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GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others. ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're "Done." HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace. MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann
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- 1 weeks ago27 min
Netflix's 'The Bombing of Pan Am 103' Finds Gracepoints - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 172
This is a unique, grace-based review of "The Bombing of Pan AM 103" on Netflix. **Spoiler Alert: This podcast episode explains things that happen in this six-part series!** Indeed, Jim finds and explains a pure and beautiful presentation of Voluntaryism, a trinitarian archetype that weaves the plot together, and the missing heart of big government. Background: On December 21, 1988, Lockerbie, Scotland experienced its own version of the American 9/11. A London to New York jet was destroyed by a terrorist bomb. All of the occupants were killed, as were members of the Lockerbie community, below. NOTES On Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81685713 CHAPTERS 0:00 Just watching TV, but finding episode 172 0:51 Netflix's 'The Bombing of Pan Am 103' 2:41 Severe SPOILER Alert 3:55 A 9-11 moment for Scotland 7:34 The coming trial of Mas'ud 9:27 Lockerbie and the primary characters 11:13 Voluntaryist healing and meaning 15:48 Blending efficient and empathetic 19:42 Trinitarian archetypes 24:39 Metaphysical reality is clearer in tragedy 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.
- Oct 7, 202657 min
How MAGA Plans to Steal the Libertarian Party Bus - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 171
What happens when people who reject Libertarian Party principles decide they want its ballot access? Is the meaning of libertarianism itself at stake? A conspiracy of major influencers and politicians is organizing a party takeover. They disagree with the platform, want current members chased off, and plan to rename, rebrand, and redirect the LP toward “class struggle” politics. Jim names names, plays the clips, and traces the damage from the last takeover. He also explains why both major parties keep attacking libertarians, revisits the campaigns of Chase Oliver and Gary Johnson - even debunks the Aleppo myth. Two urgent questions remain: Will this devastate the party, and how can it be stopped? SHOW NOTES 162 Does Tucker Carlson Understand the Rigged Two Party System? - https://youtu.be/qOtEZ1cgkdg 161: Dave Smith Wishes He Wasn't A Libertarian - https://youtu.be/O_aDp7LqXCQ 129: Libertarian Purity Tests Do NOT Exist - https://youtu.be/0lD3JdZGCS8 The book Perry Willis and I published this year, "The Plan for a Libertarian America..." is on loan to the Libertarian Party. Here's how you get it: https://lp.org/parity-project-recruitment-portal/ Pathways to Libertarianism: https://www.theadvocates.org/downloads/pathways-to-libertarianism-2021.pdf CHAPTERS 0:00 It's real 0:34 Stealing the bus 2:32 Weekend at Tucker's 4:56 The dropout scenario 8:18 Good guy scenario 9:29 Take over scenario 11:05 Moving the party to class struggle 14:58 Understand and misunderstand Libertarians 19:54 The plot is afoot 21:03 Are the best libertarian impulses right wing? 24:00 Tea leaves abound 25:34 Second Band of the conspiracy, Podcastistan 27:41 What is their real motive? 29:25 Irrelevant? Democrats attack 2016 36:23 Irrelevant? GOP sabotage 2024 41:08 The hollowing out 46:22 The third-to-last chair? 51:54 What is a libertarian? 54:12 Pathways to Libertarianism 55:48 Losing the most graceful party 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.
- Oct 1, 202649 min
Nikole Hannah-Jones' Daughter Gives Mom an F - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 170
Nikole Hannah-Jones, who is degreed and able to afford better, chose to send her daughter to underperforming city public schools in New York. She made this decision based on "the collective good and not just our individual advantage." Now, Nikole Hannah-Jones' daughter gives Mom an F. Ms. Hannah-Jones is the author of a piece in The New York Times, "In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?" We will get to the most devastating line of the piece, and a highly relevant story from Jim's past that involved confronting a black Democrat politician at a town hall. We discuss whether this mother has redeemed herself through her amazing confessions. We'll also consider Hannah-Jones' hatred of school choice initiatives; Jim will explain why they fail the people they're designed to help, and graciously offer better mentors for Nikole Hannah-Jones to consider - root level solutions for everyone who really wants to help all kids get a better education. NOTES Link to NY Times piece we're covering: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html The original, 2016 piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html The friend whose name wasn't occurring to me was Michael Metti, and that meeting occurred roughly 20 years ago. CHAPTERS 0:00 Not prioritizing her daughter 0:21 Theme 0:34 What we'll cover 1:56 Had the money for options 4:08 Hannah-Jones' radical transparency 5:20 Purpose of a parent 7:52 Pandering politician story 12:19 The PS 307 experience 13:54 Leveling-down 16:17 The saddest moment in the story 17:40 School choice apartheid? 19:31 Free Thing plus Forced Care 24:36 Then Najya gives mom an F 26:30 Good intentions sufficient? 29:31 Desegregation or black identity? 32:34 Homeschool the confidence challenge 35:22 Homeschool is the revolution 37:33 The child-readiness role model 38:50 The unschooling role model 43:24 The deschooling role model 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.
