't know and don't live by the answers to these questions. What is the supreme law of the U.S.? How are the powers of the federal government limited? What one thing is needed before an arrest can occur? 4. Do you know why immigrants are not criminals? 5. Do you know how old ICE is and why it was created? Here, Jim Babka answers and even elaborates on each of these questions. And he does that all in about six minutes! Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

You didn’t hear about a second JFK hearing (in the U.S. House) because the media ignored it, but what was revealed should shake your faith in government. Jim Babka reveals four critical revelations. Taken together, they expose how federal agencies conspired to protect themselves from scrutiny. From missing documents and autopsy materials to the CIA’s shadowy George Joannides and firsthand testimony from a House investigator, this hearing shows that key truths remain buried. You’ll also hear a new, eyewitness challenge to the magic bullet theory - and the intimidation tactics likely used to suppress his insight. NOTES Warning: There's a graphic description of bodily injury by a doctor. House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, chaired by Rep. Anna Luna (FL), held on Tuesday May 20. https://youtu.be/JW1enHcYgWU Witnesses: Dr. Don Curtis, Doctor at Parkland Memorial Hospital; Mr. Dan Hardway, Former Select Committee on Assassinations Staff; Judge John Tunheim, Former Head of Assassinations Records Review Board; Mr. Douglas Horne, Former Assassination Records Review Board Staff; Mr. Abraham Bolden, Former U.S. Secret Service Agent: a Democrat witness there to criticize the having the hearing. Lopez Report - https://www.history-matters.com/archive/contents/hsca/contents_hsca_lopezrpt_2003.htm "JFK: What the Doctors Saw" (Parkland doctors documentary on Paramount/CBS) - https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/doxrtMleUunO9_I87rGW_oDERuAcb6xU/ Other relevant Gracearchy episodes... * EP105: Thomas Crooks Thought Lee Oswald Was Lone Gunman - https://youtu.be/fLff-GTIk1I * EP119: Trump's JFK Executive Order: Contents and Concerns - https://youtu.be/LEFYvAZIwNc * EP120: Shermer's Six Straw Men Against JFK Conspiracy - https://youtu.be/Vy-PJ2yfjR0 * Instant Grace 34: Two Shooters? Rep Luna Clickbaits JFK - https://youtu.be/R3O_jRESzIc * EP124: JFK Files: Did Trump Lie About Full Disclosure? - https://youtu.be/oJSJV-GMX4g CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Second Hearing May 20 2:46 Perversion of Official 3:52 Documents we still don't have 9:51 Autopsy material we don't have 11:33 What about George? New Orleans context 13:58 What about George? House Committee context 18:14 Oswald in Mexico? The Lopez Report 32:01 Dan Hardway's experience with George 37:13 Parkland Doctors vs the Magic Bullet 46:49 Official witness intimidation 53:12 Revealing truth about the government CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Dave Smith is a rising star, and he’s usually right. But in a recent debate with Alex Nowrasteh, his case for immigration restrictions raises big questions about what it really means to be a voluntaryist. In this episode, Jim Babka explores where property rights analysis usually works, and where it breaks down. He also **corrects himself!** on a point he made in a recent episode, and he explains why he now sees it differently. Along the way, you’ll hear Dave’s best argument, Alex’s most powerful line, and a fresh perspective on what principled liberty looks like. REFERENCES It was not episode 2, as said in the show. It was... EP5: World Population with Stephen Barrows on Gracearchy with Jim Babka (AHO Network) https://youtu.be/IT2TsDljMnU The Debate Resolution: "Government restrictions on the immigration of peaceful and healthy people make sense from a libertarian standpoint, especially in present-day America." 0:00 Theme 0:25 Is Dave Smith a libertarian 2:42 Libertarianism in the Resolution 5:12 Dave Smith Opening Statement 5:44 Strange definition of Voluntaryism 10:27 Borders are not the issue 12:08 Ellis Island is not libertarian 15:41 Okay, let's discuss government schools 23:17 Extreme hypothetical 24:18 First principles, freedom of people 25:40 Immigration is beneficial 28:38 The path to tyranny 32:06 Forced association solved by democracy? 32:45 Pragmatism 34:43 States don't have rights 36:36 You cannot vote away human rights 38:09 Capitalism proves Americans want immigrants 40:25 Anarcho-capitalist is not voluntaryist? 41:53 Real job-stealers and welfare recipients CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

President Trump is being accused of quid pro quo corruption. Since we're supposed to hate him, no one asks, "Who is the victim here?" Armed with that knowledge, my response is... "You had me at 'tax cheat pardon.'" Here's a unique and rooted take you won't get anywhere else. For context, here's the Justice Department's side of the story: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-florida-health-care-companies-sentenced-employment-tax-crimes Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Zero Aggression Project is a non-profit organization that does not endorse or support any candidates for public office. Be grace-full to each other.

