Libertarians talk Psychology

in a perfect world, all taxation would carefully avoid disturbing the free marketplace. However, in our imperfect world, taxation seems to have a lot more to do with politics than sound economics.

Apparently tariffs are a form of taxation, and maybe even a little worse than our wild income tax. Let’s hope Elon Musk and Vivac Ramaswami can help our country approach flat income taxes and minimal corruption.

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Clips Used:
Bill Maher makes Al Franken choke on his words criticizing Trump's tariff policies
Milton Friedman on Free Trade/Tariffs

Julie proposes three observations about the election. A full return of the positive masculine depicted in the election of Trump and particularly in his cabinet selections. Secondly she talks about the zigzag process between the left and the right political sentiments and how that's the natural flow between the instincts of warmth versus competence. We discussed how that can be corrupted by unchecked power. Finally we observe that the system works despite the fact that it's taken 40 years and the destructive elements of the various industrial complexes.

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Wow! That election was exciting!

So the next question is, now what? Here are some of our most important issues, and a few hopes and dreams for each of them: Continue to expose the truth (and maybe Institute consequences over damages) No new wars! (And stop existing wars, also work some sort of alternative deal with the military industrial complex.) Bring the economy under control, using tools like the budget, federal reserve, and removing collusion with big business. Expose the media when it is not truthful and emphasize the first amendment. (Stop government collusion with news media outlets). Let RFK Junior pursue the medical complex, especially concerning our foods.

Clip Used: A Psychological Analysis of Trump’s Personality by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson | EP 492

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Julie discusses the presentation by Jordan Peterson regarding the Big Five factor personality model and Donald Trump. According to Peterson, and Julie agrees, Trump is extremely extroverted and highly conscientious. Where as Peterson considers him probably agreeable, Julie thinks he is more middle of the road on agreeableness. She believes temperament style and cognitive style derived from the Myers Briggs might also better characterize Trump as an artisan and extremely quick in responding in real time to challenges and opportunities.

She agrees with Peterson that efforts to classify Trump as narcissistic or dictatorial lack validity.

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Rebroadcast of ep 35

There is plenty of Biden administration incompetence in our departure from Afghanistan. But the real problem is much bigger. Our society is way to accepting of war in general, and we are too accepting of liars who get us into these wars. What ever happened to prosecuting liars and to our country’s check and balance procedure of declaring wars?

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We review the latest on Jordan Peterson's clash with the regulators in Canada, as looked at by Scott Adams.

Scott Adams describes the humorous side of the predicament, especially the idea that there is no one in Canada that is volunteering to teach Jordan Peterson about social media.

Julie's first hand experience with regulatory boards and especially when elites are given power over others, predicts that Peterson's efforts to resist or to make rational the interaction, will not be successful. We discuss the realities of regulatory power and how that power can be abused with few consequences.

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This is a rebroadcast of ep 195

This conversation about humorist Jack Handey and war was recorded in March 2021, but it seems relevant even today.

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Reboardcast of ep 130

Julie reviews some research that suggests people have a pro-Black bias, including those from the Conservative side of the political spectrum. This type of finding complicates issues when it comes to trying to be fair to one group-- without being unfair to another group. The finding is contrary to the idea of oppressors and victims seemingly put forth in Critical Race Theory. We also briefly discuss issues of selection testing.

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The new Texas law has us talking passionately about abortion again. It does not seem reasonable that a mother would have no rights the day after conception, or that the fetus should have no rights the day before the birth. It makes sense that we should decide as a society a certain point at which the fetus has rights.

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We describe the current moral decay that is part of the culture now in the United States, the underbelly of the political power struggle. According to one survey 28% of Democrats condone murder of a political opponent. We listen to an excerpt of Martin Luther King's "Up to the Mountaintop" speech he gave in Memphis the day before he was assassinated. We discuss if conditions are the same now and how our moral compasses and collective virtue are required for  stabilizing the culture.

Clips uesd:
Martin Luther King's Last Speech: I've Been to the Mountaintop
Trump Holds Massive Rally in NEW YORK While Cracking Jokes and Showing Personal Side

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