The Reality Taboo

Jeff and Ness discuss Thomas Sowell’s useful Black Rednecks and White Liberals heuristic, look at what survey data show about racial differences in self-esteem, and make a drive-by assessment of the simulation hypothesis.

Ness and Jeff discuss MAGA perceptions of potential vice-presidential picks and American perceptions of discrimination.

Ness and Jeff discuss how Elite Theory provides a possible explanation for the shift of some American Jewish elites towards Donald Trump. They also briefly touch on the 2024 Libertarian Party Convention.

Ness and Jeff discuss the criminal conviction of Donald Trump.

Ness discusses Magic the Gathering.

Ness and Jeff discuss the problematic term "Hispanic" and its racial composition.

Ness and Jeff discuss the potential for a seismic shift in the orientation of the power structure in the Western world in reaction to the continued Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ness and Jeff discuss Christian Zionism, and how it ties into the Israel/Palestine campus protests

Ness and Jeff discuss the morality of abortion, and how it will factor into the 2024 presidential campaign

Ness and Jeff comment on the launch of Google's Gemini AI program; they lament the end of the Seattle Public Schools Gifted Program; and they analyze Americans' views of genocide in Palestine (and Israel)

Ness and Jeff discuss Senator Chuck Schumer's March 2024 speech on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians; they also discuss Candace Owen's departure from the Daily Wire

Ness and Jeff discuss how Americans feel about COVID four years removed; they also look at recent polling data on the 2024 Presidential Election.

Ness and Jeff discuss the US Supreme Court decision regarding Trump’s ballot eligibility, and President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address.

Ness and Jeff discuss Eugenics, from its origins in the late 19th Century to its contemporary resurgence; they also discuss tools of eugenics, including sterilization, gene editing, CRISPR, abortion, and IVF.

Ness and Jeff discuss the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas, and how the current immigration “crisis” is going according to plan; they also cover the latest anti-Semitic incident at Harvard.

Ness and Jeff discuss Equality vs. Equity, how upholding rigorous standards leads to disparate impact, what the Elites think about various issues, and why the war in Israel/Gaza is getting so much more attention than other horrific events. They end by opining on the Super Bowl.

Ness and Jeff discuss the latest 2024 Presidential polling data.

Ness and Jeff discuss the term "Judeo-Christian". What are the origins of the term, and why is it controversial? They also look at survey data of Americans regarding some hot button topics, and examine the concept of dual loyalty.

Ness and Jeff discuss Christianity, including Truth and Evolution

Ness and Jeff discuss the results of the Iowa Caucuses and what's next.

Ness and Jeff discuss the upcoming Iowa caucuses.

Ness and Jeff discuss the October 6 Hamas attack and Israel's response; they also discuss the fallout from the December 2023 Congressional hearings on antisemitism.

Ness and Jeff examine the possibility and implications of a Texit-Texas seceding from the United States of America.

Jeff analyzes Anderson v. Griswold , the Colorado Supreme Court case which removed Trump from the Colorado ballot; Ness gives his take on the situation.

We explore the latest polling data: what does it say and is it reliable?