What makes someone a libertarian? Jim Babka draws a distinction between being a libertarian and holding libertarian positions - effectively dismantling the myth of a “libertarian purity test.” He challenges efforts to smuggle in left-wing or right-wing agendas, starting with Jeffrey Tucker’s controversial 2014 essay "Against Libertarian Brutalism." From there, Jim builds a better foundation for understanding libertarianism, rooted not in aesthetics or tribal alliances but in the logic of self-ownership and the Principle of Human Respect. This episode offers a sharper definition of what it means to be a libertarian, and why grace, not conflict, is the path forward for libertarians. NOTES AND LINKS Jeffrey Tucker's "Against Libertarian Brutalism" https://fee.org/articles/against-libertarian-brutalism/ Nolan Chart (World's Smallest Political Quiz) http://theadvocates.org/quiz/ Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity https://www.harmonyandprosperity.org/ The Daryl Davis episodes... EP121 https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 EP122 https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 The Conflict Machine https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/the-conflict-machine-explains-our CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Principle of Human Respect 1:20 Jim's credentials 2:34 Transpartisan agreements 7:59 Tucker's Against Libertarian Brutalism 13:04 In defense of so-called brutalists 14:19 Inviting a libertarian civil war 15:44 Tucker's brutal irony 17:59 Words, meaning and differentiation 21:16 There is no Libertarian Purity Test 23:06 Libertarians concerned about five harms 27:26 The overlooked force 29:52 Libertarianism's unique sales proposition 31:24 Who is a libertarian? In the tent 34:45 What makes a position libertarian? 42:03 The libertarian position on immigration 46:37 The Logic of Self-Ownership 47:30 Grounding libertarianism in a Principle 49:32 What conditions maximize human flourishing? 51:58 How do we apply Human Respect? 57:49 Where Grace is not 1:01:00 Is Human Respect new? 1:06:07 Where Grace is CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ ChatGPT was used to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Misinformation and Disinformation. Now, the right wing movement to suppress these things has begun. In this episode, we'll explain how so-called "conservatives" and MAGA types will "go Woke" and join the left in suppression and censorship, led by their Celebritarian Pied Pipers. We'll name names, expose what they're doing, and why they're doing it. Since this is Gracearchy, we'll explain how people being wrong in the public square are necessary and helpful. The Smith-Murray Debate on the Joe Rogan Experience https://youtu.be/Ah6kirkSwTg EP120 Shermer insults Rogan (at 46:53) https://youtu.be/Vy-PJ2yfjR0 EP94 Bowyer explains business media https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co EP126 Scapegoat on Good Friday https://youtu.be/bHdCX-S2tRI EP90 Truth About War https://youtu.be/C_yF9ln9sZM CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:42 Joe Rogan's virtue 4:26 Debate is a chance to learn 6:21 Doug the boorish dinner guest 11:10 Rightwing Woke strategy 14:43 The State you cannot criticize 18:27 Wolfowitz and Perle 22:38 Been there 25:21 Credentialism vs Commentators 29:17 Naming names 33:19 Don't Change Joe 36:53 Pied Pipers on the Right 39:14 Grace thrives in Free Speech 41:35 Why we need dissenters 44:13 Woke control backfires Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

There are four timeless issues in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case - literally, principles at stake. But appealing to principles, even timeless ones, won't persuade the partisans here. One thing might. What is that one thing? Here's a hint: History swings like a pendulum. The evidence for it has already begun to mount like a slippery slope. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:25 Empathy with your future self 2:09 No one knows How to Argue 7:42 No rational arguments work 11:31 Pendulum and precedents 14:08 When to speak up 16:05 Four Issues, none are immigration 24:10 Emotional blackmail 27:20 Others already affected 29:39 Targeting trouble for white Americans 31:39 Arresting Americans citizens 33:19 Scaring Canadians, Germans, and other women 35:34 Trump, send Americans to foreign camps 36:48 Jim Babka's qualifying crime 39:22 Avoiding martyrdom 40:47 Conservatives become Cultural Marxists Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

Good Friday question: Are you making the social conditions worse or better? Are you willing to sacrifice others on the altar of your politics or religion? We can move in a libertarian direction in direct proportion to how much we move away from the blame-game, and how much we turn towards our neighbors. Here, we use Rene Girard's Scapegoat Theory to show to illuminate a path. NOTES "The Most Important Episode" EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Who is your Good Friday scapegoat? Our civilization is built on cruelty by Tim DeRoche https://unherd.com/2024/03/who-is-your-good-friday-scapegoat/ EP92: How Rene Girard Unclothes the State, with David Gornoski https://youtu.be/wfilDdangZ0 EP94: Mimetic Mirror: Jerry Bowyer Explores Jesus's Eye Parable https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co EP7: Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs EP40: On Colin Kaepernick's Knee https://youtu.be/KMqgl6fndQQ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 Health issue 1:06 Rene Girard review 4:09 Missing in libertarianism 5:33 It's the season to discuss At-One-Ment 7:29 Original sin vs Two Great Commandments 13:39 Awareness to agency or buried in Sacrifice 14:29 The First Great Commandment 16:00 Imago Dei vs Original sin 18:02 Levels of consciousness 19:20 Human capacity for evil 23:20 Cain's City and Caiaphas' declaration 25:38 Good Friday story as the shortcut to transform 27:13 Mobs vs Selma March 29:29 Carl Schmitt's Political Theology 32:09 Tariffs, spiritual warfare overlooked 35:55 Beyond tolerance, getting to grace 39:10 Crucify him! 44:31 The only way libertarian can work Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected]

