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The Dan Norton Show — 271 episodes
My first members-only video! Join for under $2/month! July 28, 2026 livestream w/ an Ayn Rand fan and Phil PhD
Anti-Israel caller gets flagged for misinformation by TikTok during my livestream. And much more!
Middle East policy; UAE; capitalism, regulations, & anarchy; immigration in Europe; Iran & more!
Debate review: "Objective Morality without God" (originally on @the_raging_tomato)
The Gaza War & civilian casualties: Ayn Rand fan debates Hegel Fan
$$$; Israel; abortion, rights; monopolies; principles, honesty, egoism, capitalism; taxes; etc.
Facts; atheism; Marxism; taxes vs. freedom; "Do you have a right to my life?"; sacrifice; etc.
God, Israel, logic, abortion, egoism, leftism, collectivism, etc. w/ an Ayn Rand fan & philosophy Ph.D.
Israel, Hamas & human shields; egoism & altruism; Trump & tariffs; regulations; anarchism; etc.
Independence Day TikTok Livestream (July 4, 2026) - Israel, capitalism, egoism_altruism, etc.
Israel; abortion; redemption; anarchy, NAP & self-interest; rights; miracles; Norway; egoism; etc.!
Israel & "genocide"; free will & determinism; faith, miracles, God's omnipotence & naturalism
Collectivism & self-interest; call with K on "nebulous" values & Ayn Rand; rights & regulations
8 calls on TikTok: Egoism, abortion, leftism, principles, syndicalism, rights, objectivity & more
TikTok; Israel, Palestinians and “genocide”; Iran war/deal; movies; effective altruism, rights, etc.
Ayn Rand fan makes his first big splash in the world of TikTok debate
Productiveness, Mike Mentzer, Buddhism, meditation & more: call with Mellow Mau
Does violating the rights of one violate the rights of all? Plato/Kant; education vouchers; & more!
Ads on my videos; knowledge for its own sake; Israel & genocide; schisms, “Ayn Rand Fan Club”; etc.
Tricking people into being good; Are fetuses humans? entities and perception; “minarchism”; & more
Humans & fetuses syllogism; immigration, nihilism, racism, egoism; IP; spiritual trade; etc.!
Objective reality, faith/God, grad school, metaphysical v. manmade, immigration & more! (5 calls)
Ayn Rand fan debates Pisco Litty on deep philosophy: the nature of mind, reality, the good, & more
Abortion, individuals & rights; egoism & principles; MAID; Islamism; defining concepts; & more
The source of rights; God; Objectivism & Buddhism; public education; Israel/US/Iran & more! (4 calls)
The universe & consciousness; Iran war; trans; Trump; immigration; Ayn Rand, egoism & more (5 calls)
The "non-aggression principle" & anarchy; Israel; Kant; theism & justification; & more! (4 calls)
AI, suicide, "anarcho-capitalism" & much more! Four calls (one turns bad) & many (Super) chats
Channel memberships! Deriving government from scratch; contradictions? defining “the left”; & more!
An "anarcho-capitalist" calls in; my debate w/ Kyla, the military draft, ITOE, etc. w/ AGOSTI & Holden
Ayn Rand fan debates "liberal" Kyla Turner (@notsoErudite) on government regulations and capitalism
Is it good for you to steal if you're not caught_ Altruism, the self, CEOs & more w_a Buddhist; etc.
3 long calls w/ leftists about capitalism, regulation, egoism, individualism/collectivism & more!
4+ hour call on Aristotle & Ayn Rand, welfare, "NAP," Iran, pollution, egoism, etc. w Jack; & more!
New, provocative thumbnail/background; PRC; Afroman; 2 calls; Iran; many trolls; capitalism; & more!
Discussing Ayn Rand's book _Capitalism_ The Unknown Ideal_ with economics major Holden Mitrione
Open immigration with Dr. Harry Binswanger, Objectivist philosopher & associate of Ayn Rand
Open immigration w/ special guest Dr. Harry Binswanger; 1-yr anniversary of livestream!
