There's a lot of activity online that people would like to prevent, from the mildly distressing to the utterly abhorrent. This week, we discuss the fundamentals of the Internet that make it so hard for governments to control.

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The internet seems to be saturated with self-proclaimed experts. This week, we discuss some examples and their techniques.

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This week, we discuss how financial and economic illiteracy in a democracy cause the system to implode.

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In decades past, "selling out" was considered a great human failing, sacrificing genuine emotion and creativity for money. These days, it's more and more common for ordinary people to try to monetize their very lives and create a personal brand. This week, we discuss the history and progression of this phenomenon and consider its impact on the personal lives of those involved.

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History shows us that people tend to become much more accepting of authoritarianism during a societal crisis. This week, we discuss why this happens and our thoughts about whether this is a healthy part of human psychology.

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One of the defining characteristics of "big government" is the scope of its jurisdiction. Many proponents of smaller government wish to start by placing more focus on local laws than national laws. This week, we discuss the merits and drawbacks of local and global laws.

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It seems like we have a lot of problems in society with easy solutions that nobody seems to be trying. We hear cries time and time again to "do something" about these problems. This week, we discuss the human tendency to propose seemingly obvious solutions that never seem to work out in practice.

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In a slight departure from our usual subject matter, this week we talk about the meaning of success in our society, how people try to achieve it, and why it often goes awry.

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It seems that all forms of government other than monarchies and dictatorships are structured as they are in order to avoid devolving into a dictatorship themselves. Why is dictatorship the default state of government, and is there anything we can do about it?

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Sometimes it's fun to imagine how scenarios might play out in a society that fully adopted a certain ideology. This week, we do some thought experiments about "ideal" communist, fascist, and democratic societies.

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