Is Jesus really Lord? What would that look like like? The answer may surprise you. Doug Stuart from the Libertarian Christian Institute joined Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Jesus Is Lord should be a message of hope, not a partisan message of division. So we encouraged Doug to grapple with the questions like... Shouldn't more Christians lead to more peace? Or does more Christians lead to more war? As a result, much of our conversation had us driving toward a consistent ethic of Christian political thought. Doug Stuart is the Content Director at Libertarian Christian Institute https://libertarianchristians.com/ Jim Babka on Libertarian Christian Podcast, Jun 21 '24 https://youtu.be/vfoyIlawNKA "The Anarchist Anabaptist" and "A House Divided" available at https://libertarianchristians.com/books/ We discussed A House Divided on EP123: Churches Five Years After Lockdown with Doug Stuart. Chapters 0:00 Theme 0:24 Doug Stuart 1:53 Libertarian Christian Institute 8:29 Doug's ministry 12:02 Anarchist Anabaptist 13:52 If Jesus were king 21:36 From belief to social justice? 26:52 From theology to economics 28:40 Voluntary social justice 34:04 Richard Rohr 37:26 DOGE and Trump 41:08 The Church Underthrowing 45:46 How to lose the game of freedom 48:53 When non-aggression is non-persuasive 57:11 LCI in 2025 58:26 Doug's Gracepoint 1:00:23 LCI has a lot of material for you 1:02:54 Airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

This is the TL;DR the 80,000 pages of the JFK files last night episode. What was in the files? "TL;DR means" Too Long; Didn't Read. 63,400 pages were released Tuesday night (3/18). We bet you haven't had time to read them all, yet! Includes ...tools and tips to avoid being conned by people online. ...some of the worst viral activity on Twitter. ...two pieces of new information revealed in the files. ...a list of what we want to see finally revealed. If you watch this one hour, you'll be mentally armed to look like a JFK files expert with your friends. **STAY TO THE END** (there's more after the stinger!) Errors: Jim said 10-digit, but meant to say 13-digit. Also, Ramparts was led by Peter Collier (not Michael). The new file shared during the program: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/177-10001-10064.pdf EP105: Thomas Crooks Thought Lee Oswald Was Lone Gunman https://youtu.be/fLff-GTIk1I The podcast where we made "get up to speed" recommendations, including Destiny Betrayed was... EP119: Trump's JFK Executive Order: Contents and Concerns (see the show notes: https://youtu.be/LEFYvAZIwNc Chapters 0:00 Theme 0:24 Epistemic confidence 2:54 63,400 pages 4:25 How to avoid being conned on social media 5:15 Peeling back the Redactions 8:50 Validate the Doc 14:21 James Angleton and the anti-Semites 22:23 Stupid yet Viral, two examples 27:34 The truth about Valery Kostikov 33:15 Gary Underhill is not news 53:12 Ruth Paine, alive and important 1:00:55 Five new things that just came in! Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.

We reflect on the five-year mark of "two weeks to flatten the curve." Jim and Bill, along with guest Doug Stuart from the Libertarian Christian Institute, explore the significant challenges church leaders faced during the worldwide sickness, including the struggle to maintain unity amid divisive reopening strategies and social distancing measures. The discussion is inspired by a brand new book, "A House Divided," and the group discusses both 'the Dones' - individuals who have stepped away from traditional church settings while maintaining their faith - and why some Christians seemed afraid of Death. HouseDividedBook.com https://housedividedbook.com/ pre-release March 15, 2025 Doug Stuart is the Content Director at Libertarian Christian Institute https://libertarianchristians.com/ Ekklesia - called out assembly or gathering of people. In ancient city-states, especially Athens, the popular assembly of citizens who would handle public matters and serve as a jury for trials. Correction: While Benjamin Giffone is a professor, and he lives in Grove City, PA., the guest mistakenly said that Mr. Giffone is a professor "at" Grove City College. Not so. To his credit, Mr. Stuart requested we post this correction. CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 March 15 2020 2:40 A House Divided 4:00 A DONE's view of "church" 7:54 The virus that divided churches 12:15 Why were Christians afraid of death? 17:13 Clean or unclean is a religious distinction 18:52 Reputational hazard for bigger churches 22:09 Preparing for the trial Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.