Iran war unconstitutionality; a chatter's Muslim family issues; Nietzsche; Buridan's ass; & more!
Iran war; validity of the senses; metaphysical vs. man-made; humor; free will & temptation; & more!
Testing my new, OBS streaming software; benevolence/justice; intellectual property; USPS vs. Konan; etc.
Sharia-Free America Act; reduction & definition; sanctioning irrationality; Luddism; & more!
Ayn Rand fan vs. a "liberal": my debate w/ imreallyimportant (~50k followers on TikTok)
Is "capitalism" a good term? "technofeudalism"; border screening? 1789 tariffs; art; free will; etc
"Immigrants take our jobs!" (my viral post on X/Twitter); and other topics you raise!
Addressing anti-immigration arguments; an asylum/removal defense lawyer calls in; & more!
Happy b-day, Ayn Rand! 🎉 Is it SELFISH to celebrate YOUR birthday when you could be helping OTHERS?
1,000 subscribers! Music, movie review proposal, Super Chats, Durant, Mentzer/Arnold, comedy, etc.!
Pride; "Dan Norton"; Israel; Freedom Index; editing project; anti-natalism, egoism, free will, etc!
Was the killing of Renee Good murder? Self-defense? Justified? Not sure?
Trump & Venezuela; past U.S. Presidents; tribalism; music & other art; Reagan; Mamdani; & more!
Let the Super Chats begin!! $$ On my recently monetized pro-Ayn Rand channel! Happy new year 2026! 🎉
Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter; Jazz; death penalty; debating a libertarian; the universe; etc.
Introducing Objectivism & debating God w/ new chatters; Adam Smith, Will Durant etc. w/ Holden; & more!
Should contracts for "sex changes," blinding healthy eyes, lifelong service be legal? Etc. (3 calls)
Philosophy of math; For the New Intellectual, environmentalism & Alex Epstein (call w/ Holden); etc.
Racist U.S. & California laws; meaning & purpose; should sex change operations be legal_ etc.
Should Trump fans be unfriended? We the Living, "open Objectivism," libertarianism w/ Holden; & more!
White nationalist, anti-Israel caller; Linda Cordair calls re: her fight with California; & more!
Most evil Kant; is-ought; God; socialism/immigration on X; classical/modern logic; etc. (4 callers)
Should politicians be dishonest to protect rights? consequentialism w/Latent Prion; marriage; etc.
Hooray!!! My YouTube channel has been monetized!!! J & Holden call re: introspection, Kant/Hume, etc.
Perception, art, hedonism, free will, introspection & more! - calls with Oh Noes, Ray, & J
Holden Mitrione, Robert Nasir & Radical Capitalist call in to chat about Atlas Shrugged & much more!
Is Ayn Rand's voluntary, free market system "totally impractical"? My 2nd call to David Pakman
Egoism w/ caller; the dictionary definition of "selfishness"; do we live in a simulation? & much more
Should an egoist save a drowning child? Ayn Rand, Peter Singer, and the ethics of emergencies; etc.
No Kings; Rand, Social Security & Medicare; Martin Anderson; Nozick; egoism/altruism; existence; etc
Free will w Latent Prion; Trump, Portland "war zone," ICE police; capitalism; justice & egoism; etc.
Introducing a caller to Ayn Rand's ideas on egoism & altruism; debating capitalism w/ chatters; etc.
The “enemy from within”: Is Trump making a move to be dictator? Troll attack; English kings; etc..
Nick Fuentes; positivity; my OCON questions to Yaron; what contracts are legit; free will; etc.
Trans caller; deviant sexual practices; egoism/altruism/religion/happiness; general evolution; etc.
Forgiving Charlie's murderer; free will; faith; atheism/agnosticism; laws of logic; anarchy; etc.
