161 Dave Smith Wishes He Wasn't A Libertarian - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

161 Dave Smith Wishes He Wasn't A Libertarian - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

The title was ironic: "Why can't the #libertarianparty get it right? #davesmith explains." As gracefully as possible, Jim Babka lays out the historical reasons why it's ironic. This is the Liam McCollum show we're responding to - https://youtu.be/SH_D95dsoJ8 NOTES EP130: Wish Dave Smith Was A Libertarian On Immigration - https://youtu.be/tANBs1_n3nE EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 EP160 Libertarian National Chairs Nekhaila and Darr - https://youtu.be/Zrm_Qhtm8-w Oops: Late in the episode, Jim accidentally says "The New Yorker" when I meant "The New York Post." Recorded Tuesday, June 2, 2026 CHAPTERS 0:00 Name of The Game 0:25 Theme 0:37 The true fight is not against people 5:59 The madness of mobs 10:05 Rene Girard to the courtesy phone 14:36 Track record of Dave the Dropout 22:13 The locust that ate the Party 33:23 The Play in Two Acts 37:16 Is there anything left for locusts to eat? 44:37 Anything we can say to make them look bad 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/ 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: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Tom Massie: The Good News No One Else Has - Instant Grace with Jim Babka 51

This one is audio-only, taken from Jim Babka's appearance on The Gary Nolan Show, Thursday May 21. Jim had a secret he wouldn't share until he was on air. And Jim's review of Tom Massie's primary loss includes a fact that everyone overlooks. Turns out, there's a very positive half-loaf analysis to be had - as in, "How strong a candidate is Massie for a 2028 Libertarian presidential run?" On top of that, Jim explains why people were willing to imbibe lies about Massie - in other words, the real Steelman reason that the MAGA base is still so loyal to Trump. You'll want to hear it all in this brief episode. 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.

160 Libertarian National Chairs Nekhaila and Darr - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Did Libertarian Party national Chair Steven Nekhaila and Vice Chair Paul Darr call Jim Babka for a crucial LP history lesson? Did they take extraordinary action after that call? Who are these men, what makes them tick? And what will happen next, given that they're moving on from their current positions? NOTES I will be attending the national convention in Grand Rapids Michigan over Memorial Day weekend - https://www.lnc2026.com/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:13 When Jim met Paul 2:48 Meet Steven Nekhaila 5:42 Meet Paul Darr 9:54 Finding the missing piece 12:34 Working the details 15:03 Why to join the Libertarian Party 20:46 The real reasons third parties lose elections 27:38 How to make the LP politically potent 30:43 Perry Willis and the Parity Project 35:15 Barely started. Will it be fulfilled? 38:40 Party leadership at the next convention 47:48 Convention May 21-25 Grand Rapids MI 52:58 A real choice at this event 54:07 With THIS thing comes everything 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/ 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: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.

Tom Massie May Surprise: I Called it! - Instant Grace with Jim Babka 50

You've heard of an October Surprise. Now, Tom Massie is the victim of a May Surprise - because his primary election is next Tuesday. And you heard Jim Babka predict that this smear campaign would happen, back in December (see link below). Jim explains the fake attack. But the BIGGER QUESTION involves grief. Massie's opponents have continued to hit him where it hurts - the death of his wife. And this makes Jim wonder aloud... Why do adults, actual grown ups, act so weird about sexuality and the need for human connection? Why does anyone believe they have the right to determine how others should handle their grief and loneliness? As always, this is about grace. 12.10.25 / The Self-Hating Tea Party vs Thomas Massie - https://youtu.be/8nQzLJ2hQEk - recorded 12.5 1.5.26 / Instant 43: Attacks on Tom Massie and Rand Paul have already begun - https://youtu.be/YGY0ILpk9us 3.18.26 / 156: The Latest Attack on Tom Massie, Reading Between the Lines - https://youtu.be/VAIwFgQJHDU 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.

159 Hantavirus And The Lab Leak Indictment of David Morens - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Is the David Morens indictment science vs. politics, or even political retaliation? This government scientist has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to suppress investigation into the Covid lab leak. Meanwhile, passengers disembarked a ship in Spain after Hantavirus exposures, and we recorded this episode the next day (May 11) because this leaves us in uncomfortable wonder: Are we still vulnerable to the same failures that may have cost millions of lives? We're not here to do much rehash of what we covered in our landmark March 2023 Episode 41, "Covid and the Spillover Gang." There, we presented a thorough case for why the lab leak was a far better explanation than zoonotic spillover. Here, we're bringing you the breaking facts in the Morens indictment, what they reveal about the original investigation, and why they matter today. And here's what might surprise you most: Jim will show how this entire affair — the cover-ups, the politics, the tangled science — can be handled with Grace leading to reconciliation. Two crises. New evidence. A path forward. Start listening. NOTES EP41: Covid and the Spillover Gang - https://youtu.be/T7ZRFtnwBOo White House "five points" - https://substack.com/home/post/p-190758502 CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 0:27 Theme 0:40 Hantavirus and David Morens 2:05 No Hantavirus drama 4:00 The Spillover Gang redux 8:24 Trump admin is doing its job 11:47 David Morens' indictment 16:28 Three tricks to undermine FOIA 19:07 Why it's not science vs politics 25:26 Why it's not political retaliation 28:06 How much info does democracy require? 29:19 What was the Spillover Gang's role? 33:00 Gracepoint: Truth before reconciliation 38:03 Things we can do, or stop doing, now 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/ 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: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.