Making Sense with Sam Harris #455 — More From Sam: Guns, Propaganda, AI, and Power Unbound
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Jan 30, 2026 
Jaron, regular conversational partner who co-hosts 'More From Sam' segments, joins Sam for wide-ranging current-events talk. They tackle the Minneapolis killing and gun-culture silence. They discuss Iran's escalating humanitarian crisis. They touch on AI-driven job displacement, political propaganda, and cultural oddities. The conversation jumps between urgent geopolitical concerns and media spectacle.
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Tour Dates And App Recognition
- Sam and Jaron announce Sam's upcoming talks and tour dates across North America.
- They also celebrate the Waking Up app being named App of the Day in the Apple Store.
Second Amendment's Missing Defenders
- The Alex Preddy killing exposes a profound repudiation of the Second Amendment by gun-rights advocates.
- Sam Harris is astonished that armed civilian supporters of gun rights did not mobilize against federal agents after this killing.
Prior Conduct Doesn't Justify Execution
- Prior bad behavior or prior confrontations do not justify summary execution once a person is restrained and disarmed.
- Sam Harris emphasizes that even if Preddy had been reckless earlier, the video shows he was restrained and then shot for no apparent reason.