This is our discussion of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance. The previous episode covers the contents of the book. Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsLink to the Review in The Guardian

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We take a look at Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance. This is the Ben Shapiro Reading List. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.Consider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on Goodreads

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In this episode we have a discussion about the book we just read, Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. New York Times ArticleWall Street Journal ArticleScientific American Article Blog about Antifragile

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We take a look at Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.Get the bookConsider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsRead my amateur fiction analysis

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We watched the new Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy with Glenn Close and Amy Adams. Consider a tip on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsPodcast Link

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Lockdowns. Quarantines. Muzzles. Thanksgiving Cancelled. Election interference. A battered populace. Support the show on Patreon if you'd likeSee what I'm reading on Goodreads

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We take a look at The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. This is the Jordan Peterson Reading List. Support the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsIn December 1937, one of the most horrific atrocities in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (what was then the capital of China), and within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered.

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We take a look at The Quest for Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell. This is the Ben Shapiro Reading List. Support the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsThis is not a comforting book -- it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both "merit" and historical redress as principles for guiding public policy. It shows how "peace" movements have led to war and to needless casualties in those wars. It argues that "equality" is neither right nor wrong, but meaningless. (Description)

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We take a look at The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud. This is the Jordan Peterson Reading List. Support the show on PatreonSee what I am reading on Goodreads

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Final counts for the 2020 Election are underway and there is a tremendous amount of information and misinformation. What exactly is "evidence"? Support the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsListen to the PodcastA Modest ProposalTechnical analysis of vulnerabilities Antrim County, MIOakland County, MIPA, MI, WI, GA GlitchesSwitched and Lost Votes by State

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