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Culture and Causation

Dec 17, 2020

Aaron interviews Dr. Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, about the aims of the 1619 Project, what it gets wrong, and how it’s part of a larger assault on objectivity.

 

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Dec 14, 2020

Aaron interviews Dr. Andrew Bernstein, philosopher and author of Heroes, Legends, Champions: Why Heroism Matters, about the rise of two destructive ideologies, how racism is making a cultural comeback, and what he thinks is the antidote to this ominous trend. 

 

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Dec 10, 2020

Aaron interviews Nick Buckley MBE, founder of Mancunian Way, about the mental health of at-risk youth, why positivity and hope matter, and how he instills a winning mentality in the young men he works with. 

 

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Dec 7, 2020

Aaron shares his thoughts on Ice Cube’s “A Contract with Black America,” a plan touted to increase economic and social mobility in the black community, and what he thinks are two of its fundamental problems. 

 

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Nov 30, 2020

Aaron interviews Dr. Paul Hastings, Professor of Psychology at UC Davis, about the impact of poverty on the mental health of children, how the effects of poverty can last into adulthood, and what can be done to mitigate these risks.

 

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