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#38 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 1 & 2

The Engineering Politics PodcastJun 21, 2021

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#54 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 15

#54 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 15

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 15: The Prospects of International Order’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Dec 06, 202101:15:42
#53 – Rousseau’s Return

#53 – Rousseau’s Return

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I team up with Truman from Return To Reason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of philosophy today. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. He has written many books including Explaining Postmodernism and Nietzsche and the Nazis. We bring him on to talk about the social and political issues we are currently facing in America, and the West more broadly, and what the collectivist ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau might have to do with it.

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Nov 29, 202101:09:09
#52 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 14

#52 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 14

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 14: Material Conditions and Ideal Ends’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Sep 16, 202101:59:26
#51 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 12 & 13

#51 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 12 & 13

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 12: The Socialist Roots of Naziism’ and ‘Chapter 13: The Totalitarians in Our Midst‘.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Sep 10, 202102:09:43
#50 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 11

#50 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 11

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 11: The End of Truth’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Aug 25, 202102:37:36
#49 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Mid-Book Review

#49 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Mid-Book Review

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode was originally livestreamed as a Live Thinkspot Event and was a mid-book review where we revisited the material from chapters 1 through 10.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Aug 20, 202101:56:01
#48 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 10

#48 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 10

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 10: Why the Worst Get on Top’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Aug 09, 202101:39:17
#47 – The Cost of Education vs. The Cost of Indoctrination

#47 – The Cost of Education vs. The Cost of Indoctrination

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Deb Fillman from The Reason We Learn is back for another live conversation about the material cost of a real and proper education for children versus the societal cost of the constant indoctrination of children.

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Aug 06, 202101:55:38
#46 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 9

#46 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 9

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 9: Security and Freedom’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Aug 02, 202101:44:44
#45 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 8

#45 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 8

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 8: Who, Whom?’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jul 26, 202101:41:34
#44 – The Boyce Are Back In Town

#44 – The Boyce Are Back In Town

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I teamed up with Truman from Return To Reason to interview one of the most intelligent and influential creators in the space of culture and politics. Benjamin Boyce is an investigative journalist and cultural critic most known for his documentation of the Evergreen State College incident in 2017. Since then, Boyce has interviewed several important figures (like Bret Weinstein, James Lindsay, Abigail Shrier, and many more) to talk about some of the most challenging problems facing society today.

To support this content, become a member of the Engineering Politics Locals Community and also consider becoming a member of the Return To Reason Locals Community and support Benjamin Boyce in Thinkspot and YouTube.

Jul 23, 202101:29:54
#43 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 7

#43 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 7

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 7: Economic Control and Totalitarianism’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jul 19, 202101:57:36
#42 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 6

#42 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 6

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 6: Planning and the Rule of Law’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jul 12, 202101:55:46
#41 – Teachers’ Unions Exposed

#41 – Teachers’ Unions Exposed

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Deb Fillman from The Reason We Learn is back for another live conversation about American Teachers’ Unions fully committing to racism and what we must do to defend against it. And we take live questions throughout the show.

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Jul 08, 202101:43:15
#40 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 5

#40 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 5

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 5: Planning and Democracy’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jul 05, 202101:56:51
#39 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 3 & 4

#39 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 3 & 4

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 3: Individualism and Collectivism’ and ‘Chapter 4: The “Inevitability” of Planning’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jun 28, 202101:41:42
#38 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 1 & 2

#38 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Chapter 1 & 2

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers ‘Chapter 1: The Abandoned Road’ and ‘Chapter 2: The Great Utopia’.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

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Jun 21, 202101:56:27
#37 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Introduction

#37 – Revisiting The Road To Serfdom: Introduction

In this special episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a new video and podcast series titled ‘Revisiting The Road To Serfdom’ where we review F.A. Hayek’s classic work, The Road To Serfdom. This episode covers the introduction into the book and video/podcast series.

This will be an ongoing series that covers the entire book. We put a ton of work into making this insightful and relevant, so we hope you enjoy watching/listening as much as we enjoyed reading and recording.

To support this content, become a member of the Engineering Politics Locals Community

Jun 14, 202101:30:51
#36 – Institutional Corruption

#36 – Institutional Corruption

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Deb Fillman from The Reason We Learn is back for another live conversation about corruption and indoctrination in our institutions. And we take live questions throughout the show.

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Jun 11, 202101:47:43
#35 – Siege or Separation: The Institution Problem

#35 – Siege or Separation: The Institution Problem

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason is back for a live conversation, presented by Thinkspot, about the poor state of our institutions in America and whether or not they are worth saving and fighting for or if we should create alternatives while those institutions destroy themselves. And we take live questions throughout the show.

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Jun 08, 202102:08:08
#34 – The Hero Complex Problem in Education

#34 – The Hero Complex Problem in Education

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Deb Fillman from The Reason We Learn is back for another live conversation about failures in education, how we view teachers, and the intersection between education and politics. And we take live questions throughout the show.

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May 14, 202101:38:55
#33 - Engineering Reason

#33 - Engineering Reason

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Deb Fillman from The Reason We Learn and I have a live conversation about the state of education in America. How has it gotten so bad? And we take live questions throughout the show.

