We've discussed the intellectual Cold War between Sam Harris and Bret Weinstein. Both Bret and Sam have addressed the societal response to Covid and hold opposing positions. The main problem is that Bret wants to get together and discuss the data while Sam doesn't. In the latest salvo from Sam, we were hoping to see a change in tactics. After all, Sam himself admits that his approach hasn't been persuasive. Instead, we saw more of the same: appeals to authority, an unwillingness to treat the opposition as an equal intellectual opponent, and failure to respond to specific data-driven arguments against his position. In this episode, Brad & Dan discuss the modern world of information access and the need for institutions to accept that reality. We also explore various developments in the Covid debates.
Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin Macleod
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107: Current News & Pandemic Amnesty?
106: Critical Theory Is Critically Flawed
105: Current News & Marijuana Law Reform
104: Immigration Revisited
103: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and The Era of Fact Checkers
102: Biden, Trump, and the Collapse of our Economic Bubble?
101: Student Loan Forgiveness
100: Climate Change Philosophy
99: Dutch Farmers & The Coming Famine
98: The Inflation Reduction Act
97: The Federal Budget & Social Security
96: January 6th Hearings
95: Austrian Economics Part 3
94: The Supreme Court’s Rulings
93: Rothbard & Austrian Economics
92: Greedflation
91: The Uvalde School Shooting
90: Twitter Exposed & Political Markets
89: Are Things Just Really Bad Right Now?
88: The Overturning of Roe V. Wade
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