98. How Did American Education Get So Bad?
The American education system isn’t what it used to be. Instead of encouraging individualism and critical thinking skills, schools have become production lines where kids are taught to all think the same things and hold the same opinions. But how did things get so bad? Today Connor and Brittany discuss what went wrong in our […]
97. How Can We Use Our Talents to Make a Difference?
Each person has unique talents and abilities that they can share with the world. But sometimes, we can even use our talents to help make a difference in the world. Today, FEE’s Sean Malone joins us to talk about how he uses his music and video production skills to help change the world. Links: Out […]
96. Do you have the right to not be offended?
A lot of people today have adopted the view that a person has the right to not be offended by other people’s words. But the First Amendment guarantees our right to free speech, even if that speech might be deemed offensive today. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: There is […]
95. How Did These Famous Friendships Survive Political Divides?
It’s become very easy these days to believe that we can’t be friends with those we disagree with. But our country is full of friendship that overcame the odds and withstood great differences. Today, Brittany and Connor talk about two great American friendships, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia and Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. […]
94. Is The World Really As Bad As People Think?
People everywhere seem to be obsessed with the idea that people today are worse off than at any other point in history. Whether they speak of political divides or poverty, people have become obsessed with doom and gloom. But are things really as bad as people think they are? The answer might come as a […]
93. Why Is Ayn Rand Important?
Tuttle Twins fans might be familiar with the book “Search for Atlas” but some might not know that this book was inspired by a book called “Atlas Shrugged” written by a woman named Ayn Rand. On this episode, Brittany and Connor explain who Ayn Rand was and why she was such an important public figure. […]
92. Can A Person Own An Idea?
On past episodes, we have talked about property rights and why they are so important. It’s not too hard to understand who owns a piece of physical property, but what about ideas? Does one single person own an idea, or is intellectual property, as it is sometimes called, an entirely different kind of property? Links: […]
91. Why Is F.A. Hayek So Important?
Who is F.A. Hayek? Tuttle Twins readers might remember him from the Road to Surfdom book, but why is he so important? Today, Connor and Brittany talk about this brilliant economist and why his legacy is so important to economic and individual liberty. Links: Keynes v Hayek: Two economic giants go head to head Road […]
90. What Is Seasteading?
There is no real way to escape living under some sort of government. Links: The World’s First Seasteaders Are Now on the Run for Their Lives Seasteading and Health Care: Islands of Innovation Free Republic of Liberland Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from […]
89. How to Take Negative Feedback, Positively
All throughout your life, you will be confronted with negative feedback. But criticism doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Learning how to take critical feedback is critical to earning where we need to improve in all sorts of areas in our life. Today, Connor and Brittany talk about how you can put a positive […]