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Apr 28, 202102:08:09
#32 - Welcome To 2021

#32 - Welcome To 2021

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about what is in store for us in 2021 including populist movements, the GameStop stock controversy, and what the Right does post-Trump.

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Feb 03, 202102:51:16
#31 – The New Age Of Racism: Antiracism
Nov 28, 202037:09
#30 – Conservatism Vs Progressive Traditionalism

#30 – Conservatism Vs Progressive Traditionalism

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, James from Commutation Construct returns to talk about a disagreement we have about how to properly define the political and cultural movement we are seeing on the Right today.

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Nov 16, 202001:16:55
#29 – Voting For Trump

#29 – Voting For Trump

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about why we both decided to vote for Trump for president in 2020 even though both of us did not vote for him in 2016.

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Nov 01, 202002:04:30
#28 – Seeing The World Through An Artist’s Eyes

#28 – Seeing The World Through An Artist’s Eyes

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Vesper Stamper comes on the show to talk about how artists have a unique skillset for characterizing the world and the people in it. We also talk about her new book, A Cloud Of Outrageous Blue.

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Oct 14, 202001:45:06
#27 – Trump Gets COVID

#27 – Trump Gets COVID

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about the news of President Trump and the First Lady testing positive for COVID-19. We talk about the political and social implications as a result of this news.

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Oct 02, 202001:00:13
#26 – Slightly Sophisticated
Sep 27, 202001:31:48
#25 – RIP Notorious RBG

#25 – RIP Notorious RBG

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, how the Republicans will handle it, and how this may add to the division in the U.S.

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Sep 21, 202001:15:10
#24 – Banished To The Kids Table

#24 – Banished To The Kids Table

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about what will happen the day after the election. We make no predictions on the results of the election itself, but we dive into the possibility of violent outbreaks and how we can stop it from happening.

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Sep 17, 202002:15:44
#23 – Moving From Blue To Red

#23 – Moving From Blue To Red

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast,Eric Boyd from Internet In Real Life comes on to talk about a recent move he made from his home state of California to Texas. We talk about why he made the move and why it is a popular trend.

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Sep 15, 202042:43
#22 – Conversation with Return To Reason: Election Special

#22 – Conversation with Return To Reason: Election Special

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns to talk about the 2020 election, the DNC and RNC conventions, the current state of our politics, and what message is convincing to undecided voters.

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Sep 08, 202001:47:23
#21 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Red Flags

#21 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Red Flags

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for another 2-part conversation on shifting hierarchies. This second and final part covers the red flags we should all look for in a corrupt hierarchy.

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Aug 26, 202001:46:48
#20 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Political Evolution

#20 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Political Evolution

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for another 2-part conversation on shifting hierarchies. This first part covers the political evolution of the Left and Right.

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Aug 24, 202002:10:16
#19 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Identifying Corrupt Hierarchies

#19 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Identifying Corrupt Hierarchies

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for another 3-part conversation on hierarchies. This third part covers how to identify present corrupt hierarchies.

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Aug 13, 202045:28
#18 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Examples Of Corrupt Hierarchies

#18 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Examples Of Corrupt Hierarchies

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for another 3-part conversation on hierarchies. This second part covers several past examples of what a corrupt hierarchy looks like.

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Aug 12, 202001:13:30
#17 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Why We Do This

#17 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Why We Do This

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for another 3-part conversation on hierarchies. This first part covers why we feel the need to have this conversation in the first place.

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Aug 11, 202001:03:47
#16 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Hierarchical Inversion

#16 - Conversation with Return To Reason: Hierarchical Inversion

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for our third conversation. We talk more about the hierarchy flip (inversion), what caused it, and when it happened.

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Jul 22, 202002:14:13
#15 - Conversation with Commutation Constructs: Linguistic Propaganda & Verbal Framing

#15 - Conversation with Commutation Constructs: Linguistic Propaganda & Verbal Framing

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, James from Commutation Constructs comes on the podcast for our first conversation. We talk about the different ways language can be used to change perceived reality.

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Jul 19, 202001:09:19
#14 - When The Fat Gray Lady Sings
Jul 17, 202010:04
#13 - Divided We Stand: A War Of Thought
Jun 29, 202019:04
#12 – Conversation with Return To Reason: The Overton Window

#12 – Conversation with Return To Reason: The Overton Window

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, Truman from Return To Reason returns for our second conversation. We talk about the Overton Window, how it’s applied differently to different groups, and what the future of discourse looks like in America.


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Jun 12, 202001:50:54
#11 – Finding A Path Towards Justice
Jun 06, 202020:60
#10 – Conversation with Return To Reason: Government Job Description

#10 – Conversation with Return To Reason: Government Job Description

In this episode of The Engineering Politics Podcast, I have my first conversation podcast with Truman from Return To Reason. We talk about the scope of government, what government is good at, and what government is bad at.

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May 21, 202001:24:27
#9 - Ignoring The Culture: The Fatal Flaw Of Conservatism
May 11, 202013:36
#8 - Character-Driven Ideologies: The Superhighway To Hell
May 11, 202021:18
#7 - Pandemic 2020: Pro-Life Versus The Economy
May 11, 202018:18
#6 - The Free Market Of Ideas
May 11, 202016:33
#5 - Why Boys Shouldn't Cry
May 11, 202015:15