Episode 294 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/shitstatistssay: Alexander Finnegan writes, “Stalin and Mao never intentionally caused any famines”; @ikarlymarx writes, “the CEO of target makes 17 MILLION dollars a year, meanwhile a worker at target makes at $13/hr, that’s THEFT”; and AcceptableBother writes, “its pretty obvious that school choice is an attempt to siphon off government money to private schools with less oversight and fewer responsibilities”.
Category: Everything Voluntary
George Floyd, Protests/Riots, Authoritarianism, & Lockdowns (37m) – Episode 293
Episode 293 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis PD over $20; nationwide protests, some of which turned into riots; his experience with the protest/riot in Salt Lake City; thoughts on the root of this problem not being racism, but authoritarianism; the mistake that has been the COVID-19 lockdowns; and more.
School System, Corporate Power, Boundaries, Charity, & Sweatshops (18m) – Episode 292
Episode 292 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: abolishing the school system; the limitations of corporate power; the importance of agitating against political and cultural boundaries; why he doesn’t engage in charitable giving; the goodness of sweatshops; and more.
Rich and Poor & Free Migration is My Jam! (17m) – Episode 291
Episode 291 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an essay he wrote in August 2010 on loving or hating the rich and loving or hating the poor as a libertarian; an essay he wrote in July 2017 on why free migration by peaceful people is the libertarian position; and more.
Legalizing Blackmail, Goals for Our Children, & The Duty of Children (16m) – Episode 290
Episode 290 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: why blackmail should be legalized according to libertarian principles, but also, why maybe some blackmail should not be legalized; the goals he has for his children; the duty that children have toward their parents, toward society, and toward all of humanity; and more.
Why Logic is Important (18m) – Episode 003
Episode 003 looks at why logic is important utilizing an article written by JW Gray in 2013 at the blog “Ethical Realism”.
Economics 101: Relative Prices & Wizard’s Sixth Rule: Ruled by Reason (16m) – Episode 289
Episode 289 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: continuation of the Economics 101 mini-series on relative versus absolute prices; continuation of the Wizard’s Rules mini-series, Wizard’s Sixth Rule: “The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason”; and more.
Exclusive Premises Fallacy, Social Loafing Effect, & Emotional Freakouts (26m) – Episode 002
Episode 002 looks at the syllogistic Fallacy of Exclusive Premises, the Social Loafing effect, whether big emotional meltdowns relieve suffering; and the best way to rebook a cancelled flight at the airport.
Unhealthy Foods, Anti-vaxxers, Diversity, Entitlements, & Constitutions (20m) – Episode 288
Episode 288 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: whether unhealthy foods should be illegal; how he looks at the anti-vaccination movement; why the goal of racial diversity may unwittingly have people only seeing color; the similarities of government entitlements and human sacrifice; constitutions and the presumption of liberty; and more.
Introduction (14m) – Episode 001
Episode 001 is an introduction to this brand new podcast hosted by Skyler J. Collins, which will feature bite-sized episodes exploring logical fallacies, cognitive biases, principles of Stoicism, and life pro tips.