Episode 099 welcomes Jack Carney to the podcast for a chat with Skyler. Topics include: living all over the world, Auckland, autarchism and political labels, moral principles and aggression, freedom schools and unschooling, psychedelics, early adulthood, life coaching, humanistic spiritualism, our emotional brains, his philosophical journey based on loss, and more.
Day: December 7, 2017
The Shining City on a Hill: Commentary on Reagan
While wrapping up my graphic novel, I wound up reading Ronald Reagan’s famous Farewell Address – his “Shining City on a Hill” speech. Given my broader views, I obviously have some objections. But I was amazed to read an actual presidential speech where I agreed with entire paragraphs.
Don’t Act on It
You can be positive that your “race” is superior to all others, and believe some “races” aren’t fully human, but as long as that belief doesn’t cause you to violate anyone else, who is it hurting?
Words Poorly Used #122 — Adolescence
99% of the problems that human children have are engendered by their being sequestered in a special class, that is neither here nor there. Very few humans escape carrying this pernicious damage into the rest of their lives.
Our Land, Our Infrastructure, Our Country—a Lot of Loose Talk
Local, state, and federal government bureaucracies own the so-called public lands and the infrastructure. In view of the incentives and constraints of these governmental entities, it is only to be expected that the properties will be misused and in many cases damaged or destroyed.