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 […]
Did Joe Biden Watch a Tuttle Twins Cartoon?
It would appear that Joe Biden has been reading The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil… If not our version, perhaps the original essay that inspired it: I, Pencil by Leonard Read. Or maybe he just caught Tuesday night’s premiere of the 3rd Tuttle Twins Cartoon episode, which happened to discuss how pencils are made… […]
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 […]
The Parents’ Revolution Flips Virginia
It’s a wonderful week to be a fed-up parent. In a few states, yesterday was election day. And in Virginia, a notoriously purple state whose elections tend to foreshadow national political changes, we saw something remarkable: a Republican gubernatorial candidate gained ground in the suburbs. Not only that, but Glenn Younkin flipped a blue state […]
214. Why Is Everything Getting More Expensive?
If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you’ll notice that the price of everything has been skyrocketing. While inflation plays a huge role in this problem, there are other factors as well, including something called shrinkflation. Links: Tuttle Twins and The Creature from Jekyll Island Beware Of ‘Shrinkflation,’ Inflation’s Devious Cousin Ducktales Inflation Tuttle […]
213. What Is A Social Credit Score?
Imagine being told you can’t participate in society because of the things you believe? In China, this is already happening with something called a social credit score. And it’s possible it could happen in America as well. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I wanna talk about something that […]