The Secular Foxhole Blair Schofield and Martin Lindeskog

Today we talk about an odd piece of news about the Olympics, plus some good news concerning both Progress and Objectivism. Then Martin covers our show stats and other items of interest.
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Roots of Progress Institute“Atlas Shrugged:” America’s Second Declaration of IndependenceProject 2025Chevron OverturnedRobert TracinskiChainsaw-Wielding Javier Milei Rises to the Top in Argentine PoliticsThe 10 Bn Euro Paris Olympics DisasterCaptivate analyticsIn Britain the Conservative Party Moves Left and Gets Crushed in the ElectionSam SethiPocket CastsPopular Podcast App Pocket Casts Joins AutomatticFountainModern podcast appsThe Secular Foxhole support pageMartin's new podcast, Pluck the DayBoomcasterThe Secular Foxhole websitePodcast IndexTitheMartin's post on Podcast Index dot socialBoost Podcasting 2.0 with Albya...

Blair is sharing information about conferences on liberalism and secularism, books by catholic conservatives, and spot-on joke regarding the upcoming presidential election in the United States America. Martin is talking about the European elections, and is mentioning a podcast discussing deepfakes, distrust, and democracy. You will get informed about our download statistics and listener behavior. The call-to-action is a guide on how to support our work with the podcast.
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Value 4 ValueAmy Peikoff's News SandwichNotes from the Middleground by Damon Linker"Middle of the road"Mark LillaThe Tower and the Sewer - The New York Review of Books (PDF)Liberalism for the 21st Century: A Conference by the Institute for the Study of Modern AuthoritarianismRobert TracinskiThe Greg Gutfeld ShowBible BeltLittle Rock, ArkansasSecular Student Alliance 2024 National Conference#55 The AI election year - deepfakes, distrust & democracy - Säkerhetsrådet podcastEuropean ElectionsRiksdag (Parliament of Sweden)Citizens' Coalition (Medborgerlig Samling)“A republic if you can keep it” - Library of Congress blogPodcast Analytics with Captivate - Overviewa href="https://fountain.fm" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

We welcome back Brian Simpson to talk about his 2005 book, Markets Don't Fail. Tune in for a lively discussion covering several topics found in most/all economic textbooks, and why those books are misleading, at best, and outright false, at worst. In essence, we prove that, Markets Don't Fail.
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A Declaration and Constitution for a Free Society - The Secular Foxhole podcast, episode 51Dr. Brian Simpson - National UniversityMarkets Don't Fail!Markets Don't Fail by Brian P. Simpson - Rowman & LittlefieldBrian Simpson's blog post, Presentation on International Trade and ImmigrationLebanese Institute for Market StudiesJavier MileiThe Markets for LemonsDivision of laborNeeded in the Context of the Renewed Popularity of Keynes’s Ideas: An Analysis of his ErrorsLéon WalrasWilliam Stanley JevonsCarl MengerEarly Austrian Economics (Great Economic Thinkers)Ludwig von MisesFriedrich HayekJean-Baptiste SaySay's LawFrédéric...

Today we chat with Marsha Enright, President and Program Director of Reliance College. Of the many topics we cover:
The significance of the name Reliance.What is their core program of subjects.The Unknown beauty of the city of Chicago.Her essay on What Vision Do Young People Need.Her time spent with Ayn Rand.
Check out this delightful episode!
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What Vision Do Young People Need? by Marsha Familaro EnrightJonathan HaidtThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for FailureThe Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental IllnessCouncil Oak Montessori SchoolCollege founded on Great Books and Montessori methods slated to openLiberal Arts educationHow Do I Use The Great Connections Seminar In My Life?Reason & Power Summer Seminar: Chicago, July 22-29, 2023Montessori Goes to College: A Vision for Self-RelianceChicago Park DistrictDaniel BurnhamFrank Lloyd WrightLouis SullivanChicago LoopNolan chartThe FountainheadLeonard PeikoffNathan...

Martin and I discuss our latest News Sandwich with different topics, e.g., anti-trust and Apple, climate pressure groups and financial investors, and car issues in Maine. Martin goes through our show statistics, and gives a shout-out to our true fans and a call-to action regarding Sam Sethi's service, TrueFans.fm. 
Is there really a choice between Bitcoin, Gold and Silver? We prefer all 3. Plus, a short review of the movie: Dune 2.
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Amy Peikoff's News SandwichChris Brogan"First Sign of Spring" - Bizarro Comics / Comics KingdomAtlassianJPMorgan, State Street quit climate group, BlackRock steps back - ReutersAndrew Bernstein: The Truth About Climate Change - episode 71 of The Secular Foxhole podcastGreta Thunberg doubles down on anti-Israel stance, accuses it of ‘genocide’ in Gaza - The Times of IsraelClimate Activism Has a Cult Problem - Human ProgressEurovision sign in Swedish host city of Malmo vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti - The Times of IsraelThe Justice Department Is the Worm in America’s Apple - Committee to Unleash ProsperityAtlas ShruggedHarry Binswanger"Get the hell out of my way" - John GaltUnderstanding Bitcoin in 2024 - Epi-3464 - Jack Spirko, The Survival Podcasta...

This episode has us talking with returning guest, Aaron Smith of the Ayn Rand Institute. Today's topic is Stoicism's "Worst Idea." Join us for a lively discussion.
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One of Stoicism’s Worst IdeasInterview with Aaron Smith (episode 8, The Secular Foxhole podcast)Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience by Nancy ShermanRyan HolidayEpictetusArrianOikeiôsisMarcus AureliusPsychological egoismThe Virtue of SelfishnessAtlas ShruggedNewsletters by Ayn RandDonald RobertsonThe “Conflicts” of Men’s InterestsBoostagramStreaming SatoshisTrueFans.fmThe Secular Foxhole on TrueFansDonald J. Robertson on Twitter (X)"You didn't build that"This is Ayn Rand Speakinga...