Philosopher Michael Huemer, author of Knowledge, Reality, and Value, discusses the meaning of rationality and objectivity, explains why the distinction between fact and opinion is more complex than many people presume, and promotes intellectual virtues.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

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Michael Huemer on Rationality and Objectivity

Steve Spangler, host of DIY Sci, discusses how parents and teachers can foster kids&apos; love of science and help children discover their "spark" in life. He also shares his thoughts on the development and future of online education and recounts his experiences as a pioneer in the field.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Steve Spangler on Engaging Science

Jason Stotts, psychotherapist and author of Eros & Ethos, discusses sexuality as an expression of our ethical lives, analyzes the false choice of repression versus hedonism, and addresses gender identity and other aspects of our sexuality. This is the Self in Society Podcast #22.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Jason Stotts on Erotic Love

Christina Sandefur of the free-market Goldwater Institute in Arizona discusses her coauthored book, Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America, and related issues. This is the Self in Society Podcast #21.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Christina Sandefur on the Defense of Property Rights

Historian Robert Alan Goldberg, author of Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America, discusses the history of conspiracy thinking in the U.S. and explains how "new" conspiracy theories such as that involving QAnon recycle and embellish old themes. This is the Self in Society Podcast #20.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Robert Alan Goldberg on American Conspiracy Theories

Timothy Sandefur, author of Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man, discusses Douglass&apos;s life, political philosophy, and influence in his day and up to the present.This is the Self in Society Podcast episode #19. For more details about this episode, and for additional episodes, please seehttps://ariarmstrong.com/podcast/Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Timothy Sandefur on Frederick Douglass

Michael Donnelly, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Outreach with the Home School Legal Defense Association, discusses the motivations for homeschooling and the legal aspects of it, with a special focus on Colorado.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Michael Donnelly on Homeschooling and the Law: Self in Society #18

Historian Robert Alan Goldberg discusses his book, Hooded Empire: The Klu Klux Klan in Colorado, and its lessons for today. This is the Self in Society Podcast #17.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Robert Alan Goldberg on the Klan in Colorado

Mark Silverstein, Legal Director of the ACLU of Colorado, discusses your rights when interacting with police, troubling police actions during protests, and Colorado police reforms.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Mark Silverstein on Your Rights when Interacting with Police: Self in Society #16

Economist and iconoclast Robin Hanson suggests that variolation—controlled, intentional infection of the virus that causes COVID-19—could be an important "Plan B" if containment fails in the long-term and eventual herd immunity seems likely.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19: Self in Society #15

Kevin Currie-Knight, professor of education at East Carolina University and president of the board of New Pathfinder Community School, warns against equating the home "crisis schooling" curing the COVID-19 epidemic with homeschooling as families practice it in normal times. He offers some qualified suggestions for families in which students who usually attend a traditional school now must stay at home.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Kevin Currie-Knight on Crisis Schooling Versus Homeschooling: Self in Society #14

Dr. Bryan Alvarez, now in private practice after serving as the Public Health Director of the United States Northern Command from 2016–2019, discusses the problems and promise of testing our way out of the coronavirus crisis. He also talks about the process of bringing antiviral drugs and vaccines online, as well as the broader problem of emergency preparedness.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Bryan Alvarez on the COVID-19 Crisis

Economist Steven Horwitz offers a classical liberal theory of the family grounded in the works of Friedrich Hayek. Unlike conservatives, who tend to glorify a tradition-bound model of the family, and Progressives, who sometimes denigrate the family, Horwitz offers a vision of the family as a dynamic and evolving social institution that plays a critical role in people&apos;s lives.For more, please see https://ariarmstrong.com/podcast/.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Steven Horwitz on Hayek and the Family: Self in Society #12

Pamela Clare is a gun-toting Rush fan—and Boulder Progressive Democrat—who writes romantic fiction. She almost died in a mountain fall and had to be helicoptered out. She got death threats while working as an investigative journalist and had to tell one gun-waving disgruntled reader to get the f*** out of her office. She put her degree in classics to use in her historical romance novels before going on to write about rangers, firefighters, rock climbers, journalists, and other spirited characters.Pamela and I sat down to discuss her writing, the genre, problems within Romance Writers of America, the business side of fiction, her experiences as a journalist, the allure of Colorado&apos;s wilderness, her views on firearms, and the music that inspires her.Pamela says, "As I got older, I really came to appreciate the feminist nature of these stories. That word &apos;feminist&apos; comes with a lot of baggage these days, but what I mean by that is the self-realization of the heroines in these stories. These heroines find what they&apos;re looking for in life, and they insist on it. These books focus on . . . heroines fighting for what they want with their lives. . . . As a woman I can identify very much with that fight, with the desire to succeed as a mother, to have a career, and to be respected by the people in one&apos;s life."For more, including show notes, see https://ariarmstrong.com/podcast/.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Pamela Clare on Romance Fiction: Self in Society #11

Anthropologist Melvin Konner—author of Believers: Faith in Human Nature—explains the persistence of religious belief in the face of atheistic criticisms. Konner discusses his religious background and his path to a study of biological anthropology, including his work with the !Kung people in Botswana. Konner also challenges the New Atheists&apos; insistence that humanity can and should do away with religion.Support the show (https://ariarmstrong.com/donate/)

Melvin Konner on Religious Belief: Self in Society #10

We explore what it means to flourish as an individual and a community. We take an interdisciplinary approach, delving into philosophy, history, evolutionary biology, politics, economics, psychology, and other fields. Your host Ari Armstrong, a liberal of the classical variety, is the author of Values of Harry Potter and of What's Wrong with Ayn Rand's Objectivist Ethics. He has written about Colorado politics for various publications.

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