100. How Do You Deal with A Bully?

The world is unfortunately filled with unkind people. And sometimes, those people choose to bully others. Sometimes this is mean kids on the playground, sometimes its politicians. Either way, the non aggression principle can teach us a lot about dealing with bullies. Links: Cobra Kai Series (Older kids and adults) The Tuttle Twins and The Golden Rule   Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi Connor. Connor: Hey Brittany. Brittany: So, you know, like many Americans, I have been obsessed with the show Cobra Kai on Netflix. I don’t know if you and your family have been watching it. I don’t know

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99. Can You Protect People from Unpleasant Experiences?

These days, everyone seems to want to protect young people from unpleasant experiences. But we’ve coddled young people so much, many don’t know how to deal with hardships when they arise. Today Brittany and Connor discuss why it’s important to to face challenges in life, instead of running away from them. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi Connor. Connor: Hey Brittany. Brittany: So I wanna start off today’s conversation with kind of an interesting fact. So today peanut allergies and children are higher than they’ve ever been. I don’t know if your kids have peanut allergies, but I know a lot

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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 American education system. Links: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: I wanna share a story with you. okay. When I was dating my wife, who would become my wife, I was, introduced

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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 Of Frame archive Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. So, today we have a special guest. He’s a friend of mine. He’s also a very talented musician and filmmaker. he actually helped me find a really cool case for my ukulele. Fun

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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 a term I wanna start today’s conversation, on, and that term is political correctness. Ooh. And this term is, used often. It, basically just means that you know, if, you are saying something that’s politically correct, that you are saying something that is not gonna

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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. Links: Transcript of President George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) Ginsburg And Scalia: ‘Best Buddies’ Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So In another episode, we discussed how you can kind of overcome your differences with other people and talk and get along

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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 pleasant surprise. Links: New Found Glory – No News Is Good News Steven Pinker TED Talk  Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi Connor. Connor: So this is a fun topic for today. Is

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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. Links: The Tuttle Twins and the Search for Atlas Atlas Shrugged It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand  Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right Money Speech from Atlas Shrugged Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So we’ve

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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: Against Intellectual Property Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Today I wanna talk about something that is probably a little bit controversial for some people, which of course, that’s why people listen to this podcast. we talk about fun ideas. You

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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 to Serfdom  Keynes vs. Hayek Rap Videos  Teach Your Students About the Free Market Road to Serfdom Liveblog Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi,  Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So today I wanna dedicate some time, or a whole episode actually, it’s you discussing one of

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