Muthonomics

Episode in which I argue that racism has nothing to do with skin color, but is the result of adopting the wholesale fallacy that group identity is paramount. As a result, I implore each of us to stop playing group identity games and instead, strive to value each person as an individual who is worthy of respect, honor, patience, etc and who is guaranteed their right to life and liberty ON THE BASIS of their individual humanity.

Episode in which I look at Charles Drew and encourage you to use self-discipline not as an end in itself, but as the means to benefiting others. We really need to cultivate this mentality of benefiting others or our culture runs the increased risk of quickly devolving into a narcissistic nightmare.

Episode in which I talk about the importance of how paying attention to the small details will largely determine your success as an entrepreneur. Step your game up!

I start the new year by discussing what most successful business people won’t delve into, namely, the soul-crushing, hope-sapping environment of living in poverty. People enduring this environment have an either/or choice to make, which may sound coldhearted and mean, but which also has the power to change their lives for the better.

I start this episode singing a free market variation of the “Bear Necessities” song from Jungle Book and it only improves from there, including targeted rebukes of price gouging moralists (“supply and demand doesn’t care about your stupid price gouging moralism”), vetting listener emails (one suggesting I rename Muthonomics to “The Mean Capitalist” LOLOLOLOL), and using historical rice famines to pick apart Keynesian economics. Miss out at your own risk.

Jim Carrey, Lavar Burton, Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn, Bill Maher, Ozzie Guillen, Floyd Mayweather, Lil’ Wayne and others all contribute various forms of show fodder for Muthonomics #17. So climb aboard and get ready to explore, among other things, the predictable outcome of democratic socialism, namely, the barbecuing of Mongeese and/or Flamingos at your local zoo, 1 million percent inflation, and the enviable paradise where a gallon of milk runs you a cool $30,000.

Playing off the 1990’s SNL skit “Bad Idea Jeans”, I am starting a mini-series called “Bad Idea Genes”, which covers bad ideas being adopted by our culture. The first bad idea I am tackling is “Evidence Free Argumentation”, with ample discussion surrounding Serena Williams and the code violations she was given during the 2018 US Open final.

Episode in which I outline the negative effects (namely, rent controls) of price ceilings, via a quote from Thomas Paine, reminisce about Gremlins and Glo Bugs, rail against “salt baths of dopamine” destroying reason, and question the wisdom of disparaging effort by equating it with failure.

Episode in which I examine basic economic laws of price floors and express my growing distaste for the mentality the Marvel Cinematic Universe promotes.

Having grown up in poverty, I’ve had 20 years to think deeply about its impact on me and have decided to summarize my experiences into five main points.

1) Isolation

Understanding and accepting these perils have been fundamental in rewiring my brain and have helped me process my experiences in ways that have allowed me to move forward in deliberate and diligent ways.

Lord willing, I will post a follow up video outlining the five remedies to these perils. My hope is that these observations encourage anyone struggling with economic poverty to keep going and not give up.

Would love to swap stories or answer questions so please feel free to make use of the comments if you feel so inclined. Thanks and have a great day!