Be Reasonable: with Your Moderator, Chris Paul

The Data Behind Lockdown Skepticism Justin Hart is a business data consultant and data architect who served as digital director for Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign. Like me, Justin has been providing data-driven reasoning to end the coronavirus lockdowns. We discuss: The problems with coronavirus death statistics The problems with following the "cases" metric The confused notion that st...

Charles Galanis is a double board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, CA. We discuss coronavirus from a medical perspective: The data The models Why so many people got this wrong The fallout from bad decisions Anthony Fauci's role ...and more Be Reasonable is sponsored by Anchor, the easiest way to make a podcast: www.anchor.fm ... and by Spotify. Thank you to our sponsors. Support th...

Noah Rothman is Associate Editor at Commentary Magazine and a regular contributor at MSNBC. Noah and his compatriots at Commentary have a podcast that has been a beacon of sanity throughout the pandemic, and they're now doing five shows a week, so tune in. We discuss whether conservatives are scary, the origin of neo-conservatism, mixed messaging and contradictory policies, narrative journali...

Chris reads his essay, "On Theorism", which lays out a new framework through which to view the world. Strap in. Theorists: People whose beliefs are comprised of a series of stories supported by other stories Anti-Theorists: People who exist to see through Theory and live their lives to destroy it Rooted: a state of being where the thing you believe is believed for its own sake, provable...

Chris reads an email from a doctor of the 1% of the 1%. This is for information purposes only. It is 100% legit. Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Bilinsky is an attorney and an advisor/investor for startups in Los Angeles. He's been utterly obsessed with everything COVID related and has a knack for filtering the noise from the signal. We discuss: Standards by which we might conclude the coronavirus counter-narrative is valid Ways to interpret the facts of the situation that make as much, or more, sense as the central narrative The...

Chris talks to geneticist and writer, Razib Khan about an article called 'Waking Up to Reality' published in City Journal Visit him at www.razib.com and www.gnxp.com You can follow him on social media @razibkhan Please support the show by following @imyourmoderator on all social media platforms and on Patreon, where Patrons get early access to episodes and all essays and writing. Or supp...

Part two of Chris' extremely reasonable rant about: How social media influences politicians and the media in a cycle of disinformation Bullying in the name of social justice and the intellectual vacancy of the SJW argument structure The accuracy of 'the models' and how they influence our decisions The shortcomings of trying to navigate a secular world 'by the numbers' Exte...

Part one of Chris' extremely reasonable rant about:  The fear of opening The manipulation of the public fear Jacksonville beaches The debate over hydroxychloroquine as presented by a wholly dishonest media The reopening of Texas The tradeoffs inherent in the 'economy vs health care' debate Please support the show by following @imyourmoderator on all social media platforms and on Pat...

A monologue about the dangers of emerging. Please check out our sponsor, Anchor.fm, the easiest way to make a podcast. Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Bilinsky is an attorney and an advisor/investor for startups in Los Angeles. He's been utterly obsessed with everything COVID related and has a knack for filtering the noise from the signal. We discuss: How to find balance and truth in the modern media landscape How it's necessary to stay objective about Trump, no matter how offensive you find him The origins of the virus, whether i...

Great friend and the host of (maybe) the most reasonable podcast on the entire internet, "Matt D'Elia is Confused," Matt D'Elia himself joins for the first Reasonable Conversation. We discuss: How to be reasonable with someone who is telling you about how to get rid of sexually transmitted demons How the pundits at the extremes dictate the terms of the conversation and create t...

Chris discusses his political and cultural point of view and what it means to 'be reasonable' in an essay called How I Became Reasonable. This is an entry point to theme and content of the podcast. * note: This was written and recorded March, 26th. Our sponsor: anchor.fm Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.