Vacuous Vocation Matthew Geiger

@thaddeusrussellofficial

@vacuous_vocation



00:00 Introduction and Rejecting the Epithet
05:07 Debating the Motivations Behind the Civil War
09:03 The Intellectual Culture of the Old South
12:21 Reevaluating the Civil War
23:13 The True Motivations Behind the Support for the Civil War
25:20 The Left's Perception of the Civil War
34:57 Christian Evangelical Support for Israel
52:17 The Role of Shame in Society
01:00:58 The Emergence of the Psychiatric and Psychological Professions
01:01:36 Inventing and Regulating Concepts: Homosexuality and Alcoholism
01:02:35 Locking Up Prostitutes and Orphans: Reformatories and Enforcement
01:03:34 Mass Conscription and the Rise of Industrialized Armies
01:04:45 Social Engineering and the Use of Shame
01:09:44 The Role of City Managers in Progressive Cities
01:14:30 Foucault's Theory of Biopolitics: Studying and Managing Populations
01:19:30 The State's Objective: Maintaining and Regulating Populations
01:23:04 Approaching the Work of Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder Critically

This episode with Michael Wimer we discuss history, economics, politics, culture, philosophy, and religion. @lil_rumba

This episode discusses the recent election of President Javier Milei in Argentina, anarchy and capitalism, anarchy and health, money, socialism, optimism, and much more, please enjoy.

This podcast was re-uploaded from Brandon Loschiavo's podcast "The Performance Playbook Ep.16: A Happiness Hypothesis Through Economics".

Edward Fuller, MBA, is a graduate of the Leavey School of Business.

https://mises.org/profile/edward-w-fuller?page=1 

Politics is all about power, pick your battles carefully and be peaceful.