0:00 intro and sponsor1:20 introductions (who the f are we?)3:00 Antonio introduction5:12 Dan introduction6:50 Farcaster10:10 Erik introduction12:30 the life of the mind vs the life of the founder16:00 Being in the arena as a requisite to comment18:30 Why is the podcast named “Moment of Zen”?20:20 Erik is the Johnny Appleseed of group chats23:30 Group chat culture26:55 Reforming institutions vs building new ones29:30 Antonio’s intellectual evolution30:40 Europe is behind, but Antonio prefers it31:40 Antonio feels like a teetotaler who runs a bar32:50 LARPs34:00 Explaining Fukuyama37:50 What’s the best functioning institution today?39:10 Richard Hanania42:30 We don’t have a grand unifying projects anymore45:00 Should the China threat be the unifying narrative?48:05 Taiwan49:56 Explaining Zeihan1:00:20 When shit hits the fan, what country do you flee to?1:02:40 Why doesn’t Prince Harry get a paternity test?1:04:00 Europe vs America1:08:20 Dan is bullish on Europeans, bearish on Europe1:11:20 “Everything except the startup scene is better in Europe”1:15:19 Why is the US public sector so much worse?1:21:35 Why are we doing this show?1:22:32 “How about we just don’t get canceled?”1:23:55 Teasing upcoming guests1:24:34 Erik’s favorite ex-convict?