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The Bryan Hyde Show - Revel in WrongThink
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Something that has harmed even more people than the coronavirus over the past year has been the virus of learned helplessness. Peter Van Buren has a marvelous article on how we've been gradually trained to stop trying to fight back when things go wrong.
Here's a seemingly innocent question that might send a chill up your spine: Is it possible to live without a computer of any kind? I'm mildly ashamed to admit that I felt honest to goodness anxiety as I read this article by Andrew Trovolusci. Not sure what that means but it definitely made me think.
I'm sure most politicians mean well (wink) but why on earth can't they just leave the gig economy alone? Sheldon Richman makes a strong defense of innovation and explains why it's under attack from the political class.
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Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
Anyone who has ever found themselves arguing over whose turn it is to do dishes or laundry can appreciate how the division of labor works. Gor Mkrtchian has a helpful article on family economics: specialization vs. division of labor.
I've been guilty of referring to the lack of people willing to fill open jobs as a labor shortage. John Stossel clarifies that it's not a labor shortage so much as an incentive shortage. All those government checks are having some unintended consequences.
Watching for the next crisis isn't necessarily a sign that you're pessimistic. It could just mean that you're paying attention to how government types tend to use crises to justify claiming emergency powers. Judge Napolitano explains why these claims are typically based on a myth.
In the home of the free and land of the brave, isn't it odd that only three states explicitly recognize that parents who allow their kids to experience freedom aren't being neglectful? Lenore Skenazy gives kudos to Texas for protecting the right of parents to raise free range children.
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Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
One of the biggest, and potentially positive, changes in our society can be seen in the ability to work remotely. Anders Koskinen explains how remote work may transform the American middle class.
With all the things spiraling out of control around us, getting a clear view of the big picture can be a challenge. Thomas Luongo has an excellent take on the tightening noose or widening gyre of the woke revolution.
Have you noticed how, every few years, there's another crusade of some sort. Bryan Caplan has been paying attention and has some solid advice on how to avoid being swept up in the latest crusade against your will. Considering that we live in a world ruled by hysteria and herding, this is good to know.
Education and skill-building are good things. But they tend to lose value when politicians start handing them out like so many party favors. Robert Weissberg says beware, free community college will only make things worse.
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Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
The mask issue has never been purely about masks. As Allan Stevo explains, it has reinforced the importance of doing your own research rather than trusting media to tell you what to think.
Is it a waste of time trying to persuade the unpersuadable? Paul Gottfried has an interesting take on the GOP's impossible dream of swaying black voters.
People who are into cryptocurrency have had to ride out some pretty wild trends recently. The volatility, for now, seems to be offset by the remarkable upside possibilities. Thomas L. Knapp says rumors of cryptocurrency's demise appear to have been great exaggerated.
The issue of gun control is a source of great anxiety to many people. If you want to breathe a bit easier, I recommend taking a look at what Dr. Harold Pease has written on how gun control cannot work. Not just because it's bad public policy but because it violates natural law.
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to recognize that a permanent bureaucracy exists and exerts virtually unaccountable power over our daily lives. According to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research there's evidence that what many call the Deep State isn't a myth.
Political consultant Gary Welch joins me to talk about the latest abortion law going before the Supreme Court, the lifting of covid restrictions and the psychology of why people want to be led.
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Eric Peters from EP Autos joins us to revel in wrongthink. We discuss a number of his latest columns, including gasoline shortages, the automotive alternatives we're being denied and the push for universal needling.
If you're serious about taking ownership of your worldview, you'll love Margaret Anna Alice's primer for the propagandized. This is a clear and thorough breakdown of the many ways our minds can be hacked through the use of fear.
Isn't it curious that a sizeable portion of the populace is actually disappointed that the mask mandates are lifting? The Issues & Insights editorial board has a thought-provoking take on how our once stiff national spine is looking pretty broken.
The biggest problem with claims of "systemic racism in law enforcement" is that such an approach collectivizes the guilt and applies it to all police rather than individual officers who may be genuinely racist in their behavior. Lipton Matthews dismantles the 5 myths of systemic racism in policing.
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
No doubt about it, the exodus from big city lockdowns is a thing. The question remains as to whether it's a good or bad thing for small town America. Chloe Anagnos explains how, from an economic standpoint, it could be either.
Paul Rosenberg has the final installment of his logical fallacies series and it's worth your time to read it. He covers fallacies that are centered in wishful thinking, judgmental language and Kafka-trapping, among others.
Barry Brownstein always has a take worth considering. I really enjoyed his essay on why humans increasingly are unaware of their ignorance and why it's a big problem. This is something that has been greatly magnified by all the Covid drama over the past year.
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Have you noticed? The masks are starting to come off. Allan Stevo celebrates Trader Joe's dropping their mandate as the first significant crack in the armor of the mask enforcers.
We've all learned a lot about what's worked and what hasn't in addressing pandemic concerns over this past 15 months. John Tamny points out the most obvious lesson of all: restricting freedom didn't defeat Covid.
Last week, Merriam-Webster changed its definition of "anti-vaxxer" to include anyone who opposes mandated vaccines. Now is a great time to revisit Paul Rosenberg's essay "Call Me Pisher" which explains the liberating power of losing our fear of labels and the disapproval of others.
Politicians have been pretty keen lately on reminding us that no amendment to the Constitution "is absolute." Robert E. Wright unpacks that sentiment a bit further and makes the case for free expression and how it prevents politicians from consolidating too much power over us.
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Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
You've probably noticed how prices have jumped significantly lately. What more of us need to understand is why inflation is at a 12 year high. Peter Jacobsen has a solid explanation.
I don't enjoy driving like I once did. Even so, I'm not looking forward to a dystopian future in which almost no one owns a car. Zachary Yost has some great insights on how the power-seekers are eager to exploit new technology involving self-driving cars.
Ready for something that will lift your heart? Click on this story about a remarkable 18 year old water polo phenom who has a true gift in blocking his opponents' shots. Oh, and he's also slowly going blind.
Politicians have been more than generous in handing out other people's money (or borrowing it with the promise that others will repay what's been borrowed). But who is really benefiting from all that "stimulus" spending? John Stossell says it's the corporations who are getting rich off of government aid.
We've all heard the mantra to "follow the science" when it comes to masking. Would it surprise you to learn that the folks opposed to mask mandates are more scientifically rigorous than their pro-mask counterparts? Annie Holmquist has the details.
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Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
In case you hadn't noticed, we've been living under a pretty strong Big Brother vibe for the better part of the last year. Barry Brownstein reminds us that Big Brother cannot succeed without the help of a bunch of little brothers doing his bidding.
I'm a firm believer in the adage that one of the most activist things we can do is raise children who are clear and independent thinkers. Kerry McDonald has an excellent article on how the prospect of homeschooling is once again bringing out the authoritarian in a certain Harvard professor.
One of the more insidious ideologies being force-fed to the public these days is Critical Race Theory. James Lindsay has one of the most concise and direct warnings yet about what CRT is and why we should think twice before allowing ourselves to be indoctrinated into it.
Proposed vaccine passports are gaining traction as the necessary proof that a person is fit to travel, work and/or attend mass gatherings. J.D. Tuccille says, be careful. Those vaccine passports will likely far outlast the pandemic that some are using to justify their creation.
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