Can I live for myself or should I be forced to live for others_ My 1st call to The David Pakman Show
Forthcoming David Pakman video; FCC/ABC; Will Durant; lobbying; Majority Report mod in my chat; etc.
Local government & free markets w/ Mark Moses; Fredrik from Sweden; defining "capitalism"; etc.
Charlie Kirk & free speech; calls w/ Holden & Bach re: The Fountainhead, racial concepts, etc.; etc.
Is it self-interested to oppose immigration? Whom I voted for; monkeys & egoism_altruism; etc.
Transgender issues; call w/ Holden re: The Fountainhead, etc.; egoism & sacrifice w/ chat; etc.
Call w: Holden Mitrione (who debated Charlie Kirk), an econ major new to Ayn Rand; utilitarianism
Communist streamer Straighterade thinks I asked her “a troll question” in chat. I react.
Communist streamer Straighterade (Erin) thinks I'm trolling her in chat. I react. Etc.
My YouTube monetization; Wittgenstein and nominalism; free will vs. determinism w/ caller; etc.
Debate with a "liberal," Jolah Politics, on capitalism, coercion, individualism, etc.
New background; atheism; anarcho-capitalism; my Reddit thread on capitalism/mixed economy; antitrust
Indians & tribalism; Is consciousness reducible? Analyzing Harry Binswanger's views w/caller; etc.
Can paint smears be art/decoration? "Anarcho-capitalism"; X replies re: immigration; etc.
My X analytics; Bible/God; immigration replies; complex moral analysis; etc. w/ Friend Harper & Liam
Welcome to my 35 new subscribers from Facebook! Bible; government financing; immigration. 2 Aug 2025
Fake Gaza images; can you prove God doesn’t exist? individualism/collectivism; immigration; etc.
Israel; defining what ethics is; pro-natalism & Objectivism; sex/gender; etc. w/ Uzi & Friend Harper
Honesty, induction, & more w/ Dr. Bach Ho et al.; Lying on a resume, a dating app, "white lies," etc.
OCON; Leviticus; Facebook comments on my ICE raids post; justice/vengeance; Jason's Tiki bar; etc.
Stolen concepts; comments on the last stream's chat; anarchy; self-interest & emergencies; etc. #35
New background; my words on Yaron Brook's show; self-interest; the role of pain w/ Wade, etc. #34
The universe & time; AI; utopia; plants & values, the "is-ought gap" & pleasure; subjectivism; etc.
Life as the standard; AI, consciousness & life; how v. whether; causation; focus, good & evil; etc.
Israel & Iran; Yaron Brook & ARI as resources; Ayn Rand on libertarians & the U.N.; movies; etc.
The Bible & property; debating capitalism; understanding man’s life as the standard of value; etc.
Sex & gender; egoism vs. altruism; anarchy; the poor; perception, induction, etc. w/ caller
Debating free will vs. determinism, etc. w/ Daniel & mange - 4 June 2025 Livestream #28
"Objective"; capitalism, inequality, environmentalism, property rights; etc. w/ CodeCraft & Darwin
Realism & anti-realism; (in)determinism & free will w/Denis; political activism w/Jason Adams; etc.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory & gov't regulation, environmentalism, etc. w/Darwin & Marc - 5/24/25 #25
Veganism & “animal rights”; “Objectivist art”; Trump’s budget bill; etc. - 5/21/25 #24
FDA Part 2 w/ Meghann Ribbens; more trolling; blocking people; etc. - Livestream #23B
Social Security (w/ Darwin); troll interruption (again); FDA Part 1 (w/ Meghann) - Livestream #23A
Balfour Dec.; determinism; ARI & I; interruption; caller: Law of Identity, epistemology/perception
Welcome to Yaron Brook Show listeners! My atheism. Ottoman Empire. Debating capitalism with caller.
Benevolence; Objectivist Conferences ("OCON"); Objectivism in academia (my experience); etc.
