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"Trickle Down Economics" Nov 08, 2023

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Gene Epstein is the founder and moderator of the Soho Forum, a debate society, and is the former Economics editor at Barron's.

He joins to discuss the nature of trickle down economics, its proponents and detractors, and the biggest factors in political economy which lead to inequality.

LINKS :

Soho Forum https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-soho-forum-debates/id1485021246

When Identities Fuse in Politics Nov 01, 2023

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What happens when your religious, ethnic, and political identities converge into a mega identity? Dannagal Goldthwaite Young is the author of "Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation." She joins to discuss identity, and how it leads to misinformation.

Her book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

Previous appearance: "Late Night Comedy vs. The Outrage Industry" https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/late-night-comedy-vs-the-outrage-industry

But If There's No Free Will… Oct 25, 2023

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Robert Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurobiology at at Stanford University, and the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. He is the author of "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will." He joins to discuss the case against free will, and its societal implications.

Robert's Book at www.mightyheaton.com/featured

Socrates Sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2QrrYug_VQ&t=35s

The Emperor Claudius

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emperor-claudius-killed-a-whale/id1596616667?i=1000546859060&l=ru

The Actual Deep State Oct 18, 2023

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Michael Glennon is the author of "National Security and Double Government." He joins to discuss the growth of America's national security apparatus, and how it functionally upends Madisonian democracy while leaving constitutional rhetoric in tact.

Support the Show! Patreon.com/andrewheaton

Glennon's book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

LINKS:

Charles Cooke on Abolishing the FBI https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-charles-to-75324382?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Ron Paul on Foreign Policy and the Deep State https://www.patreon.com/posts/40187874/

Your Invisible Rights: Randy Barnett Oct 12, 2023

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Randy Barnett is one of America's foremost jurists, and a professor at Georgetown Law. He joins to discussed unenumerated rights, in the context of the 9th and 10th amendments.

SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

Randy Barnett's books at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

Law Episodes Collection: https://www.patreon.com/collection/140707

Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap Oct 04, 2023

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Depending on whether society treats people primarily as individuals or as identity groups has deep ramifications for worldviews, government policy, and the long-term health of society. Yascha Mounk is the author of "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in our Time." He joins to discuss.

Book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

"When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev373c7wSRg

Michael Malice Vs. the Soviet Union Sep 27, 2023

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Antipathy towards communism tends to come from its consequences–liberal democracy and markets have yielded greater prosperity, so we should embrace them over socialism. Michael Malice posits a different argument–that regardless of consequence, the Soviet Union and allied communists were evil from the get go, and should be remembered and condemned for it. He is the author of "The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil." He joins to discuss.

Michael's book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

"Adults Are Talking with Andrew Heaton" on YouTube Adults Are Talking with Andrew Heaton | Ep 1 "Adults Are Talking with Andrew Heaton" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1704993914900406574

REFERENCED EPISODES: "Who Actually Survives a Nuclear War?" https://www.patreon.com/posts/who-actually-war-71978682?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare_creator

"How to Destroy a Country in Four Years: Cambodia" https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-destroy-55904459

John Stossel Gives Me Journalism Advice Sep 21, 2023

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Emmy-award winning journalist John Stossel joins the Political Orphanage to talk about journalism and politics. Stossel's career spans work on ABC News, Fox Business, and Reason TV. He's the winner of five national press award and 19 Emmies. His YouTube show, Stossel TV, appears every Tuesday.

Buck Shwartzmore for 7th Floor Fire Marshall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcRCj9QBtg&t=1s

The Plunder of the Commons Sep 13, 2023

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Guy Standing stipulates that we should not think of property as either being private or state controlled, but ought to think of a third category: the commons. The commons is something wholly distinctive from either, and ought to be preserved. He joins to discuss this concept, outlined in his book, "Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto For Sharing Public Weath."

Support the show! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

Book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

When Your Home Town Gets Invaded Sep 06, 2023

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What's life like for a high schooler who's home town gets invaded by a foreign army? Ali Ali was living in historic Babylon, in Iraq, during the War on Terror. He joins to discuss what an invasion is like, what life is like in a lawless state, and his interpretations of the United States as an immigrant to it.

https://abzu.blog/

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