Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

While many people point to specific problems in society and demand they be addressed - the failure to understand how and why incentives run the world prevents true progress from being made.

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'The Art of the Argument' shocks the dying art of rational debate back to life, giving you the essential tools you need to fight the escalating sophistry, falsehoods and vicious personal attacks that have displaced intelligent conversations throughout the world. At a time when we need reasonable and empirical discussions more desperately than ever, 'The Art of the Argument' smashes through the brain-eating fogs of sophistry and mental manipulation, illuminating a path to benevolent power for all who wish to take it.

Civilization is defined by our willingness and ability to use words instead of fists – in the absence of reason, violence rules. ‘The Art of the Argument’ gives you the intellectual ammunition – in one concentrated, entertaining and powerful package – to engage in truly productive, civilization-saving debates. Armed with this book, you will be empowered to speak truth to power, illuminate ignorance, shatter delusions and expose the dangerous sophists within your own life, and around the world.

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With instances of deplatfoming and internet censorship on the rise, Stefan Molyneux looks at the origin of what drives such behavior and the foundational weakness displayed by those who are unable to tolerate different perspectives.

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Order "The Art of The Argument" Now: http://artoftheargument.com

'The Art of the Argument' shocks the dying art of rational debate back to life, giving you the essential tools you need to fight the escalating sophistry, falsehoods and vicious personal attacks that have displaced intelligent conversations throughout the world. At a time when we need reasonable and empirical discussions more desperately than ever, 'The Art of the Argument' smashes through the brain-eating fogs of sophistry and mental manipulation, illuminating a path to benevolent power for all who wish to take it.

Civilization is defined by our willingness and ability to use words instead of fists – in the absence of reason, violence rules. ‘The Art of the Argument’ gives you the intellectual ammunition – in one concentrated, entertaining and powerful package – to engage in truly productive, civilization-saving debates. Armed with this book, you will be empowered to speak truth to power, illuminate ignorance, shatter delusions and expose the dangerous sophists within your own life, and around the world.

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The lawsuit against Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic National Committee for alleged fraud in rigging the Democratic Primary against Bernie Sanders and for Hillary Clinton is over. Lawyer Jared Beck joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss the the conclusion of the lawsuit and what can be learned from this important process.

Jared Beck is a practicing lawyer with Beck & Lee Trial Lawyers and also founded the progressive grassroots Super PAC JamPAC. Beck was one of the attorneys involved in a class action lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee.

JamPAC: http://www.jampac.us
Lawfirm: http://www.beckandlee.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jaredbeck

Final Order of Dismissal: http://jampac.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/62-D.E.-62-Ord-of-Dismissal-8-25-17.pdf

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Question 1: [2:06] – “I am struggling with my attempt to avoid the public school system while it finances are tight. I have been a stay-at-home mom for five years raising a hyper soon to be six year old boy and a kind four year old girl. As of last month our finances have become strained, and we unexpectedly are carrying two mortgages. Our plans to place both children in private school may have to be cancelled. My plan to only be at work while kids are at the school, may have to change to me working full time hours and kids moving from school to after care. I am very frugal with the money I spend; I feel my husband is more of a spender than I am, but there are certain expenses he is unwilling to cut. What more can I sacrifice to truly put my kids first? How can convey to my husband that we both don't need to be chasing finances, while finances are tight?”

Question 2: [1:11:20] – “I work for a supplier that deals in electronics selling to large manufacturers. Recently this year I was told by a corporate purchasing manager that there is nothing she can do to maintain our business relationship as my company is not woman owned or classified as a diversity supplier. My contacts with this company run into the thousands worldwide, and the director who I was speaking with has a great deal of unchecked power. The company is a technology company, and I have worked with many women over my 23-year career all of whom are professional and have not harbored the least scrap of negativity toward me in my work, and I assume are assets to their teams. This perhaps is the greatest challenge to me in my career, we can always get a new customer and shame on me for creating a living off a multi-million-dollar account having kept most of my eggs in one basket. What does a man who works for a white male owned company do when his best fortune 50 customer says we no longer want to work with you because the company you work for is not classified as a diversity source?”