Interview on what capitalism is, etc.
Consciousness; Jan. 6; calls re: boycotting, Israel, space exploration, faith & reason, etc.- 5_3_25
Is Objectivism open or closed? Life qua man; anarchism; democracy; etc. (w/ caller) - 4_30_25 #18
Trump's Jan. 6 tweets; blocking a chatter; call w/ Christo; etc. - 4_26_25 #17
The Selfishness Project; my favorite Ayn Rand essay(s); my experience with Rand in university; etc.
IQ; Israel; multiple sex partners & Rand; Nietzsche; abortion; immigration; tariffs; Greenland; etc.
I now livestream! And I take live calls!
Social Security; bias/perception; Israel; who's an "Objectivist"?; my career path; my travels, etc.
Bridging the "is-ought gap" & Hume; is capitalism perfect_ Max Stirner & egoism; _God_, etc. 4_12_25
My interests/expertise in philosophy/Objectivism; calls re publishing, Objectivist epistemology, etc
Debating Israel with chat; call w FriendHarper about "anarcho-Objectivists," etc. - 4 5 25 #11
Cory Booker & healthcare; the problem of induction; debate with a Majority Report listener - 4_2_25
Interview/debate on Objectivism, its ethics & politics, with Elijah Moore
Chat with Meghann Ribbens about the value of what I do, etc. (starts at 43_38) - 3_29_25 #9
Ukraine, meritocracy, fossil fuels & nuclear; Rand_Kant_Hume on knowledge w_Marc; Sweden, etc. 3_26
Euromaidan, meritocracy, etc. w_ chat; calls w_FriendHarper & Alex Epstein critic - 3_22_25 #7
Symbols, racial pride, ideas & institutions w_ Benjamin Stringer - 3_17_25 #6
Trump, education, dealing w_ irrational people, libertarianism, etc. w_ Sevak and Marc - 3_14_25 #5
Zoom tests, teleology, Kant, Nixon, etc. with Carol S. - 3_12_25 #4
My social media journey; Trump; Leonard Peikoff on Trump - 3_10_25 #3
My first livestream via Zoom with a guest (Charlie Painter)! DOGE - 3_8_25 #2
My first livestream! (It was just a test.) - 3_6_25 #1
The “Gilded Age,” libertarians, civility, etc.: Debating politics with leftist @TheNathanGalang
Ethics, Trump, self-interest, authoritarianism, etc. with Whick-TV
Online activism, Trump, Ben Shapiro, Elon Musk, tariffs, immigration, etc. - w/ Boris Reitman
Talking politics with Cam: Taxes, regulations, and coercion - The Dan Norton Show #21
Is there evidence Jesus walked on water? Discussing faith, sacrifice, etc. with a Christian
Faith, the “supernatural” & immigration w/ an Objectivist/libertarian turned Christian conservative
Ayn Rand, Social Security, hypocrisy, smears: My seventh call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Did Sam Seder smear Ayn Rand as hypocritical for taking Social Security—and then change his mind?
Hedonism, Objectivism, and robots_ Exploring Ayn Rand’s metaethics w_ Liam - The Dan Norton Show #18
Is illegal immigration bad—or is it the laws that are bad?
Transgenderism and the Laws of Identity and Noncontradiction
Ayn Rand's capitalism and America
How to fund the government WITHOUT TAXES
What is a capitalist society like?
Capitalism's basic principle: Don't initiate force
Is the United States a capitalist country?
Organic Intelligence®, with Dr. Bach Ho - The Dan Norton Show #17
"A Defense of Egoism," with Dr. Bach Ho - The Dan Norton Show #16
Ayn Rand, Social Security, and money: My sixth call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
What is capitalism?
