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Julie looks at the concept of micro-aggression, a concept that is popular in current psychological discussions of racial discrimination. We discuss the Libertarian view of aggression in light of this particular viewpoint of the progressive left….

Maybe this Supreme Court turmoil over abortion is a good thing. Of course life and death decisions about women’s rights and fetal rights are extremely important. But that does not mean the wrong branch of government should be making the rules….

In this episode we brainstorm the psychological dangers that impact a system in the abundance phase of the Tytler Cycle.

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Even if our government can never get things right, especially free speech, maybe an answer has arrived. Elon Musk is giving us hope, after years of ridiculous government-industry power grabs in the areas of war, medicine, media, and even gender…

Julie talks about psychological research on identity fusion and what it means to the changing values of the country over the last 40 years. Have politics and money taken over as key variables in defining who we are as people?

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The recent Disney-Florida conflict might end up being good for the country. This is a classic case of a giant corporation trying to dictate behavior to the citizens of an individual state. Whether Disney is right or wrong about transgender issues, the…

We continue our discussion of the cultural value of “individualism” and what it means as far as interactions between members of a free country. We consider that Libertarians must embrace the concept, as well as fully understand the importance of…

We discuss Dave Smith’s description of failed governmental policies since 2000. (Re: Episode number 846 of Part of the Problem podcast.)

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Julie discusses the results of a meta-analytic study comparing Hofstede’s cultural values and different outcomes at the country level. Mike and Julie look at individualism versus collectivism, and also power distance or autocratic methods. They show…

Here is a brief description of famous economist theories, from Milton Friedman to Karl Marx.

This is a re-broadcast of an episode from November 2020.

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