Culture and Causation

Aaron interviews Dr. Mary Grabar, author of Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America and Debunking The 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America, about the perversion of American history by both Howard Zinn and The 1619 Project, the consequences of this perversion, and what we should do about it. 

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Show notes:

Mary Grabar’s bio: https://www.dissidentprof.com/about 

Books: Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America

Debunking The 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America

Aaron interviews Neal McCluskey, author of Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education, about options in school choice, persistent myths regarding school choice, and why more choice is a key to improving standards of education.     

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Neal McCluskey’s bio: https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey 

Book: Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education

Aaron interviews Alex Nowrasteh, author of Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, about a broad range of immigration topics, such as: the moral case for open immigration, birthright citizenship, assimilation rates, the economic and social effects of immigration, and much more.      

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Show notes:

Alex Nowrasteh’s bio: https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh 

Book: Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions

Twitter: @alexnowrasteh

Aaron interviews Kerry McDonald, author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, about woke ideology, its spread throughout our classrooms, and the benefits of nontraditional schooling options.     

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Show notes:

Kerry McDonald’s bio: https://fee.org/people/kerry-mcdonald/ 

Ebook: The 2021 Curious Parent’s Guide to Education Options

Book: Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom

Aaron interviews Dr. Charles Murray, author of Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America, about racially disproportionate outcomes, what they mean, and why recognizing two uncomfortable truths can preserve our republic.   

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Show notes:

Dr. Charles Murray’s bio: https://www.aei.org/profile/charles-murray/ 

Book: Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America

Aaron interviews Blair Schofield and Martin Lindeskog, hosts of the podcast The Secular Foxhole, about how they understand race and racism, what social trends are the most disturbing, and whether they are optimistic or not about a resurgence of individualism. 

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Show notes:

The Secular Foxhole: https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/episodes

Aaron interviews Marc Hyden, Director of State Government Affairs at the R Street Institute, about the benefits of raising the age of adulthood in the criminal justice system, some counterarguments against this proposal, and why those counterarguments don’t work. 

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Show notes:

Marc’s article: https://www.rstreet.org/2021/03/22/in-support-of-hb-272-juvenile-code-juvenile-court-to-include-children-who-are-under-18-years-of-age-change-jurisdiction/

Aaron interviews Robert Begley, OSI’s Director of Operations and Development, about the cultural impact of Ellington, how he championed individualism, and why Ellington is relevant today. 

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Show notes:

Robert’s article: 

https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/04/no-man-swings-more-or-stands-higher-than-the-duke/

Aaron interviews Jude Schwalbach, research associate and project coordinator in education policy at The Heritage Foundation, about the benefits of charter schools, how they differ from traditional public schools, and the unjustified criticism they receive.   

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Show notes:

Jude Schwalbach’s article: https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/how-charter-schools-empower-inner-city-children-escape-failing-public-schools

Aaron interviews Robert Begley, lifelong fan of Jackie Robinson and OSI’s Director of Operations and Development, about the impact Robinson had on him, how Robinson’s moral character pulled him through difficult times, and why Robinson is “the best kind of American hero.”   

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Show notes: 

Robert Begley’s article: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/04/jackie-robinson-the-best-kind-of-american-hero/ 

How to Be Like Jackie Robinson by Pat Williams: https://amzn.to/3mQE4re

Aaron interviews Nila Bala, R Street’s Associate Director of Criminal Justice Policy, about the employment challenges of people with criminal records, how reducing criminal record stigma improves employment prospects, and the relevant psychological research.    

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Nila Bala’s article: https://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/No.-149.pdf

Twitter: @nilabala3

Aaron interviews Dr. Casey Mulligan, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, about the destructiveness of regulation, how regulation disproportionately hurts the poor, and why politicians continue to advocate for more of it. 

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Dr. Mulligan’s article: https://www.city-journal.org/costs-of-revival-of-regulatory-state

Aaron explains how holding a racial identity is destructive to the individual. 

Having a racial identity as one’s core self-conception destroys creativity, undermines one’s agency, and leads to unproductive behavior. 

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Aaron interviews Dr. Richard Sander, author of Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It, and Moving Toward Integration: The Past and Future of Fair Housing, about the mismatch problem with affirmative action and the puzzle of neighborhood integration.

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Aaron discusses “Collins, Her Method, and ‘Her Philosophy for Living,’” by Carrie-Ann Biondi. Marva Collins’s unique approach to teaching transformed the lives of children from poor, inner-city communities. Aaron shares two important takeaways from her story: Fathers should have a more active role in their children’s lives and we should hold children, especially those in the inner-city, to higher standards.  

Article: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/08/marva-collins-her-method-and-her-philosophy-for-living/

60 Minutes interview:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/h8b1Behi9FM 

Part 2: https://youtu.be/cpAlOY0K14c 

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Aaron shares a powerful influence on him growing up, how this eventually led to the world of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, and what inspired him to start a podcast tackling inner-city issues. 

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Aaron interviews Dr. Jason Hill, Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University,  about his inspirational journey to America, whether the U.S. is fundamentally racist, and what issues plague inner-city black communities. 

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Aaron interviews Dr. Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, about the aims of the 1619 Project, what it gets wrong, and how it’s part of a larger assault on objectivity.

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Aaron interviews Dr. Andrew Bernstein, philosopher and author of Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters, about the rise of two destructive ideologies, how racism is making a cultural comeback, and what he thinks is the antidote to this ominous trend. 

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Aaron interviews Nick Buckley MBE, founder of Mancunian Way, about the mental health of at-risk youth, why positivity and hope matter, and how he instills a winning mentality in the young men he works with. 

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