The Dan Norton Show

23 March 2026, Livestream #89 0:07 New, provocative thumbnail/background; Google Voice number Differences among Objectivists Robert's test call What is Objectivism? Why is faith bad? 22:38 Do you believe reality is subjective? Altruism Clickbait My recent studies 36:43 Why is leftism bad? 40:48 I got my first payment from Google Ways of sending me money Are you against all taxes? An idea to incent...

18 March 2026, Livestream #88 0:22 Intro 32:30 Call with Holden _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate

Dr. Harry Binswanger is a leading Objectivist philosopher (Objectivism being the philosophy of Ayn Rand). In this video I interview him about his radical views on immigration. Interview 0:00 Introduction 2:03 What do you mean by “open immigration” or “open borders”? 9:20 Shouldn’t there at least be some minimal screening at the border? 18:00 Border crime and war 21:58 Overblown concern with crime;...

13 March 2026, Livestream #87 Dr. Harry Binswanger is a leading Objectivist philosopher (Objectivism being the philosophy of Ayn Rand). In this video I interview him about his radical views on immigration. After the interview, other topics are covered as well. 1:51 Pre-interview: Intro, preliminary matters, getting ready for the interview 40:54 Interview with Dr. Harry Binswanger 1:33:03 Audience...

8 March 2026, Livestream #86 Some of the main topics covered are included below: 0:18 Intro 37:10 Iran war unconstitutionality 29:27 What do I know about Nietzsche besides '"God is dead"? 2:43:05 Buridan's ass 3:17:47 A chatter's Muslim family issues Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate

3 March 2026, Livestream #85 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate

26 February 2026, Livestream #84 3:50 Intro My new, OBS streaming software; testing/troubleshooting it 38:01 YouTube Super Chat, Patreon, PayPal contributions/fees 50:23 "Do you think benevolence is a virtue or just a sub virtue of justice? if it is a virtue, would you consider it important?" (Steven) 1:17:50 Objectivism vs. utilitarianism and Kantianism Testing stream delay; first TikTok chat; OB...

21 February 2026, Livestream #83 0:00 Intro 5:19 My recent debate with "imreallyimportant" Super Chat/Super Sticker revenue How are people harmed by being religious as opposed to being Objectivist "Dan You have the ability to become a pastor and make alot more money too" Misc. 33:31 "What do you think of the Preserving a Sharia Free America law?" (Super Chat from Steven) 44:38 "What resources do y...

On 17 February 2026, I debated a "liberal," @imreallyimportant , on TikTok. Here are the topics we covered: (0:00 A little context from before my call) 1:11 Intro: A voluntary society 1:53 What about funding the military/police? 3:38 What about firefighting? 5:06 What would happen if we got rid of Social Security? 7:56 "We as a society" 10:41 How many people need others to support them 13:25 Oblig...

16 February 2026, Livestream #82 I haven't had time to create a description with a list of topics and timestamps, but I invite people to do that on their own if they'd like (see some descriptions for my past videos for examples); you can leave it in a comment under the video. But sometimes an AI-generated summary of the video with timestamps can be found using the "Ask" feature on YouTube. _ _ _ _...

11 February 2026, Livestream #81 Here's the post I mentioned in the title (currently at 300.4k views): https://x.com/dannorton111/status/2020757977968648446 0:00 "Immigrants take our jobs!" (my viral post on X/Twitter) Super Chat goal 14:45 Do you agree more with Peikoff or Yaron on immigration. Why? (Bobby's Super Chat) 37:14 The meaning of "objective" in @ObjectiveEthics 's name. Ads on my chann...

6 February 2026, Livestream #80 0:00 Studying law in connection with a Super Chat from Steven Engaging with chats 7:36 Closed or open immigration/borders? 17:33 Call with Zak ("canad" on Zoom) Gold standard and fiat currency, war and pet projects Debtors and creditors Student loans and rising tuition Public education, competition, and teacher's unions 45:50 Call with Gene while he's at an anti-ICE...

1 February 2026, Livestream #79 0:00 Happy birthday, Ayn Rand! Is celebrating YOUR birthday selfish? Reading update Slavery in the Spanish Empire Structure of the judicial system Miscellaneous Immigration Harry Binswanger’s view 47:12 Call with Ben Thorp Immigration Religion and self-interest What's new about Ayn Rand? Ayn Rand vs. Christianity Mother Teresa Love Christianity and violence in histo...

