{"podcast":{"title":"Haman Nature","slug":"haman-nature-6761033","podcast_index_feed_id":6761033,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1979643.rss","website_url":"https://hamannature.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1979643/75388a305e0b4d59ed9b7db3da552fc1.jpg","author":"Haman Nature","episode_count":235,"summary":"In search of a peaceful and prosperous society using human nature as a guide. Along the way, we talk about economics, epistemology, history, evolution, psychology, political philosophy, and occasionally poker. Get merch at \"shop.HamanNature.com\"!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T04:17:09.834835+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haman-nature-6761033"},"episode":{"title":"American System Critique 2 | Hn 246","slug":"american-system-critique-2-hn-246","published_at":"2026-06-26T17:03:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haman-nature-6761033/american-system-critique-2-hn-246","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haman-nature-6761033","url":"https://hamannature.substack.com/p/american-system-critique-2-hn-246","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203646815/f1d968eff1548119512b27ba6ea83063.mp3","summary":"On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a second bite at critiquing/analyzing The American System, using the essays of Joe Withrow (phoenicianleague.com) as a launching off point. Does the system have any real merits? What about versus the available political alternatives? Wisdom and nuance inside!00:00 — Intro. Adam apologies for a misconstrual. Bob apologies for not being a reader.03:43 — The Crime of 1873. What happened and why? Why is it important? 15:10 — What exactly is the American System? It has changed over time.19:25 — Adam vs Bob: Steel-manning the arguments in favor of the American System.1:09:40 — Outro and final thoughts. Thank you for supporting Haman Nature! Sponsor mentioned: https://ExPatMoney.com/Murphy Haman Nature Merch Store: https://shop.hamannature.com Website and article series mentioned: https://phoenicianleague.com/ Previous Hn episode mentioned: Adam on X: https://x.com/Rerazer Bob on X: https://x.com/BobMurphyEcon The Bob Murphy Show: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ Adam’s other show: https://naturalorderpodcast.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamannature.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"On this crossover episode, Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a second bite at critiquing/analyzing The American System, using the essays of Joe Wit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4493,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/haman-nature-6761033/episodes/american-system-critique-2-hn-246/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haman-nature-6761033/american-system-critique-2-hn-246.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}