Libertarians talk Psychology

This is a rebroadcast from Decebmer 24, 2021Is it fair to women when they have to compete against transgender athletes? Have we improved our institutional rules to be fair to all homosexuals? Do we really have to agree with the new realities, or can we simply be satisfied with allowing consenting adults' behavior?Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookBlueskyAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Julie and Mike take time out from politics to discuss a variety of things they think are important that they have learned over time. They include items from life, work, finances and relationships.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrBlueskyAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

We used to think that greed and male-male competition explained how almost every civilization turned to big government and unnecessary war. But these incentives just did not explain the resulting hatred and intensity. It turns out that Freud and Jung explained an additional powerful weakness in humans that snowballs from the personal to the group, race, country, and political levels.This continues a discussion from our last episode, and we include a dialogue from Dave Smith as a reminder of how these problems never seem to go away!Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Dave Smith | Trump Flirts With Disaster | Part Of The Problem 1248By: Dave Smith

We review the origin of the Trump derangement syndrome and the Elon Musk derangement syndrome. Both have to do with the psychological mechanism of projection. A common tactic to avoid understanding one's inner motivations and in particular one's self interest cheating, projection, when gone off the rails can result in violence and war. We review a clip from Academy of Ideas to better understand this important phenomenon.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Carl Jung, the Shadow, and the Dangers of Psychological ProjectionBy: Academy of Ideas

Jack Spirko passionately identifies 15 things that are the enemies of the people, and this ends up being a great reveal for our generation! He goes from the military industrial complex, to the medical complex, to education. Of course, the government is intimately involved in almost every one of these enemies!The question becomes, do we really think we can elect politicians who will fix any of these things? Or should we just learn how to cope?Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: The 15 Biggest Enemies of the People - Epi-3641By: Jack Spirko

Julie reviews Edgar Schein's thoughts on group growth and proposes a comparison to the left, the right, and the composite. Groups can be compared and contrasted to individuals in terms of their maturity, their ability to deal with reality, and their ability to solve problems and take in new information. We discuss the left and the right political groups in their current form.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Democrats ‘memed' online for their ‘stupid signs' during Trump's Congress addressBy: Sky News Australia

This is a rebroadcast from December 11, 2024Apparently, tariffs are a bad idea for all countries involved, because they raise the prices for all consumers. But maybe there is more to consider, like the politics between countries. At least the talk about tariffs makes a pretty good threat.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Thomas Sowell warns trade wars can spin out of controlBy: Fox News

We piggyback on Victor Davis Hanson's characterization of the current change being a counter revolutionary move after the country was taken over by the left political ideology. Julie compares this to organizational theory of how groups move from their original work and original mission to become self interested living systems. As a living system, the group can defend itself and be unconscious of how it cheats. We are seeing examples of this defensiveness now as the counter revolution continues.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's Counterrevolution in WashingtonBy: The Daily Signal

Today's various issues are exciting, however it is hard to remember the history and perspective that got us here. Dave Smith has some observations that can help us get started on the path to common sense reactions.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClips Used: Dave Smith | People Need to be Prosecuted | Part Of The Problem 1232By: Dave SmithThree Questions that will destroy any argument with the Left | Thomas SowellBy: Thomas SowellTV

This is a rebroadcast of ep 152Julie reviews an article on statistics showing extremely high ratios for Democrats to Republicans in university faculty. We talk about the impact of this lack of diversity in problem-solving and in principles such as freedom of information. We briefly discuss why this might've happened.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Victor Davis Hanson talked about Trump‘s strategy for USAID, transgenders, $40 million to the Wuhan labs, and Anthony Fauci. He also talked about the left being off guard concerning Trump‘s speedy intentions for US geography, appointments, the swamp, and the 30% Democrat low approval.Money laundering must be in the picture; either past present or future!Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Trump Clears House at Leftist ‘Rogue Operation,' USAID | Victor Davis HansonBy: The Daily Signalshow less

