I bring you the second half of Ayn Rand's "Anthem".  I will return to the normal show on Sunday's episode.

I bring you the second half of Ayn Rand's "Anthem".  I will return to the normal show on Sunday's episode.

I'm off to Florida this week for vacation.  But I have been working on an Audiobook of Anthem to prepare for my trip:  I will be releasing the book over the course of this show and the next. 

I've been a huge fan of Ayn Rand since I was 17 and I've given some thought to the best book to introduce a new reader to her work.  I believe it is Anthem.  Enjoy.

I'm off to Florida this week for vacation.  But I have been working on an Audiobook of Anthem to prepare for my trip:  I will be releasing the book over the course of this show and the next. 

I've been a huge fan of Ayn Rand since I was 17 and I've given some thought to the best book to introduce a new reader to her work.  I believe it is Anthem.  Enjoy.

As the "journalists" obsess over the Kavanaugh minutiae, I have reflected on some recent murders which took place:  Namely, those of Wendy Martinez, an apparently successful Washington DC woman of 35 who was killed while out jogging, of Celia Arozamena, a "burgeoning golf star" who had been burgeoning until she was killed two weeks ago at the age of 22, and also the serial murders of three homeless.  What do they all have in common?  They were all preventable by proper public policy.  And not only did we not do so, we mostly don't even discuss doing so.

I recorded three separate pieces for this show which are separated by bird noises.  In particular, I am told we may be hearing the black cap warbler, blackbirds, robins, the great tit, crows, wood pigeons, and a distant woodpecker.  These were recorded in a French forest near Cologne.

"evening in the forest" by reinsamba is licensed under CC 3.0.  You can listen to more bird noises in the original piece here:  https://freesound.org/people/reinsamba/sounds/18765/

Yet another famous psychological study is found to be fraudulent.    The field of psychology is and always has been suspect.  It needs to get its act together and stop telling stories.

Yet another famous psychological study is found to be fraudulent.    The field of psychology is and always has been suspect.  It needs to get its act together and stop telling stories.

Professor Charles N. Steele joins me to discuss how President Trump is doing in economic terms so far and we also cover other intriguing economic questions.

My music is from incompetech.com, Kevin McLeod's website.  The piece I use is called Retrofuture Clean.

Professor Charles N. Steele joins me to discuss how President Trump is doing in economic terms so far and we also cover other intriguing economic questions.

My music is from incompetech.com, Kevin McLeod's website.  The piece I use is called Retrofuture Clean.

Mankind (we like to say "humankind") is in an interesting intriguing position:  Our average IQ has increased by about 30 points since 1900.  What does that mean, in terms of real-world irrationality?

Also, what the hell are the men called who saved over two BILLION lives?  I bet you don't know.  I don't.

Life is good, says Steven Pinker in Enlightenment Now.  I agree.