Question 3: [1:44:09] – “I have laid out an argument that the concept of ‘identity’ is logically invalid or meaningless within the domain of human being. I also have an argument that the contradiction of ‘identity’ is significant because it sets the conditions necessary for the initiation of violence against people; thus, violating the Non-Aggression Principle.”

Question 4: [2:13:45] – “I am a former Antifa-style anarchist. In 2011, I was part of the Occupy movement, but in 2016 I voted for Trump after a long and difficult intellectual journey from radical Leftism to Conservatism. My hope now is to help other people trapped in the Radical Left to de-hypnotize themselves. Do you have any thoughts on how to do this, or any advice on how to transition back into society?”

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On August 20th at an America First rally in Laguna Beach, California, President Trump supporter R.C. Maxwell was violently assaulted by Alt-Left Antifa counter-protesters. Maxwell - who had his red Make America Great Again hat - believes that he was targeted simply for being a “black conservative.”

Article: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/3-Arrested-as-Illegal-Immigration-Protesters-Counter-Protest_Los-Angeles-441231193.html

R.C. Maxwell is the National Coordinator for the American Voice Political Action Committee.

American Voice PAC: http://www.americanvoicepac.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackseanhannity
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rcmaxwellgop

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The fourth-largest city in the United States is underwater as Tropical Storm Harvey has lead to devastating flooding at a scale not seen since Hurricane Katrina. Stefan Molyneux discusses the unique human response to deadly natural disasters and the hope of individuals working together to help their fellow man.

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One of the most important discussions taking place in the world today relates to human inequality. While many people view outcome inequality as a problem in need of solving, others strive to increase the equality of opportunity instead. Stefan Molyneux breaks down the struggle between equality of outcome and equality of opportunity.

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Question 1: [1:47] – “Why is the correct use of definitions important, and in which ways can it be used for ill intent?”

Question 2: [11:00] – “I am a 21-year old jazz musician and play music at a very high level for my age. However, I happen to hold a number of political views which run counter to the mainstream ideology of the jazz community. The community is rather small, interconnected, and for the most part politically homogenous, so if word got out that I don't support Black Lives Matter for example, my future as a musician could be permanently ruined. Inevitably I will be forced to either lie about my views, or tell the truth and forever become an evil racist in the eyes of my peers. Is telling the truth always the best option, even at the expense of a lifetime of career opportunities?”

Question 3: [34:16] – “I am a Christian who believes in God and has had several very deep and profound spiritual experiences including speaking in tongues, involuntary shaking, feeling ‘the love of God’ pulsate throughout my body in waves, strangers speaking things to me as if it were God speaking to me, etc. I fully acknowledge that I am unable to reasonably defend my faith against arguments such as ‘there is no empirical evidence of God’, ‘the bible is full of contradictions’, etc. but I find myself still drawn to the faith and have no desire to leave it. With everything else in my life, I look to evidence, reason, and data except for this one thing which oddly enough is the one thing that gives me a deep sense of peace, comfort, and joy. Am I, therefore, unreasonable to hold these seemingly contradictory positions?”

Question 4: [1:31:00] – “On September 6th, 1996, my mother was murdered. To this day the case remains unsolved. The same goes for every day of my life since then. For the past 20 years I have felt like I have been wandering the earth aimlessly. I have managed to do the ‘normal’ things like marriage (and subsequent divorce) and children but I have lacked the drive and focus needed to achieve the goals I had once set for myself. Throughout my adult life I have always felt like no matter what I do I can never seem to outrun my past. It's like I can feel, and I believe in my heart, that there is something great out there for me and that hope alone is what has kept me motivated to keep going through all of the things that seem to get dumped on my plate on what seems like a daily basis. How much truth is there to the idea that my past is controlling my future and what thought processes can I use to overcome the things that have happened to me and shed these chains?”

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