- Sep 10, 202653 min
Was Charlie Kirk the Katechon of Antisemitism? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 169
It's been a year since 9/10/25. Charlie Kirk. Only here will you hear a discussion of how national politics and Trump Admin decisions could've been different, if Kirk was still here. Maybe, just maybe, he was "the restrainer." ***SUBSCRIBE to the channel and tell us you did so, in the Comments.*** REFERENCES IG41 Charlie Kirk, Grace for the Moment - https://youtube.com/live/Z_GKmOZnZdk IG39 Minnesota Assassinations: Day One Insights - https://youtu.be/K4V2NckwfNU EP139 Charlie Kirk: Political Lures & Lies or Grace? - https://youtu.be/932mIgimS-0 The Tom Massie playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcOnJOBHg28 Charlie Kirk's leaked text exchange - https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-donors-play-into-all-the-stereotypes-charlie-kirk-wrote-in-leaked-texts-before-murder/ A site evaluating claims in the Charlie Kirk case, including claims made by Candace Owens - https://publish.obsidian.md/charliefiles/Home The Clean Break Memo, only 6 pages, worth reading - https://www.dougfeith.com/docs/Clean_Break.pdf CHAPTERS 0:00 The last 48 hours 0:22 Theme 0:34 What if Charlie was not shot? 3:25 Zigging while others Zag 4:57 Who was Charlie Kirk? 6:42 Antisemitism worse - Consequence 1 7:24 Conservative katechon 11:06 Fissures at the Student Action Summit 16:09 The Iran War - Consequence 2 19:07: Thomas Massie primaried - Consequence 3 23:01 Must criticism be bigotry? - Coleman clip 25:09 Joe Kent and Tucker's Third Party - Consequence 4 26:58 Two katechon questions 31:47: A third katechon question 34:37 Your own foreign policy 36:21 Wisdom on Meddling 37:35 Massie has a principle 38:46 Hating libertarians - Fine clip 41:35 War violates the alleged purpose of government 45:37 Not rooting for or against Israel 47:18 Vision of John Quincy Adams 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.
- Sep 3, 202638 min
How to Read the Constitution with Four Key Amendments - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 168
Do you need to be a constitutional lawyer to understand the Constitution? Not even close. Jim explains simple rules for constitutional interpretation using the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, plus lessons he learned while taking a case to the U.S. Supreme Court. You’ll see how the Bill of Rights can help clarify constitutional meaning, why modern government creates serious constitutional problems, and how abolitionist Lysander Spooner challenged the Constitution itself. A short, practical guide to understanding constitutional rights, limited government, and the deeper question of political consent. ***SUBSCRIBE to the channel and tell us you did so, in the Comments.*** REFERENCES Jim's role in Paul v. FEC https://www.realcampaignreform.org/ Link to the Alaska case https://zeroaggressionproject.org/amicus-brief/expose-your-donors-alaska-amicus/ Gary North Article, "In Defense of the Second Amendment" https://www.garynorth.com/public/10459.cfm The previous episode about "Arms" https://youtu.be/tdUhSR-kQM4 CHAPTERS 0:00 Are politicians to blame? 0:36 An evergreen episode 1:15 A brief show note 2:05 The Bill of Rights 3:14 The First Interpretive Key 4:31 The Second Interpretive Key 6:29 The First Rule of Deliberative Bodies 8:13 Fundamentals of Grammar 13:45 Specific applications of the rules 18:54 A modifying clause, in context 23:39 Being extreme in defense of liberty 27:47 Lysander Spooner leads us to grace 32:05 Gracepoint - Human Respect 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.
