About this episode

Adam and Jacob discuss the relationship between libertarianism and Christianity, addressing misconceptions and exploring various political and cultural themes.

This is a "replay" of a livestream from May 2, 2026 where Adam appeared on Jacob Winograd's Biblical Anarchy podcast. Adam and Bob Murphy had commented on a conversation Jacob had with the great Darryl Cooper (of the Martyr Made podcast). Adam and Jacob talk about both those previous conversations, clean up some misconceptions, and, well... a whole lot more!00:00 — Intro. Jacob's prologue and Adam introduces himself to Jacob's audience.06:32 — Jacob is a great mediator of libertarian infighting.10:34 — Culture and politics are both important. Libertarianism alone isn't enough. What is the relationship between liberty and order?24:00 — Some of the things the state does are necessary. How should libertarians think about this? How do we not let the perfect be the enemy of the good?39:35 — Who is myopic about 2nd and 3rd order consequences, libertarians or statists? Also, libertarians should be good neighbors.49:08 — Adam admits to hypocrisy. Also, don't aim to win the little game. Aim to win the meta-game.58:11 — Adam kisses Darryl's ass, but thinks Darryl is too hard on his former "comparative religion analyst" self. What does Adam think of Christianity? What is it good for? What's…

People in this episode

Host: Adam

Guest: Jacob Winograd

Topics covered

• Libertarianism
• Christianity
• Politics
• Culture
• Libertarian infighting
• State functions
• Epistemology

Keywords

• Libertarianism
• Christianity
• politics
• culture
• Darryl Cooper
• Bob Murphy
• epistemology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biblical Anarchy, Martyr Made

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