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November 2019

JTOL0107 Andy Ngo Twitter Suspension for ‘Hateful Conduct’

November 28th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Andy Ngo Twitter suspension for 'hateful conduct'... https://www.thepostmillennial.com/breaking-twitter-suspends-journalist-andy-ngo/ https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/27/twitter-suspends-journalist-andy-ngo-for-tweeting-facts-about-trans-people/ Related: Social Commentary on Antifa and Portland Pro [...]

JTOL0106 The Science Behind Political Bias and Tribalism with Cory Clark

November 14th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Meet Cory J. Clark and her research. She is an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Durham University in the UK. She studies the similarities among and differences between liberals and conservatives in bias tendencies, with a particular interest in how political biases shape evaluations of sc [...]

October 2019

JTOL0101 The Young Turks VS Comedy Part 2

October 7th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Part 1 is a YouTube video:https://youtu.be/BH5Oo5QhzfA The Young Turks made some interesting comments on Saturday Night Live's firing of their new conservative comedian Shane Gillis. Sean and I respond. Subscribe to Sean: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzLIhDbFYU46T4VFBz_m_g Sean's Twitter: https [...]

Inequality: What Can Be Done?

October 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inequality: What Can Be Done? Inequality Part 3 This is a direct continuation of my past two posts on wealth inequality (in America). I discussed why it’s important to be skeptical of the data out there on wealth inequality, mainly due to the omission of data or the lack of detail when it’s presente [...]

JTOL0100 Inequality – What Can Be Done?

October 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Social issues with wealth gap, and wealth inequality, and discrimination? Let's solve this?! Part 1 - https://youtu.be/me4fL94yIqI Part 2 - https://youtu.be/7c7ccOHMK8o Topics covered include: If the data shows unequal outcomes, does that mean someone was being treated unfairly, independent of what [...]

“What Can Compare to Slavery, Right?”

October 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

"What Can Compare to Slavery, Right?" Inequality Part 2 I have argued that inequality is the natural state of human affairs and that people may want to combat it. I have also argued that combating inequality should be done in ways that do not infringe on the freedom and agency of others. I specifica [...]

“So You Want Poor People to Starve?”

October 5th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the world there is inequality between nations and within nations, between states, between different age cohorts, between individuals in a classroom, individuals within a family...

September 2019

JTOL0099 The Completely Unimportant, Little-known List of Misconceptions About Wealth Inequality, the Wealth Gap, (and Discrimination)

September 25th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just the tip... of the non-existent iceberg. Some not so important things about some of the biggest debates in our times. There are some seriously great research links below, also. How data on income inequality and the wealth gap often misses key components to the argument at hand. How data tells a [...]

JTOL0098 Is Inequality a Problem to Be Solved?

September 13th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the world there is inequality between nations and within nations, between states, between different age cohorts, between individuals in a classroom, individuals within a family... Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Photo credit backg [...]

JTOL0097 Female Engineers? – Affirmative Action and Feedback

September 4th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My thoughts on the absolute insanity and twisted logic behind Affirmative Action programs, from an angle you may not have heard before. Sydney University Lowers Entry Bar for Female Engineering Students https://www.sbs.com.au/news/after-more-female-engineering-and-it-students-sydney-university-lower [...]