22 January 2026, Livestream #78 0:00 1,000 subscribers! "@DanNorton1" (don't forget the "1"!) Looking for Cudababa Editing videos during livestreams (vs. alternatives) "​​Objectivism is an inhuman philosophy!" Objectivism as a philosophy of love/hate Show format ideas Slavery in the Spanish Empire My discussion with @ObjectiveEthics on Sunday, Jan. 25 42:03 Super Chats (and Super Chat goal) Hombre...

17 January 2026, Livestream #77 0:00 Intro, miscellaneous @ObjectiveEthics 's channel and our forthcoming discussion Alex Epstein interview of Ethan Thornton re: defense tech, China/Taiwan 23:42 Pride and egoism 37:01 “Dan Norton" 1:01:40 Pride (continued) Christianity and Original Sin Pride and arrogance Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac Biblical morality Pride and being proud "Dan Norton" (conti...

12 January 2026, Livestream #76 Was the killing of Renee Good murder? Self-defense? Justified? Not sure? (includes a call with Agosti) #ice #immigration #gestapo #secretpolice #trump My Facebook post on the killing of Renee Good: https://www.facebook.com/dan.norton.1428/posts/pfbid0sCoZSBsVNPoEkNBaNgx1a2mQ2gWU1SCw8tHKGk28kkYVqeQ6PdQ9sANUJ83UX62El Look for the comment thread started by Joseph Bedna...

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...

2 January 2026, Livestream #74 0:00 Intro 0:33 Let the Super Chats begin! How Super Chats work 5:38 First Super Chats! 12:09 My post; Super Stickers, Super Thanks, etc. 18:20 My Patreon and PayPal 26:09 Scheduling a chat with "Objective Ethics" (a chatter) on his channel 33:30 Correction to, or elaborations on, last stream Ayn Rand's letter to Reverend Dudley is in the new edition of Letters of Ay...

28 December 2025, Livestream #73 0:00 Intro 6:32 The Age of Exploration: Portuguese and Spanish discoveries in the 1400s 29:34 Call w/ Charlie Painter re: jazz, the death penalty, etc. God, the arbitrary, multiple religions Do all religions believe in God or take things on faith? Myths and stories Looking at chat Charlie's background 1:03:02 Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter to Reverend Dudley...

23 December 2025, Livestream #72 The original title of this livestream was "Down with Jesus Christ! Up with Ayn Rand! Reason & egoism are the way, not faith & self-sacrifice." (I typically update the titles of my livestreams afterwards, after I know the topics that came up.) 0:00 Intro Yaron Brook Show Delay I'm in the top 0.7% of viewer watch time for Yaron's show this year 13:25 My Christmas-rel...

18 December 2025, Livestream #71 0:00 Intro, miscellaneous 6:09 Should voluntary contracts for "sex changes," blinding healthy eyes, lifelong service be legal? 1:06:25 Call w/Jason Adams re: the above topic 1:30:28 Jason gives a short practice speech re: Ayn Rand, which he plans to give later today at a school board meeting 1:38:35 Call ends 1:45:08 Break until 1:55:07 1:57:05 Call w/Oh_noes ("Bri...

13 December 2025, Livestream #70 0:00 Intro Update on my third commentary video on my calls to The David Pakman Show My first experience with TikTok livestreaming 13:00 Creating this description in real-time Intrinsicism, free will, and Sam Harris Break 1:52:24 Call w/Holden For the New Intellectual Environmentalism & Alex Epstein Ayn Rand Philosophical Studies Series Discussing select philosophic...

8 December 2025, Livestream #69 0:00 Intro 2:30 Immigration laws in the United States 10:38 The United States Statutes at Large (chronological order of laws) Front matter 54:42 Looking at selected laws of the United States and California 1:23:19 My correction to Milton Friedman on immigration Quick update on my third video on my calls to David Pakman Engaging with chat Testing YouTube's Q&A featur...

3 December 2025, Livestream #68 0:00 Intro 2:00 Should Trump fans be unfriended (on Facebook)? Trump voter vs. Trump fan Be Facebook friends with Trump fans—or you're in an echo chamber (false alternative) Isn't unfriending people what leftists do? 1:11:36 Doesn't Leonard Peikoff like Trump? Being a fan of an aspect of Trump vs. of Trump as a whole Being friends with Trump fans Trump's first term...

28 November 2025, Livestream #67 0:00 Intro 2:00 Immigration and some of the history of immigration laws 27:58 Call w/Edward: white nationalist & anti-Israel Engaging w/Edward in chat 1:05:27 Call w/Linda Cordair re: keeping her art business open during covid in defiance of the state of California 1:51:15 My Facebook post: "How about open borders?" Legalizing drugs "Anarcho-Objectivists" Is privac...