The Subjective Professor Podcast

My Faith/religion episodes get the lowest number of views. Nevertheless, things should be said! I guess this episode ties up a few loose ends from the previous two episodes and answer any questions anyone might have when it comes to harmonizing the positions of libertarianism and faith. My take is that people make it more complicated than it needs to be. It's quite simple really. You just have to...

After recording yesterday's episode, I listened to LCI Greenroom podcast hosted by Jacob Winograd with guest Robert Murphy. There are no fundamental disagreements... where we diverge is in method and starting point. Hey, it's subjective. But I think my approach is easier and enables more long-term consideration. I have my track record at the university as evidence for its effectiveness at least fo...

There is much infighting among people who supposedly are fighting on the same side of Freedom. e.g. "You are not a real libertarian!" Whenever I see this or hear about it, the same thought runs through my mind: Trust the principle of Freedom. Perhaps because of my experiences in the ethnic church world, this is easier for me to say than for others. Giving people the freedom to make choices means g...

This is a paraphrase of something AOC once said in response to getting some details wrong in her criticism of Trump back in 2019. But I think this is a good representation of what many people in government today believe. That is, their Belief justifies their actions regardless of what other information others would present. What is the problem with this position? And what might be better? Just try...

This is a follow up to last Friday's episode where costly affordable housing was discussed. There are methods which can enable much less expensive building construction without sacrificing quality and safety. In fact, we could "solve" homelessness right now... or at least in 28 hours. Of course, the problem is the government and its regulations which have created special interest groups which bene...

The apostle Paul said that if one does not work, then that person doesn't eat. But in a world where everyone thinks they are working hard, what work should we do? Is there work we should avoid? Invoking a bit of Say's law to help us understand this, I'm probably going to step on some toes. Even if it was your toe... I wish blessing and peace for you this week.

Affordable housing that is extremely expensive are built regularly in major cities for the low income and homeless.  What makes the housing so costly and is it worth it? Toronto is a great example of city planning for what you see and what you are not supposed to see. Hope you enjoy this discussion.

Happy Insurrection Day. The war was for freedom. May our lives ever be full of the stuff. The people who need freedom the most are those with problems. And as a person with MANY problems, I offer my take on freedom. Be safe. Peace.

Reality is not a social construct is the title of a recent "wire" article on Mises.org by Wanjiru Njoya. I chose to do an episode on it because anyone in the university setting must wrestle with this concept every single day. I enjoyed doing so. I front load a summary and my comments in the beginning, so you don't have to listen to the whole episode unless you want more details.   I do go into WHY...

Edward Jenner published Vaccination Against Smallpox at the end of the 1700s. The lab journal/book is interesting but more interesting is the fallout from being recognized as being right. The book does not cover it, but the British government is convinced he was right and mandated v*x jabs. I think you might know where this is going. Another interesting aspect of this early discovery is to whom he...

What does the perfect candidate look like, what does that object of perfection say and do? Even if you were to answer that question (and I do in the episode), few people, if any, would agree with you.  This gives rise to the single-issue voter. A voter who focuses only on a single issue. There are of course, problems with this. If all of this is problematic, what would be a solution? I offer one.....

Freedom of Truth... it's not a typo. This week, I was inspired by the upcoming celebration of July 4th. How did things go so wrong in America with regard to freedom? We fought a revolution for freedom, after all. Perhaps it is an attempted trade for safety that people have given up their precious freedom. This is related to the obfuscation of the concept of freedom in the church. What is that free...

I hope you survived the debate-apocalypse. Would it not be great if debates came and went, and NO ONE watched? So, why do people all over the world tune in and watch? Our president should be more like the Swiss president, unknown. One consequence of an overreaching government is the regulatory burden. I use air conditioning and the television rules as examples.

Presidential pep rally debate is on Thursday Night. Did you watch it? Here are some pre-debate thoughts...  In the "post-persuasion" society in which we live, I touch on what we will probably see, HL Mencken, Ron Paul and Javier Milei.

People who seem to be blind to new information which conflicts with what they think they know is true intrigue me. It can't simply be stupidity or willful ignorance, at least, I hope. I watched a video on you tube about the Asch Conformity experiment, it was a short video, but information packed. Perhaps this is a good partial explanation of what I'm seeing. This conformity can be weaponized, perh...

You probably have heard by now that Julian Assange is free. This is a good thing but what he had to endure is a travesty. Why are there whistle blowers and what would happen in a free society with a small state? 

Coming back to my specialty... Race theory. After reviewing the all encompassing-no exceptions-all inclusive-subjective definition of race, I show how we are all racists. But that's NOT the point. the point is what we need in the face of that reality. Of course... FREEDOM!

Do people choose two masters/lords to serve and love? I think so...  This episode will examine where and in what way people choose two lords and how we can choose one. We will not be disappointed or feel as though we "settled" in that choice. Blessings and Peace.

Personal Political Testimony... it's not so religious, but then, what's not? Because of the racial dysfunction of my youth, I entered grad school to study philosophy only to graduate with a focus on race theory.  The short of it is... can't be hypocritical, stumbled onto Milton Friedman, then Ron Paul, then Mises. It makes me hope that some people are trend followers only because they haven't hear...

Another episode of Subjective Thoughts for you... this time I'm discussing the sloppy use of terms listed above. Many people think they understand all of the words they hear and use, but do they? Most have not used a dictionary more than once or twice if at all, so while it is possible people are using terms correctly, many others are probably not. This is an application of Deconstruction I explai...

Some Subjectivity for you. Innovation - I saw a commercial that was very similar to an idea a student had submitted as their innovative idea. As discussed before, innovation is something that naturally happens to solve problems. It helps society move forward towards peace and prosperity. In contrast to continuous innovation is stubborn adherence to non-negotiable beliefs. These conservative belief...

Subjective Thoughts... just sharing some thoughts I have when I hear about current events. This was something I did at the beginning of every class when I taught at a university. I have my old students in mind so, the goal is just to make people aware of events and suggest some possible relevance to the average person. The goal is NOT to declare what a problem is and what the only solution is. I j...

A NON-Sermon episode just like old times. I give an update on my arbitration hearing after my unjust contract NON-renewal, Loopholes vs Regulations, War and Peace and the Military Draft. I'm going to try to make several a week... maybe daily. We'll See.

So, the wide gate is democracy... tyranny of the majority. Jesus is anti-democracy, who'd a thunk? What is our alternative as believers? Well, you may be comforted to know that in a Just society, voting and democracy would not be a thing. How do we navigate all of the trends and cliche's of society while maintaining the walk on the narrow path? Hopefully, I answered all of these questions in the s...

Laws are meant to create stability and safety... but our society is quickly losing "Rule of Law" status. How did it get this way, why would people perpetuate it, and what do we do in the face of it? The Legislation of Morality is the phenomenon of writing laws (determining what is right/wrong and moral/immoral) from one's own subjective perspective. I had talked about this specifically in Ep 7.  D...