One of the best episodes of ELECTile Dysfunction yet! Ashton is joined by one of his favorite authors, Gerald Posner, the author of numerous best-sellers such as Mengele: The Complete Story, Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald, and the Assassination of JFK, and his latest, Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America.

Ashton and Gerald engage in a fascinating discussion regarding the largely untold origins of the pharmaceutical industry. In their discussion, they cover how Pharma became so large, the industry's biggest scandals, how the opioid epidemic began and who is to blame, the Sackler family's role in creating the modern drug industry and Oxycontin, why drug prices are so high in the United States, and much more.

Ashton also inquires about Gerald's assessment of the Kennedy Assassination conspiracies, such as the CIA conspiracy/multiple shooter theory popularized by Oliver Stone in JFK and his most recent documentary.

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Ashton is joined by one of the most prominent people in science and academia advocating for drug legalization, Columbia Professor, Dr. Carl Hart.

Dr. Hart is the author of a new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, in which he makes the case for the legalization movement and discusses that his use of drugs—including heroin—helps him be a better person. 

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Ashton is joined by Psychotherapist and Author of Listening to Ecstasy, Charley Wininger.

Ashton and Charley have a fascinating conversation about the history of MDMA/Ecstasy, its success in medical trials such as treating our Veterans and those with PTSD, its therapeutic applications, side effects, and why it should be legalized for recreational use.

You can learn more about Charley by checking out his website: https://www.charleywininger.com/ or reading his book, Listening to Ecstasy, which can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644111160/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_NT9EG4ECKB619SE4A7KT

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Ashton is joined by Arvin Khamseh, an NFT business and marketing expert who has worked on over 400 NFT projects.

Ashton and Arvin have a fascinating conversation discussing what is happening in the NFT market, what the future looks like for NFTs, how to differentiate the bad from the good NFTs and much more.

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Ashton is Joined by Howard Husock, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of several books including, The Poor Side of Town, which examines the problems with housing policies in the US.

Ashton and Howard have a fascinating discussion looking at why home prices have gone up so much relative to average Americans incomes; how to fix our housing policies; the problems with rent control and affordable housing measures; whether cities should put limits on short-term rentals/Airbnbs; the role corporations like Blackstone play in buying up entire neighborhoods and much more.

You can learn more about Howard by visiting: https://www.aei.org/profile/howard-husock/

The Poor Side of Town is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Side-Town-Why-Need-ebook/dp/B08SKK7FGP

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Ashton is joined by Lee Ohanian - one of the most insightful writers and commentators on California politics and public policy.

Ashton and Lee have a fascinating discussion about how California got so screwed up and what can be done to fix the state's biggest problems, including: homelessness, crime, unaffordable housing, and the burdensome costs of living that have caused minorities and millennials to flee the state in droves.

Lee is a is a Professor of Economics at UCLA, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

You can follow Lee on twitter: @lee_ohanian and read his excellent articles here: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/lee-ohanian

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Ashton is joined by Scott Newent - Scott is a transgender man and the founder of TReVoices, a group of trans educators who oppose radical gender activism and seek to educate politicians and families about the reality of gender dysphoria and stop the medical transitioning of children worldwide.

Ashton and Scott have a fascinating conversation about the issue of transgenderism, specifically its portrayal in the media and culture and its impact on children.

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Are things truly getting worse?

Ashton is joined by Author and Editor of Humanprogress.org, Marian Tupy to explore the most important global trends which receive limited mention in the media but are making the world a better place.

In their talk, Ashton and Marian explore:

Why the majority of Americans think things are becoming worse?

Why do brilliant people who are normally well positioned economically have the most negative opinions about the world?

How the last 40 years saw the biggest decline in global poverty of all time.

Why, despite the narratives propagated by climate alarmists, deaths from natural disasters have fallen 99 percent over the previous century?

Why are there more trees than at any point in human history?

How cancer deaths have declined dramatically since the 1990s

Why crime declined significantly since the 1970s and why it is starting to go up again?

Why are airplanes slower than they were in the 1970s?

And much more.

You can learn more about Marian by visiting: https://www.cato.org/people/marian-l-tupy

You can buy a copy of Marian's excellent book 10 Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know here: https://www.amazon.com/Global-Trends-Every-Smart-Person/dp/1948647737

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Ashton is joined by one of the most astute thinkers and observers in American politics today, Dr. Yuval Levin. Ashton and Yuval have a fascinating discussion focusing on what the hell has gone wrong to American politics and American society. In particular, the two discuss: why US politics have become so polarized and if reasonable voices will prevail in the future; why every aspect of American society has become politicized; why seemingly every member of society’s “elite,” across every industry, shares the same opinions as each other and increasingly oppose the viewpoints of ordinary Americans; how the two parties are shifting their voting bases; why the Republican Party is starting to resemble the New Deal Coalition while the Democratic Party now resembles the Eisenhower coalition; how the ruling gerontocracy is failing the United States and what the country will look like once the octogenarian ruling class is out of power; and much more

Yuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). You can learn more about Yuval and follow his latest work by visiting: https://www.aei.org/profile/yuval-levin/

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Ashton is joined by is geopolitical strategist and diplomacy consultant for the US Department of State, John Sitilides. Ashton and John have a riveting conversation on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India , China, the Middle East, potential future global conflicts and much more.

You can learn more about John by visiting his website: www.sitilides.com or following him on twitter, @JohnSitilides

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