An Examination of Iteration

Episode notes

Kevin Dolan and Dennis Pratt examine iteration: building institutions that last, hierarchy, power, demographics, civic nationalism, family formation, and the Free State Project. Chapters 00:00 What Is Iteration? 03:08 What Does Exit Group Do? 06:40 Why Iteration Beats Replication 08:18 Can Ideas Outlive Founders? 10:03 What Makes Institutions Last? 14:35 What Should Power Build? 21:10 Should the Free State Project Exercise Power? 24:17 Family, Patronage, and Patriotism 25:12 Demographic Decline 27:53 The Looting Phase 38:12 Is Civic Nationalism Totalitarian? 42:47 Pro-Family Systems for New Hampshire 47:05 Bring the Wives 47:35 Audience Questions