Are Americans in Favor of Ukraine Aid?

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Jeff Deist is joined by Pedro Gonzalez of the Chronicles magazine for a discussion on the negligent attitude of the US government towards American citizens. Are Americans in favor of the forty billion in “aid” being sent to Ukraine? Is the US government fighting […]

How the Trans Movement Became Dominant

The Mises Institute‘s Jeff Deist returns to A Neighbor’s Choice; he starts the show with some analysis of how the government’s lockdown policies and its actions over Ukraine have contributed to the economic crisis that we’re in right now. Later in the show, Jeff is joined by Colin Wright, evolutionary biologist and editor of Quillette, […]

Dr. Ray Peat, Brad Marshall on Reductive Stress, Solutions to PUFA Obesity (Part 2)

David Gornoski continues the discussion with Dr. Ray Peat and Brad Marshall. Is it really the seed oils driving the obesity explosion or is it other PUFA-high foods? What is reductive stress and how is it causing obesity? Is reductive stress connected to PUFAs? What are Dr. Peat and Brad’s differing solutions to this crisis? […]

THINGS HIDDEN 57: Richard Koenigsberg on War as Sacrifice

David Gornoski sits down with Richard Koenigsberg, psychologist & historian from the Library of Social Science, for a discussion on sacrifice, violence, and war. Mr. Koenigsberg starts the discussion by describing his interactions with Rene Girard. The conversation then moves to the psychology of Hitler, the purpose of political violence, male aggressiveness, the Ukraine war, […]

The Science: Dr. Naomi Wolf, Where Do We Go From Here?

In this fourth episode of The Science, David Gornoski sits down with Dr. Naomi Wolf, writer of the upcoming book The Bodies of Others. Were there preparations and simulations for the pandemic lockdowns prior to 2020? To what extent was this crisis coordinated? What signs were there before 2020 that such an authoritarian system like health […]

Dr. Ray Peat, Brad Marshall on the History of PUFA and Obesity (Part 1)

David Gornoski sits down with Dr. Ray Peat and Brad Marshall for a fascinating discussion on the damage from high PUFA diets. What is the ideal diet for children? How are children being exposed to PUFAs in their current diets? What caused the low metabolic rates in women in the 1930s? What is causing the […]

Dietary Solution to PUFA Crisis

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by nutrition expert Tucker Goodrich. Is it possible to burn excess PUFAs from our bodies? What kind of balance do we need to maintain between carbs and fats? How important is exercising for the body? What is […]

Escaping the Maze of DC’s Malthusianism

With both political parties entangled in mimetic rivalry and Malthusian ideologies, is there any way for us to look for actual solutions? What does the WHO pandemic treaty mean for states not willing to go along with lockdown authoritarianism? Do politicians like Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell really care about Ukrainian children? Listen to the […]

Tho Bishop on the Politics of Money

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] David Gornoski is joined by the returning Tho Bishop who talks about an upcoming event in Orlando, FL from the Mises Institute. David and Tho talk about the politics of money, the falling of Bitcoin, the influence of Elon Musk, the Ukraine package, and […]

Science and U: Black Holes Explored, Invisible Walls in Space

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Now that another picture of a black hole has emerged, will physicist Dr. Weiping Yu finally admit that black holes exist? What do we make of the mysterious invisible walls that have been discovered in outer space? Is there a better explanation for all […]