Public services and coercion: My third call to The David Pakman Show (pointer video)
Bridging the is-ought gap: Discussion of Ayn Rand's ethics on the Lotus Eaters podcast (clip)
Oxygen mask instructions, self-interest, and altruism
Discussing my worldview w/Bryan (who heard me on Pakman & The Majority Report w/Sam Seder) - DNS #15
A is A, The Law of Identity (Part 2): My fifth call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
A is A, The Law of Identity (Part 1): My fourth call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Ridicule: Thoughts on my calls to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Coercion/exploitation in island/cliff scenarios: My third call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Ayn Rand, Objectivism, and coercion: My second call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Chatroom policy: My first call to The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Debating capitalism with a leftist who heard me on The David Pakman Show - The Dan Norton Show #14
Debating "utopian libertarianism": My second call to The David Pakman Show (pointer video)
The Values I Support—and Israel
Will David Pakman debate me? My first call to The David Pakman Show (pointer video)
Is Consciousness Or The Mind Physical A Presentation And Panel Discussion On Physicalism
Debating capitalism with Matt Binder (co-host of The Majority Report wtih Sam Seder)
500-subscribers celebration video!
Discussing Ayn Rand's Ethics on The Lotus Eaters Podcast (pointer video) @LotuseatersDotCom
Scandinavia & Ayn Rand, with Klaus Nordby & Espen Hammer - The Dan Norton Show #13
Ethics, the self, free will, and more, with Sinthe
Debating a utilitarian/socialist on ethics and politics (and some epistemology)
Money, government, and free markets, with Carson Hughes
Abortion debate with Carson Hughes - The Dan Norton Show #12
Ayn Rand on communism and fascism (clip from my response to President Sunday)
Ayn Rand on "conservatives" and "liberals" (clip from my response to President Sunday)
Ayn Rand on the nature of government & source of rights (clip from my response to President Sunday)
The Fountainhead "rape" scene by Ayn Rand (clip from my response to President Sunday)
Ayn Rand on sex and promiscuity (clip from my response to President Sunday)
Defending Ayn Rand: My response to President Sunday's BioShock video
Debating politics with Adam Something: police, climate, monopolies, and more
Abortion debate with Harley Dalton - The Dan Norton Show #11
Is selfishness a virtue? Is a dictator selfish? (opening statement from my debate with S3rios)
Debating Ayn Rand's ethics with S3rios (moderated by President Sunday)
Mike Mentzer and Objectivism, with Jerome Armstrong - The Dan Norton Show #10
My debate on politics with Hunter Avallone: police, education, healthcare (Pointer Video)
Debating free will with professor Aaron Rabinowitz - The Dan Norton Show #9
Do you have any disagreements with Objectivism? (excerpt from The Dan Norton Show #8)
My debates, cultural progress, etc. with Dave Goodman - The Dan Norton Show #8
Correcting smears of Ayn Rand: Social Security and welfare
Debating egoism etc. with Perspective Philosophy
Debating capitalism (and some meta-ethics) with Luke Beasley
Debating Objectivist politics and ethics with TJump
Indians, capitalism, and coercion (excerpt from Interview & debate with a Marxist, Swoletariat)
Interview & debate with a Marxist, Swoletariat
Debating capitalism with Econoboi
Capitalism vs. socialism (my opening statement from my debate with Fellow Traveler)
Debating a communist (Fellow Traveler) on capitalism vs. socialism
Ayn Rand's defense of capitalism (my opening statement from my debate with Ben Burgis)
Debate: Ayn Rand’s defense of capitalism on trial | Dr. Ben Burgis vs. Dr. Dan Norton
Debating capitalism with Counterpoints
Life, happiness, and how a self-interested person should treat others, with Last_Username
Primary choices, ultimate values, etc., with Garrett Mayer (a technical, insider exploration)
My Sam Seder Call(s), Debating, And Veganism, With Philosophical Zombie Hunter - Dan Norton Show #7
Island And Cliff Scenarios My Third Call To The Majority Report With Sam Seder (Pointer Video)
Objectivism And Coercion My Second Call To The Majority Report With Sam Seder (Pointer Video)
Chatroom Policy My First Call To The Majority Report With Sam Seder (Pointer Video)
Freedom, Art, And Ayn Rand, With Teddy Carney - The Dan Norton Show #6
A Conversation On Ethics With Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel - The Dan Norton Show #5
"If You Don't Like Taxes, Leave Society!"
