EP75: Myths About Conspiracies - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
This episode starts by revisiting a topic from the past – the heuristic power of "Bootleggers and Baptists." We covered this in episode 70. At the time, we promised to revisit the application of this ...
19 Dec 202341min
EP74: How to Handle Conspiracy Theories - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Do you know how to analyze conspiracy theories? Do you know when the term 'conspiracy theorist' was launched and popularized? Have you heard what Edward Snowden has to say about conspiracy theories...
12 Dec 202357min
EP73: Will Javier Milei Be A Libertarian? - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Will Javier Milei actually follow through and be a libertarian? The news has shocked the regime. We've been treated to nonsensical headlines like "Argentina Elects Extreme Right Wing Libertarian" or ...
29 Nov 202350min
EP72: Four Questions You Should Ask About Military Interventions - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Imagine YOU are a top-ranked radio talk show host. Much of your listening audience is gung-ho about getting the U.S. involved in yet another war (Ukraine). What would you do? Gary Nolan knew from ex...
9 Nov 202343min
EP71: You Can Shout Fire In A Theater - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
It's time to demolish the myth that you cannot shout fire in a theater. It's not insightful. It's not graceful. It's not applicable. Instead, it's such a flawed concept that anyone who invokes it is ...
26 Okt 202345min
EP70: Bootleggers and Baptists - Gracearchy with Jim Babka
Bootleggers and Baptists. This mental lever, from Public Choice Theory economics, explains incentives and behaviors inside the Conflict Machine (politics). Many people demonize political actors, espec...
18 Okt 202342min
IG07: Hamas and Homework- Instant Grace with Jim Babka
Grace means knowing your subject - and doing your homework - especially when the matter is sensitive. People have been asking my opinion about what happened in Gaza. But I've been hesitant to comment...
12 Okt 20237min
IG06: How Robert Kennedy Is Quitting The Race - Instant Grace with Jim Babka
Robert Kennedy is essentially quitting the race. Cornell West is doing the same. Neither man realizes it yet. Each man is doing what at least one billionaire promises to do each year - run as an ind...
9 Okt 20237min
