Chronicling what went wrong for Middle America to future generations
We are digging deeper into the social / political conversation: Diagnosing and discussing the underlying issues we are facing as a society, the irrational philosophies and ideas we are being subjected to, and their disastrous consequences.
It's predictable that a society will unravel when there is no commitment to basic functions like schools, public safety, public health, and equal treatment of citizens.
So why are we so focused on fri…
Tribalism has made a tremendous comeback in recent years. We can all feel it.
Why does this happen?
How can people with more information available to them than any generation before still behave in way…
We used to be able to trust much more of what we were told by bureaucrats, politicians, and the media.
That has changed dramatically over the last several years.
We all know they will lie here and ther…
What is is a "Right" now?
The definition of rights, as well as the government's ability and obligation to intrude up one party's rights to address another party's rights has changed dramatically.
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When adhering to law is failing us, and there are diminishing shared values among us, what can hold our society together?
Tune in to hear Dave and Brian break down the hierarchy of values, laws, and i…
We used to be able to laugh at the absurdity of our own behaviors, both collectively and individually.
We could also laugh at the shameful behaviors of our leaders.
But now, only some groups of people …
We continue to be proven wrong each time we say or think, "They wouldn't really do that, right?"
The pace and severity of these instances continues to intensify, as sacred line after sacred line is cr…
Every couple of weeks we get a new bit of information indicating that we are possibly less united than ever before.
Colorado's decision regarding Trump is just such an instance.
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There are objective, measurable ways our kids are being negatively effected by the dramatic change in our societal priorities - including suicide, life expectancy, happiness, and health.
Yet, this is …
How would you explain to someone living 70 years from now what this new anti-religion, anti-freedom, anti-tradition, and anti-objective-reality movement is like?
And, is this even such a new phenomeno…
How do religion, society and governance connect?
Does religion make this crisis era easier or harder to navigate?
What are the options of a successful religion and government marriage that history has …
We have no shortage of problems, from massive to very small.
Why can't fix any of them?
What is keeping us from making meaningful progress on any of the wide variety of challenges we are facing?
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How would you describe what you are are seeing with today's youth?
Every generation complains about the "kids these days," but now young people have an unprecedented level of influence and impact on s…
It currently feels like those with the most power and influence in government are the oldest among us, and even potentially well past their prime.
That begs the question then:
Why is our leadership so …
Which institutions are primarily driving societal change?
Who is deciding which things we should focus on, accept, and strive for?
Tune in to hear Dave and Brian talk about the top 5 institutions they …
There are people who are wholly in favor of the things going which are giving many of us concern. Is it because they are truly not worried about consequences?
Are there are other reasons for embracing…
Undoubtedly, people know or have a strong sense that things are going in the wrong direction.
Yet, most are not speaking out.
Why is that?
What are the reasons behind the silence?
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How do we keep finding ourselves in these major crisis moments?
Is it really possible to see these major mood shifts and catastrophes in advance?
If so, what is coming next?
Do you want to be unsilent?
M…
How would you explain to an adult 60 years from now what living through our current variety of cancel culture feels like?
What's behind it?
Is this any different than other periods in time in which cer…
How would you explain to someone, 60-80 years from now, this change we are witnessing of now focusing on fixing society instead of fixing ourselves?
Why does it even matter?
What have we been lucky eno…