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

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Podcast: [Gracearchy with Jim Babka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803)
Published: 2026-06-08T12:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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