Does Local Control Actually Work?

Does Local Control Actually Work?

Does distributed power check tyranny, or simply empower petty tyrants? What's the relationship between efficiency, scale, and the size of government? In this episode we explore the pro's and con's of dispersed power. Join the Orphanage! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

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Ep. 21 | BIAS! | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy

Ep. 21 | BIAS! | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy

Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy returns to discuss bias, cognitive traps, and the difference between tokenism and intellectual diversity. Plus, on Animal News, Heaton does a deep dive on the story of endangered Hawaiian monk seals getting eels stuck in their nostrils.

11 Joulu 201859min

Ep. 20 |  What Is Populism and How Do We Drown It | Guest: Jason Buttrill

Ep. 20 | What Is Populism and How Do We Drown It | Guest: Jason Buttrill

France has moved from its normal recreational protesting to prolonged riots. Populism is on the rise there, in America, and throughout Europe. What is populism and what's inflaming it? Jason Buttrill, chief researcher and headwriter at The Blaze, joins Heaton to discuss.

10 Joulu 201852min

Ep. 19 | The Coddling of the American Mind | Guest: Greg Lukianoff

Ep. 19 | The Coddling of the American Mind | Guest: Greg Lukianoff

Greg Lukianoff, president of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, joins Heaton to discuss his book "The Coddling of the American Mind" on outrage culture and free speech on American college campuses.

7 Joulu 201852min

Ep. 18 | Everything's Cheaper, Faster, Madder | Guest: Remy Munasifi

Ep. 18 | Everything's Cheaper, Faster, Madder | Guest: Remy Munasifi

Musical comedian Remy (from Reason) joins Heaton to talk about how, empirically, everything is getting better. So why is everyone mad? Plus Austin Bragg brings news from Westeros.

6 Joulu 201845min

Ep. 17 | Will We Automate You? | Guests: Joe Leonardo and David  Ryan Polgar

Ep. 17 | Will We Automate You? | Guests: Joe Leonardo and David Ryan Polgar

Comedian Joe Leonardo and tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar join Heaton to talk about automation, wireless cars, and how turning everything into robots can be awesome and terrifying simultaneously.

5 Joulu 201842min

Ep. 16 | Are British people human? How do they think? | Guest: Zoe Samuel

Ep. 16 | Are British people human? How do they think? | Guest: Zoe Samuel

Comedy writer and verified British person Zoe Samuel joins Heaton to talk about English politics, political mindsets, and the Prime Minister's Questions. Heaton explains why Betty White should be Queen of America.

4 Joulu 201852min

Ep. 15 | Why George HW Bush Is Underrated

Ep. 15 | Why George HW Bush Is Underrated

In his first solo show, Heaton gives a biography of the late George H. W. Bush, and why he's underrated as a president. Plus, Heaton responds to listener reviews.

3 Joulu 201855min

Ep. 14 |The Politics of Star Trek | Guest: Tim Sandefur

Ep. 14 |The Politics of Star Trek | Guest: Tim Sandefur

Heaton gives a primer on how to swear like a Scotsman after Scottish News. Then the Goldwater Institute's Tim Sandefur joins to discuss the political philosophies of Star Trek, and how Picard measures up to Captain Kirk.

30 Marras 20181h 2min

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