Voluntary funding of roads, firefighting, and police
Debating Capitalism, With Austin Kippes - The Dan Norton Show #4
A Debate On Abortion, With Tim Seiler - The Dan Norton Show #3
God, Religion & Civilization, Ayn Rand, Etc. With Samuel Marks - The Dan Norton Show #2
God And Ethics, With Daniel Ortner - The Dan Norton Show #1
Conversation With A Christian - The Selfishness Project #34
Is being a veterinarian selfless or selfish? Is morality subjective? - The Selfishness Project #33
A New Ideal - The Selfishness Project #32
Jeff Bezos, Amazon, And Selfishness - The Selfishness Project #31
Robinson Crusoe, Etc. - The Selfishness Project #30
California, don't violate my rights
Free will, mind, and self
What is the self? - The Selfishness Project #29
Sharing food on a lifeboat, helping the homeless, etc. - The Selfishness Project #28
Are we missing a word? - The Selfishness Project #27
#26 - Treasures in heaven
Fundraiser for The Selfishness Project
Highlights and testimonials from The Selfishness Project
Ayn Rand's New Idea of Selfishness - A talk with Q&A by Dr. Dan Norton
#25 - Is it selfless to return a lost wallet?
#24 - Coronavirus, higher education, lockdowns, and more: a chat with Prof. Bernard Molyneux
Are humans innately altruistic? Greek egoism and secularism (excerpt from TSP #23)
Altruism as a tool of exploitation (excerpt from TSP #23)
#23 - Altruism, egoism, etc.: a discussion with a student
Self-interest, global warming, & solving problems together (excerpt from TSP #12)
Universal basic income and government programs (excerpt from TSP #12)
#22 - A conversation with Prof. Jason Thibodeau
#21 - Selfishness and Indian philosophy
Kant and the categorical imperative (excerpt from TSP #12)
Nietzsche and Christianity (excerpt from TSP #12)
Ayn Rand and communism (excerpt from TSP #12)
Ayn Rand, this project, and strawmen (excerpt from TSP #12)
Income inequality: capitalism vs. communism (excerpt from TSP #12)
American individualism vs. Asian collectivism (excerpt from TSP #12)
Religious Selfishness? (excerpt from TSP #12)
Is it selfish to stay in America or go back to China? (excerpt from TSP #13)
Chinese Asian Selflessness In Choice Of College Major (excerpt From TSP #18)
Self vs. world: Which would you choose if you could only serve one? (excerpt from TSP #6)
College Selfishness - Altruism or Weakness? (excerpt From The Selfishness Project #3)
#20 - A discussion with Prof. Bernard Molyneux about selfishness and egoism
#19 - Is creating art selfish? Would you do something that you didn’t expect to benefit you?
#18 - Relationship selflessness/selfishness; asian selflessness
#17 - How to understand the word “selfish,” yoga, and senses of “self”
#16 - National self-interest and the public good
#15 - Selfishness and the military
#14 - Selfishness and the law, eye for an eye
#13 - Staying in America vs. going back to China
#12 - Religion, communism vs. capitalism, and much more
#11 - Mutual selfishness to mutual benefit, etc.
#10 - Balancing selfishness and selflessness
#9 - "Self-focus"
#8 - Jesus Christ and selflessness
#7 - Christianity, Mormonism, suicide, etc.
#6 - Career
#5 - Exercising, Ayn Rand
#4 - Love
#3 - Sacrifice, etc.
#2 - Freeway courtesy, etc.
#1 - Introduction