In this episode I sit down with a real life conspiracy theorist, my good friend and brilliant classmate, Cayman Myers. We review a long list of conspiracy theories ranging from the ridiculous, to the uncomfortably plausible, and even to some that have been proven true over time. This one is a wild ride.

(Thanks to Jonathan Rollins for improving the sound quality of this episode.)

I sit down with my friend and classmate Adjetey Wilson to discuss his experience moving to the U.S. as a refugee, his insights into race in America, and his reaction to arguments around colorblindness, affirmative action, and more.

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Patrick Campbell joins me to discuss his evolving views on religious freedom and expression in the workplace. We touch on the moral and economic reasons for encouraging businesses to be faith friendly as well as some potential limitations and counterarguments to that approach.

(Shoutout to Jonathan Rollins for working to improve the sound quality of this podcast)

Jonathan Rollins joins me to discuss science, the pursuit of truth, reality, perception, and the Divine.

Hope you enjoy!

This is a recording of me reading an old essay I wrote as a freshman in college back in 2018 arguing for a flat tax.

This is a recording of my article, "FADING FREEDOMS IN WARTIME UKRAINE: A CRITICAL FREEDOM THEORY ANALYSIS."

This article explores critical theories and introduces a new critical theory lens I developed called Critical Freedom Theory (or CFT). It uses the war in Ukraine to explore CFT as an analytical tool.

Abstract:

This article develops a new liberty-focused academic lens called critical freedom theory. It applies critical freedom theory to recent events in Ukraine. The article invites and equips the reader to consider freedom interests that are not always considered in analyses of the situation in Ukraine. It concludes with the assertion that continued support for the current government of Ukraine is anti-freedom.

This is a recording of me reading an article I wrote in December of 2023 titled "Greenwashed, Brainwashed, Stakeholders, and Shareholders: The Missed Mark of ESG Investment Funds."

Abstract:

This article relates the history of ESG investing and provides a snapshot of current ESG regulation across the key financial centers of the EU, UK, China and Hong Kong, Singapore, and the USA. It explores the arguments opposing ESG initiatives and addresses pain points arising from current ESG regulations. The article concludes by asserting that international actors should not seek to reorient private capital markets, but instead focus on making the most cost-effective advances toward goals enshrined by international agreements.

Conclusion: From Christian sermons in the 18th century to social justice warriors in the 21st, ESG has grown to become an incredibly pervasive and expensive idea. It has garnered interest from global institutions and has become a focus of international treaties. It is a major focus of regulators and legislators in Europe, a growing interest in Asia, and a source of political contention in the USA. But ultimately, it is little more than a distraction diverting time, attention, and capital away from the far more effective solutions to the problems facing mankind.

Grant Keller joins me to discuss all things AI. If you are as technologically illiterate as me and want to know the basics of how AI works, what it is, and what it can and cannot do, this is the episode for you. Grant walks me through the history of AI and raises some concerns on how its future advances might negatively impact humanity. I hope you enjoy.