Intellectual Freedom Podcast

We are undeniably in a very tumultuous time in American politics. Both political parties seem dysfunctional. The traditional Democratic Party is being ripped apart by a far-left, nearly socialist-leaning faction.  The Republicans are also in a state of upheaval, as Donald Trump has taken over the views of the republican party—and the era of the globalist looking Bush Family has been turned into a...

The richest and most affluent civilization in the history of the world, The United States of America is obese, in-debt, medicated, and addicted at unprecedented levels. Why?  This podcast explores the problems but more importantly dives deeply into very specific and very simple solutions that can be enacted today.  If you are struggling with anxiety, stress, health problems, or addictions, this po...

What does it mean to be happy? There are polls, surveys, studies done every year attempting to rate our happiness on a numeric scale.  It is almost comical the attempt to turn human happiness into a simplistic model.  If we really think about it, the answer to happiness, what it is, how do we achieve it, when we achieve it can we keep are age-old questions as complex as the human brain.  We will l...

Society needs to recognize the inherent dangers social media poses for culture.  Through this recognition, we can reduce stress, anxiety, and anger we experience participating in the various platforms.  In this podcast, we analyze ad hominin attacks, which are fallacies in reasoning, used every day on social media.  We will use a tweet by Tom Arnold as an example.  He is by no means an A-list acto...

It is a profound almost sacrilegious statement to even utter the words, “democracy doesn’t work."  Yet, if we are honest, the current system is causing an internal decay of the greatest democratic system to ever be created.  The easy targets are discussed: corrupt and incompetent politicians on both sides of the aisle, activist mainstream media instead of news reporting and non-partisan inves...

Our society has been rocked since George Floyd was murdered. Emotions are running high, and the topic of racial justice has exploded.  Caught in the early wave of this was Drew Brees and statements he made about not kneeling for the national anthem.  It set off a firestorm.  This event highlights a significant philosophical concept--"other minds."  In evaluating this philosophy, we can g...

The freedom to have opinions and ideas without restriction is under attack. Intellectual Freedom is an integral component of a democratic society.  Sadly, many restrictions are self-imposed due to a failure to think critically.  This podcast was produced with a goal of evaluating current political and cultural life under the microscope of critical thinking.  There is no political or personal agend...