- Aug 25, 202646 min
2nd Amendment Is About More Than Guns - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 167
This is The Most Innovative Second Amendment Show EVER because it features a defense of the right that's superior to any conservative show we've ever heard, and an earth-shakingly wonderful idea that's more practical than anything you've ever heard on the subject. It's based on an empathetically strong yet accurate definition of the term "arms." This idea is so practical, we end up calling for lawyers to advance it. And you know you're on solid ground when you can draw on Harriet Tubman, Lysander Spooner, and Frederick Douglass. They help us demonstrate how the Second Amendment is a truly social justice idea. RESOURCES & NOTES In Defense of the Second Amendment by Gary North https://www.garynorth.com/public/10459.cfm Gun Owners of America - https://www.gunowners.org/ Marcus Jeter story: https://www.facebook.com/thehall1972/videos/813433595347930/ Originally Recorded July 31, 2026 CHAPTERS 0:00 Preview 0:05 Theme 0:17 Intro 1:11 What is a right? 5:53 Self-defense is social justice 7:02 Arms defined 10:32 Sovereignty 13:51 Truths about State security 15:42 Gary North historical wonders of the 2nd 20:48 US or Australia? 23:45 Larry Pratt's essential right 28:05 Gun control is racist 31:29 Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Lysander Spooner 36:06 Not Just Firearms, Marcus Jeter story 39:12 The overlooked Arm bearing tool 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.
- Aug 12, 202648 min
Four Tests of a Scapegoat - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 166
Is every alleged criminal in the dock a scapegoat? How can you tell when someone actually is a scapegoat? In the immediately previous episode (165), Bill asked Jim if Fauci is a scapegoat. Jim said no, but he also sensed that his reasoning was insufficient to answer Bill's pressing question. What are the timeless standards? This episode IS NOT ABOUT ANY ONE PERSON - not limited to the current headline. It's timeless. You'll be able to repeatedly apply it to future social conflicts. Oh, and Bill catches Jim off-guard. Jim learns something new, right in front of you! You'll learn things too, if you tune in. Primer: Rene Girard explains that religions, nations, and states are founded on sacrifice - the sacred murder of someone who possesses partial or complete innocence. That person is the scapegoat. The grossly oversimplified version (go watch episode 88) goes like this... Desire is modeled. An imitator covets. Rivalry ensues. The contagion spreads; an angry mob forms. Violence breaks out. There might even be a war. The scapegoat is blamed for the violence and killed. Peace returns, so the scapegoat becomes sacred. Taboos and rituals arise so the community can avoid repeating the war. If Girard is right, then this process has profound implications to sociology, theology, and plain old politics. SHOW REFERENCES 88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 The Rene Girard Playlist at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLop5COwTfeX727RXjBsStfIcnDcieZZzi 121: Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work: https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 122: Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace: https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 165: Is Anthony Fauci Just a Scapegoat? - https://youtu.be/Q4OUSUhXP0o CHAPTERS 0:00 The relevance of sin 1:03 Theme 1:36 Purpose - Four ways 3:28 Girardian caveats 5:05 Sacrifice, It is finished 6:28 That's not very graceful 9:08 Non-Culpability test 11:38 De-mythologizing sacred violence 13:20 Motive Check test 20:46 Rivalry test 23:57 Catharsis or Reflection 26:17 Who are my victims? 35:21 The Desires that lead to violence 39:32 Restoration or Vengeance? test 42:34 Putting it all together 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.
- Aug 3, 202641 min
Is Anthony Fauci Just a Scapegoat? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka 165
New evidence of a lab leak. A named conspiracy: The Spillover Gang. Jim and Bill get to both. Even better, an unscripted conversation lands on something sharper: why politics gets in the way of truth, and why truth is vital. Thousands of other shows chase the phony ethics drama over Fauci's "diary" or debate the legality of his Fifth Amendment plea. This episode does neither. Instead, the Fifth Amendment gets a spiritual read, not a legal one — and the real time goes to new evidence, and what it will actually take to achieve "truth and reconciliation." SHOW REFERENCES EP41: COVID and the Spillover Gang: https://youtu.be/T7ZRFtnwBOo Jim's first interview with Bill on Authentic Human Outliers: https://youtu.be/og-OJDgzQVg EP159: Hantavirus And The Lab Leak Indictment of David Morens: https://youtu.be/ETkPKeX2zpw EP94: Mimetic Mirror: Jerry Bowyer Explores Jesus's Eye Parable: https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co CHAPTERS 0:00 Why we can't get reconciliation 0:34 Theme 0:47 Is Fauci a Scapegoat? 3:55 Truth before reconciliation 5:54 Conspiracy to cover truth 8:36 New Spillover Gang info 10:21 The Proximal Origins conspiracy 15:41 Not a mere mistake 17:59 Pardon preventing truth 19:51 Pain and punishment 22:20 Politics crushes the truth 26:29 Truth is the First Commitment 29:03 Can't just blame the media 34:38 Can we still have hope? 37:54 Caring for your own soul 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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About Gracearchy with Jim Babka
GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others. ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're "Done." HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace. MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann
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