The Armored Skeptic tackles postmodernism, and gives a brief breakdown of what it is, some of its flaws, as well as some of its contributions. Read more »
What is Postmodernism?
Nietzsche and Truth: Skepticism and the Free Spirit
Aline and I are free spirits who have taken Nietzsche’s “experimentalism” and used it to challenge our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to an extreme degree. Much of our insights and growth has come through experimenting with new ideas, while challenging our older ideas—older ideas which stem from past traumas, societal norms, biological factors, and childhood experiences. Being able to continually challenge and work through our old beliefs while remaining flexible […] Read more »
Envy, Madness and True Reality – Dr Norberto Keppe
This video series is absolutely phenomenal at diagnosing the root causes of human insanity, which is envy. Envy is directly related to the concept of equity, since envy attacks that which is good in order to bring everybody back down to the same equitable level (equality of outcomes). In this interview, the brilliant Brazilian psychoanalysts, Dr. Norberto Keppe and Dr. Cláudia Pacheco, remind us of the human pathology that lies behind our problems. […] Read more »
Voluntaryism & the Non-Aggression Principle – EFT w Nathan Martin
In this video, I give a brief description of Voluntaryism and its foundational principle, the Non-Aggression Principle, and how it relates to how we give and receive. When we are young, we learn that giving is mostly coercive, either from our family, school, or society, thus we do not have a point of reference or personal understanding of what giving without some form of subtle coercion is. I then perform […] Read more »
Voluntaryism: The Non-Aggression Principle (NAP)
An introductory look at what Voluntarism is, and it’s core value non-aggression. Libertarianism, also known as ancap, anarcho-capitalism, and voluntaryism (not to be confused with left libertarianism / anarchy, which is connected to socialism, communism, and social justice movements). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8TI-pm0m2o Read more »
My Favourite Marxist
If all Marxists were as pro free speech as Brendan O’Neil, we’d probably be more favorably disposed towards them, but unfortunately these days, Brendan is an outlier. ~Independent Man Read more »
The Freedom of Speech and the Right to Offend
The Motion: This House Believes the Right to Free Speech Always Includes the Right to Offend. Read more »
Brendan O’Neill: The Problem with Equality
“Equality is about unleashing people’s potential, not shackling them.” ~Brendan O’Neill Excerpted from a Battle of Ideas Forum in 2012. Read more »
Identity Politics is Narcissism – author Joanna Williams at the Battle of Ideas
Joanna Williams is author of “Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge” and “Consuming Higher Education: Why Learning Can’t Be Bought”, and other books. She is also Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Kent, UK and Education Editor for Spiked Online. Read more »
Brendan O’Neill: Identity Politics is fragile, needy, and intolerant
Brendan O’Neill discusses why identity politics reinforces a fragile, needy, and intolerant sense of identity and self. Read more »
Jordan Peterson: A history lesson for political radicals
Hate speech laws criminalizes people’s right to open dialogue on sensitive issues, which not only violates our right to free speech, it also cultivates fringe hate groups, while removing our ability to learn how to stand up for our personal values as mature human beings. We absolutely need free speech and the ability to offend others, so that we can encourage dialogue about difficult and emotionally charged topics. Such dialogues […] Read more »
Joe Rogan Experience #877 – Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist and tenured professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. ~Joe Rogan Experience Read more »
The Gulag Archipelago and The Wisdom of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
In this video we examine some of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s fascinating insights on communism, the nature of evil and the power of truth. ~Academy of Ideas Read more »
Interview with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson | Free Speech & Social Justice
In this very exciting stream, I (Roaming Millennial) interview University of Toronto professor Dr. Jordan Peterson about the controversy surrounding his opposition to Bill C-16, the importance of free speech, gender issues (including non-binary identities and pronouns), and the current prominence of social justice in academia. ~Roaming Millennial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27dshxbbPlg Read more »
The Psychology of Obedience and The Virtue of Disobedience
This is extremely relevant to the current drama playing out on the world stage. Are you willing to develop your inner sense of Self to the degree that is necessary to leave behind this corrupt system of external rule? Are you willing to take responsibility for yourself, and learn how to work together with others in a Voluntaryist manner; with those who also desire self-rule? When push comes to shove […] Read more »