Be Reasonable: with Your Moderator, Chris Paul

On how society discusses racism and sexism, the poison of identity politics, the catastrophic consequences of the Old Guard's continued hold on power, and the one true systemically racist institution remaining in America.

For reference, Old Guard: political parties, media, tech, entertainment, academia, and corporations, all dominated for a generation by the same people, all aligned with the same political ideals, all in thrall to 'woke' identity politics and dependent on Chinese money, all publicly defending China, and all trying to utterly destroy Donald Trump.

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Dominic Blackwell Cooper is a writer, director, and producer.

We discuss the failure of America to have an effective conversation about race and the disservice that problem causes us all.

You can follow him @blackwellcooper on Instagram and Twitter.

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A quick update and then two essays.

The first is called Love in the Time of Coronavirus, which I published on Medium on 3/15/20 about how the lockdown was an opportunity for personal advancement and connection with people.

The second is called A Call for Chivalrous Men, published on 3/16/20 and deals with the potential need for traditional masculinity in a time of uncertainty. 

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Michael Krause is a former Marine Captain, military contractor/mercenary, an attorney, and a foreign policy analyst.

We discuss his time in the military, the role of the military in foreign affairs, Obama's issues with Syria, the goals of the Chinese Communist Party, the origins of coronavirus and how it spread, and US/Chinese relations going forward. (Recorded 5/16/20)

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The Unified Theory of Coronavirus

Chris deconstructs the entirety of the coronavirus pandemic and America's response and what's to come as the country ends its lockdown.

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The Data Behind Lockdown Skepticism

Justin Hart is a business data consultant and data architect who served as digital director for Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign.

Like me, Justin has been providing data-driven reasoning to end the coronavirus lockdowns. We discuss:

The problems with coronavirus death statistics

The problems with following the "cases" metric

The confused notion that staying open during the pandemic was an experiment in human suffering, when the experiment was a two-month lockdown

Data that will comfort you as we move forward

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Charles Galanis is a double board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, CA.

We discuss coronavirus from a medical perspective:

The data

The models

Why so many people got this wrong

The fallout from bad decisions

Anthony Fauci's role

...and more

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Noah Rothman is Associate Editor at Commentary Magazine and a regular contributor at MSNBC. Noah and his compatriots at Commentary have a podcast that has been a beacon of sanity throughout the pandemic, and they're now doing five shows a week, so tune in.

We discuss whether conservatives are scary, the origin of neo-conservatism, mixed messaging and contradictory policies, narrative journalism (as opposed to fact-based journalism (aka journalism), moral tradeoffs, America's future with China, and how no one should have any predictions on who will win in November.

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Chris reads his essay, "On Theorism", which lays out a new framework through which to view the world. Strap in.

Theorists: People whose beliefs are comprised of a series of stories supported by other stories

Anti-Theorists: People who exist to see through Theory and live their lives to destroy it

Rooted: a state of being where the thing you believe is believed for its own sake, provable in the physical world, or in the cumulation of your experiences. Everything stated is either an opinion, a belief that constitutes an (admittedly) only possible truth, or something believed on the basis of other rooted beliefs

'Experts' (not experts): people who exist to serve as the authority figure for a narrative, and who are believed on the basis of their credentials, the ability to hew to the central narrative in an intelligent way, or are legitimized by the institutions they associate with

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Chris reads an email from a doctor of the 1% of the 1%. This is for information purposes only. It is 100% legit.

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