Read to the End

We discuss the new Pixar movie "Luca". On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.

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We take a look at an essay called "It is Obscene" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. "In certain young people today like these two from my writing workshop, I notice what I find increasingly troubling: a cold-blooded grasping, a hunger to take and take and take, but never give; a massive sense of entitlement; an inability to show gratitude; an ease with dishonesty and pretension and selfishness that is couched in the language of self-care; an expectation always to be helped and rewarded no matter whether deserving or not; language that is slick and sleek but with little emotional intelligence; an astonishing level of self-absorption; an unrealistic expectation of puritanism from others; an over-inflated sense of ability, or of talent where there is any at all; an inability to apologize, truly and fully, without justifications; a passionate performance of virtue that is well executed in the public space of Twitter but not in the intimate space of friendship."Finally on Twitter @KawFee_HausRead KawFee Haus KornerConsider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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We take a look at The Big Short by Michael Lewis.The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.Check out KawFee Haus Korner on SubstackConsider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsBuy my book on Amazon

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On this memorial day, we are reflecting on the one Just War in world history and a less discussed but important event. After a consequential turn in the African Theatre the Allies turn their sights to mainland Europe while the Germans try to juggle sometime allies and waning enthusiasm in Italy. Thank you to everyone who listened to this episode and those who served and truly serve this country.

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We have our discussion about Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell. Discrimination and Disparities gathers a wide array of empirical evidence to challenge the idea that different economic outcomes can be explained by any one factor, be it discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. This revised and enlarged edition also analyzes the human consequences of the prevailing social vision of these disparities and the policies based on that vision--from educational disasters to widespread crime and violence.Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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We take a look at Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell. Discrimination and Disparities gathers a wide array of empirical evidence to challenge the idea that different economic outcomes can be explained by any one factor, be it discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. This revised and enlarged edition also analyzes the human consequences of the prevailing social vision of these disparities and the policies based on that vision--from educational disasters to widespread crime and violence.Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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We have our discussion about Poetics and Rhetoric by Aristotle. In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis, which have informed serious thinking about drama ever since. Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, while centring on chaaracerts of heroic stature, idealised yet true to life. One of the most perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since.Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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We take a look at Poetics and Rhetoric by Aristotle. In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis, which have informed serious thinking about drama ever since. Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, while centring on chaaracerts of heroic stature, idealised yet true to life. One of the most perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since."It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences." ARISTOTLE'S RHETORIC is an ancient Greek treatise on the art of persuasion, dating from the 4th century BC. Aristotle is generally credited with developing the basics of the system of rhetoric that "thereafter served as its touchstone", influencing the development of rhetorical theory from ancient through modern times. The Rhetoric is regarded by most rhetoricians as "the most important single work on persuasion ever written."Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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We have a follow up discussion about Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book

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