The Subjective Professor Podcast

Keeping in line with "reset definitions" as explained in Ep 7, this episode explains socialism in broad terms to contrast with freedom and the free market. The primary reason socialism fails is because it is NOT voluntary. When majority rules, the minorities suffer and choices are reduced. Using the thought example of toilet paper development, the benefits of voluntary cooperation in the free mark...

Building on this podcast's understanding of race and privilege, this episode takes a critical look at institutional racism which favors white supremacy. Using the example of basketball, institutional racism becomes a matter of fact. This also leads us to the natural solution: repeal hypocritical laws and regulations.

People are often sloppy with their race theory. The sloppiness is particularly obvious with the tying of various racial markers with one's skin color. In other words, is one's math ability tied to one's color? Accepting the premise that they are not means that white privilege may exist but not in the way that people think. This episode explains privilege as understood in the university and makes t...

This episode touches on the differences between thinking in terms of groups and individuals.  Collectivism is always a racializing activity which ignores the needs and priorities of the individual. Society would be better if it catered to the individual rather than the collective. The minority always suffers in a majority rules world. I have always said, only to discover later that Ayn Rand said i...

I will forever be a military wannabe and I respect the willingness to sacrifice for others. For them, including many of my former students who are currently active and former military, I am anti-war. But I am in good company, Thucydides, Sun Tzu, Ponsonby, and Butler. I always say it in class... "Cut me, and you'll see I bleed Red, White, and Blue."

Using the tool of deconstruction, this episode presents a better understanding of race which enables us to see the subjectivity and agenda/goal of other more narrow race theories. This SIMPLE understanding enables a clear understanding or racism and all of its varieties and more importantly, a better understanding of personal identity.

Using the method of deconstruction, this episode deconstructs the construct of "religion" and RESETS and posits a better more nuanced definition. If all belief is a kind of religious belief, then political activism is religious activism. We can plainly see this now in many debates. Science and politics have become the new dominant religions.

This episode continues going over deconstruction questions. The goal of deconstruction is to reveal the subjectivity of information in order to find better ideas if needed.

This episode explains deconstruction. It is a series of questions designed to bring back into focus the original subjectivity used to create information. This preempts a fight over facts and alternate facts and which is which. Understanding subjectivity enables innovation and problem resolution. This usually offends people who are more interested in winning discussions instead of finding solutions...

This episode explains what is meant by "making knowledge" vs "discovering" knowledge.  It is asserted that ALL knowledge is subjective and are called "constructs." At the end of the day, each person must decide what to believe in order to make decisions and choices. Making information is expensive and usually requires funding. This funding always has strings attached which is why people should rem...

This episode explains the different types of "Whataboutism". Basically, when one engages in whataboutism (asking or answering the question which begins with "What about...") one considers the same topic from a different perspective OR one changes the topic while pretending one is still discussing the original topic. Tu quoque and shifting goal posts are also discussed.  It is often a legitimate st...

This episode explains subjectivity, objectivity in the context of perception and information/facts. Socialization is discussed in light of subjective perspective which leaves people at the point where a choice must be made. Should choices be made with one's own subjectivity or by the subjectivity of often unreliable others?

This episode is the introduction where I go over the 2 grounds rules of the Podcast, no coercion and no hypocrisy.  People have forgotten that conversations are for learning not winning. We are going to try to make learning great again so we can have Hope.