226. How Can We Teach Bastiat to Kids?
In the Tuttle Twins Learn about The Law, readers got to learn a bit about economist Frédéric Bastiat. Now, a new book, written by Jonathan Newman, continues to teach young people about Bastiat in his book “The Broken Window.” Links: The Broken Window
225. Who Was Adolf Hitler?
One of the most infamous tyrants of all time was Adolf Hitler who instituted the Nazi Regime in Germany seeking world domination and starting WWII. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So, we’ve talked a lot about tyrants. In fact, we just had an episode a couple of episodes ago where […]
224. How Does Someone Become A Tyrant?
Tyrants aren’t born that way, they are created. And all tyrants follow the same formula to grab power and rule over their authoritarian regimes. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So today we’re gonna talk about Tyrants, especially. Yep. And especially, this is gonna sound weird, how to become one. Now, I need […]
222. What Are Unintended Consequences?
Unintended consequences is the idea that actions can sometimes have outcomes that you didn’t plan on, and that affect you or even the world around you negatively. Today Emma and Brittany discuss how unintended consequences can impact all of us. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today wanna talk about this […]
Parents are Terrorists (At Least, According to the FBI…)
Have you attended any testy school board meetings in the last few months? If so, the FBI may have its eyes on you, according to new whistleblower documents attained by Congress this week. According to a memo sent to FBI personnel, the agency created a digital system to track parents that could be “threats” to local school […]
220. What Is A “False Cause” Logical Fallacy?
Today Emma and Brittany discuss another logical fallacy called a “False Cause,” and explain how correlation does not always equal causation? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So today I wanna continue a conversation. We have started in previous episodes and we’ve done a few of these, but I wanna talk […]
219. Who Is Jesse Owens?
In 1936, Olympian runner Jesse Owens won four gold medals during the Berlin games, showing Hitler that race did not make a person inferior to another. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So we have started diving into a few different episodes about World War II. We couldn’t do just one […]
218. What Is The Problem with North Korea?
Of all the dictatorships and authoritarian regimes that have existed, North Korea is especially awful. On this episode Connor and Brittany discuss how North Korea came to be and what life is like for those who must live there. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: We’ve talked before about authoritarianism. we’ve talked […]
216. How Can Music Spread The Message of Liberty?
On this episode, Brittany and Connor chat with Eric July, a libertarian activists and musician who has used his music to spread the message of liberty. Links: Backwardz Bands Thomas Sowell Documentary Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So today we have a special guest, Eric’s July. Eric is a musician […]
215. What Does It Mean to Protest?
Today, lots of demonstrations labeled protests result in violence and destruction of property. But the best protests are those that use nonviolence to get their point across. Links: Jesse Owens Wikipedia Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about what it means to protest. And I know that we’ve […]