social commentary

July 2020

Lessons from CHAZ

July 4th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The late Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) (r.i.p.), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) ,had some educational gems to teach us about governance, radical change, morality and cultural power. #chaz #jtol #christophercolumbus Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking [...]

May 2020

Vaccines and Quarantines

May 17th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is it possible to resolve the need for collective action in a country that is focused on individual liberty? Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Resources mentioned:https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-microeconomics/a [...]

April 2020

JTOL0127 Re Please Stop Buying Guns (Alyssa Milano)

April 15th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Let's take a look at the deeper meaning behind Alyssa Milano's recent request for people to stop buying guns.   https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1248362916165779456 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/10/us/gun-sales-terrorism-obama-restrictions.html?searchResultPosition=13 http [...]

Re Please Stop Buying Guns (Alyssa Milano)

April 15th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Let's take a look at the deeper meaning behind Alyssa Milano's recent request for people to stop buying guns. https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1248362916165779456 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/10/us/gun-sales-terrorism-obama-restrictions.html?searchResultPosition=13 https://www [...]

How Some Americans are Responding to the Crisis

April 11th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. ********Ways to Support: ▸ http://justthinkingoutloud.tv/donate Patreon: https://patreon.com/justthinkingoutloud Crypto: https://cointr.ee/justthinkingoutloud Subscribestar: https://subscribestar.com/d [...]

These Stimulus Checks

April 4th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Here are some of my basic thoughts on the government monetarily bailing us out in this time of economic crisis. I should have specified that central banks don't control all interest rates; it's just that all others are set based off of those of central banks. What I was saying here is counter-intuit [...]

March 2020

What is a Cult? Politics and Cults–with Chris Shelton

March 25th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What is a cult? Do political leaders inevitably form cults around them, or do all big personalities? Listen for an in-depth discussion on human nature, the impact of the internet on how we share our thoughts and respond to differences, and how the political landscape has characteristics of cults, al [...]

Coronavirus Thoughts! -Things to Consider

March 6th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Some things to consider about #COVID-19 or the novel #coronavirus, from the perspective of public versus private response and the effect of culture on transmission. Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Super Informational Links That I Won [...]

December 2019

Monsey Stabbing Social Commentary – Hate Crimes in NYC

December 30th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Monsey Stabbing Social Commentary - Hate Crimes in NYC (and beyond) Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast directory. Video link:https://youtu.be/TkqR3gbjDLE References: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/five-orthodox-jews-wounded-in-hanukkah-ma [...]

Is Porn Free Speech? | JTOL0110

December 12th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Gab, a free-speech platform, wants to ban porn. Andrew Torba's issues with porn are not far off the mark, in my opinion, but should his personal opinions be dictating what happens on a free speech platform? I walk through my thoughts on this issue. Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinki [...]