Trump & Venezuela; past U.S. Presidents; tribalism; music & other art; Reagan; Mamdani; & more!

7 January 2026, Livestream #75 0:00 Intro 5:14 Trump and Venezuela (more on this topic later in the stream) Reading update Slavery in colonial Spanish America Books of Samuel Super Chats from last stream Music & lyrics Music on my YouTube channel Lobbying-related article by Alex Epstein More on music and lyrics My improvisational show My recent appearance on @ObjectiveEthics 's YouTube channel My forthcoming appearance on his channel on Jan. 25, 2026 Free Super Chat offer for first 1,000 subscribers "Super Thanks" comments 47:18 My Facebook post re: individualism & collectivism (in the wake of Mamdani's comment) (more on this later) 54:07 Call w/ Oh Noes re: art Can sculpture only convey metaphysical meaning via a human subject? What are metaphysical value-judgments? Still-life painting Sculpture Painted sculpture Catching up with chat My question to Onkar Ghate at OCON about art 1:37:41 Les Miserables, Victor Hugo, and historical asides Dr. Shoshana Milgram 1:48:39 End of call Engaging with chat Super Chats/Stickers Objective Ethics at seminary, YouTube courses 1:59:43 My Facebook post re: individualism & collectivism (in the wake of Mamdani's comment) (continued) [The description is sketchier from this point forward because I haven't had time to re-listen past this point and fill it in more. Maybe I will add more topics and timestamps later.] Trump: reasons for not liking him My evaluation of U.S Presidents Tribalism David Kelley [...] 3:07:27 Call w/ Jason Adams re: Trump, Venezuela, Reagen, etc. Transitioning to a capitalist world American Capitalist party Mark Kelly Live X replies Mamdani and socialism Iran protests War with Venezuela over oil? Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate