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Sleeping Policemen :O

January 8th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm going to take you on a slightly rambly and possibly unexpected mind journey. #HappyNewYear Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Sources: https://bunteng.com/the-man-who-invented-the-first-speed-bump/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traf [...]

March 2018

JTOL0046 Gun Control and School Shootings

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Sources: Mass shootings and school shootings not on the rise: Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say You can find the actual research publications if you can pay for them: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177 [...]

January 2018

JTOL0037 The Effects Socialism in Jamaica

January 28th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

00:00 Intro. 01:55 Fiscal conservatism vs social justice 03:14 Economic programs to solve social issues are EXPENSIVE 05:40 Another approach to looking at the situation, blaming neocolonialism. 10:42 Our inability to learn from history, and shunning of responsibility. 12:03 Thoughts about democracy [...]

November 2017

JTOL0004 “Brain Drain” Tentative Thoughts | Should Smart People Stay in

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Do people owe their talents to the place they come from? 00:00 Small talk 01:04 Introduction and discussion of the topic 02:15 Can informed persons help the rest of their country? 04:38 Is the individual more important than the country? 11:48 Why it doesn’t make sense for persons to stay /Why countr [...]

What Happened to Jamaica? Democratic Socialism in Jamaica and A Tale of Two Islands

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What Happened to Jamaica? Democratic Socialism and A Tale of Two Islands Did you know that, in 1971, the United States to Jamaica currency exchange rate was $1 USD to $0.77 JMD, nine years after Jamaica's independence from Britain? In 1992, it was $1 USD to $22 JMD. In 2019, at the time of writing, [...]