The Daily Objective

There's an increasingly popular perspective that the pandemic has led to widespread poverty. But it must be asked: is it the pandemic that has caused poverty, or is it the government’s response to the pandemic that has caused businesses to crumble? Is it true that politicians “never let a good crisis go to waste”? 

Mark, Nikos and Rucka discuss this issue on today’s episode of The Daily Objective.

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Black Friday is a unique celebration of abundance and benevolence, yet many use it as an opportunity to attack "consumerism." Jonathan Hoenig, Nikos, and Kathryn Daley discuss, on this episode of The Daily Objective. 

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Jonathan, Rucka and Nikos discuss the significance of Thanksgiving, and of expressing one's gratitude to those who have made one's life better.

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Jordan Peterson’s new book is set to be published by Penguin Random House Canada, but earlier this week, several employees of the publishing house resisted this decision in emotional confrontations with the management, citing Peterson as "an icon of hate speech and transphobia”. 

On this episode of The Daily Objective, Nikos and guest Brendan O’Neill, Editor of Spiked,  discuss this turn of events regarding Peterson’s book, and its philosophical and cultural implications.

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Transhumanism advocates the radical expansion of what is biologically possible for human beings, including living longer, using ‘biohacking’, colonising space, and perhaps even the reversal of death.

Rucka and Nikos discuss the merits of the transhumanist vision, and also why it faces such a fierce opposition by the mainstream culture. PS: To celebrate 1,000 YouTube subscribers, the hosts show up in the promised attire!

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Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is mostly known for his line “facts don’t care about your feelings,” and is considered a strong advocate of reason. At the same time, he’s an avid religionist, who has stated that he would not even attend a friend’s wedding, if it was not according to his preferred dogma.

Can this contradiction be breached, or is reason incompatible with faith?

Mark, Nikos and Rucka discuss on this episode of The Daily Objective.

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The recent BBC Radio 4 drama 'Ayn Rand' is a 45-minute personal attack on Ayn Rand. These types of attacks are nothing new, and are far more prevalent than criticism of Rand's actual ideas.

James Valliant, author of "The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics: The Case Against the Brandens," joins Jonathan and Nikos, to discuss the long history of smears against Ayn Rand.

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International Men's Day, at least judging by the social media discussions around it, is men's turn to indulge in deterministic, tribalistic victimhood. Jonathan and Mark discuss public discourse on masculinity and vulnerability.

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US President Donald Trump, and many of his supporters, have accused the Democrats of committing voter fraud in the election earlier this month. To what extent, if any, should such claims be taken seriously? Rucka and Ayman debate the topic, with Nikos as moderator.

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Mark, Rucka, and Nikos discuss how incels are a manifestation of the growing culture of victimhood.

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