In this episode I talk with Boyce Littlefield. He’s the owner of the TrickleUp website, a platform form basic income enthusiasts worldwide. In our discussion we touch on our political ideologies, God, Parler, religious fundamentalism, the potency of humiliation, the healing power of laughter, our near death experiences, neural atypicality, race in America, the hateful …
In this episode I talk with my friend and coworker George Yameen. We discuss yoga, God, scholarship in general and a scholarship that he runs, curiosity, knowledge, education, the stimulus package, basic income, meditation, acknowledging internal states, and more topics. I hope you enjoy the show. http://kharyfiler.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GeorgeYameen.V2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In today’s episode I’m talking with my big cousin William Hoxey Sr. He’s a loving husband and a father of 4. In this episode we talk about Antifa, the hubris of youth, living while black, the importance of education, the healing power of the Christian practice, the power of love, the future of America, the …
Basic income, at least basic income the way I propose it, is Capitalism, through and through. Capitalism is about private property, private enterprise, private profits, and, not least of all, private decision making. Socialism, on the other hand, is about public enterprise, public profits, and, ostensibly, public decision making. To me, that’s the attractive part. …
In this episode I have a conversation with my friend Mike Thal. He’s an audio engineer and fighting game enthusiast. We talk about audio design, video games generally, popular media, Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) design, fighting games, character arcs in games, suffering as a description for human experience, and the plurality of human perspective. …
In this podcast, I have a conversation with my friend Evan Maeda. We also belong to the same book club and begin our conversation by discussing our introductory takes on Alchemical Psychology by Thom F. Cavalli. We go on to discuss God, consciousness, Covid 19, power, basic income, the election, accountability for public officials, and …
In this initial episode I introduce myself as best I can. I go over some thoughts on the upcoming election, race in America, my upbringing, my intellectual inspirations, and my overarching philosophy. Moving forward the series will consist of myself and at least one other person in conversation. Leave a rating if you enjoy the …
Nancy MacLean’s book Democracy In Chains exposes the philosophical lineage of the radical libertarian ideas that have infiltrated modern American political discourse. Her work credits many of these ideas to James M. Buchanan, who is referred to frequently throughout this article. Engaging with these ideas raises questions such as “What does liberty mean?”, “Who has …
I like the idea of ‘Humans, humans everywhere.’ That’s my articulated moral north star. Many billions of us are acting this solution into society every day, even if we, from our own perspective, are just “going with the flow.” If you disagree with that premise, you can stop reading. If you think ‘Humans, humans everywhere.’ …
The more financial freedom that is actually possessed by each member of the American common class, the better our society will be. It is my belief that basic income is the next, best practical step we can take to secure that freedom for our generation and generations to come. How will we pay for it? …