Watching the RFK Jr. hearing, we discuss how information flow works in self-correcting systems and how the Trump nominees are being attacked by the swamp. While Mike was pessimistic in the past, Julie was more hopeful that with the information channels open the country could self correct. Political emotions combined with the Internet is causing a renaissance in information flow and problem solving exemplified in Trump's problem-solving efforts.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Sen. Johnson gets round of applause at RFK Jr. hearingBy: Fox News

No matter what eventually develops, a few of these latest executive orders are history in the making! It has taken decades for someone to make a positive move on the JFK files, pardons for nonviolent citizens, and common sense for health treatment issues.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Released JFK files could be ‘embarrassing' to CIA: Investigative journalist | Vargas ReportsBy: NewsNation

I don't care if Mark Zuckerberg is simply kissing up to the new King. His explanation is very good. And the only conclusion is that free speech is much better than the doubtful research results from media or academia!Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: MARK ZUCKERBERG drops bombshell: META makes MAJOR CHANGES after over-censorship of AMERICANSBy: Diario AS

Our government's representatives and their willing media accomplices are good at creating and taking advantage of hoaxes in order to manipulate the population. Scott Adams describes one way to convince people that they may believe in a hoax. Of course, the optimal goal is to have some sort of consequence for an exposed hoax that damaged people.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Episode 2697 CWSA 12/22/24By: Real Coffee with Scott Adams

We look at Scott Adams again to understand more about how the Democratic elites are failing to understand themselves and why they lost the election. We examine the connection between arrogance and self deception and how playing a social game evolves from a genuine instinct of altruism.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Episode 2697 CWSA 12/22/24By: Real Coffee with Scott Adams

Apparently, tariffs are a bad idea for all countries involved, because they raise the prices for all consumers. But maybe there is more to consider, like the politics between countries. At least the talk about tariffs makes a pretty good threat.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used: Thomas Sowell warns trade wars can spin out of controlBy: Fox News

Julie reviews the six structures that Aristotle proposed for governments with the distinction between those that are pure, and those that are corrupt. What characteristics must you have for functioning organizations? Julie goes over how power is located in the individual, reward systems, detection systems, and other characteristics in organizations that apply to government.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClip Used:What Aristotle Knew About Oligarchy That We ForgotBy: Legendary Lore

RFK Jr. said the Kennedy assassinations of the 1960s marked a dramatic change in the direction of our country. We can only hope that the new leadership will favor less centralized government control.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClips Used:The JFK Assassination, Growing up Kennedy, and His Marriage | Robert F. Kennedy Jr Interview, Part 2

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from August 4, 2022Julie reviews a letter sent by the Louisiana governor who explains his position on a legislative matter. She points out the "feeling" value system that predominates in the letter and the style of the humanitarian-based, political left. We discuss how the four cognitive styles are needed to address any problem and point out why decisions are usually wrong-- because they over-emphasize one out of the four cognitive frames. All four are needed for balanced decisions.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

in a perfect world, all taxation would carefully avoid disturbing the free marketplace. However, in our imperfect world, taxation seems to have a lot more to do with politics than sound economics.Apparently tariffs are a form of taxation, and maybe even a little worse than our wild income tax. Let's hope Elon Musk and Vivac Ramaswami can help our country approach flat income taxes and minimal corruption.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott VideographyClips Used:Bill Maher makes Al Franken choke on his words criticizing Trump's tariff policiesMilton Friedman on Free Trade/Tariffs

Julie proposes three observations about the election. A full return of the positive masculine depicted in the election of Trump and particularly in his cabinet selections. Secondly she talks about the zigzag process between the left and the right political sentiments and how that's the natural flow between the instincts of warmth versus competence. We discussed how that can be corrupted by unchecked power. Finally we observe that the system works despite the fact that it's taken 40 years and the destructive elements of the various industrial complexes.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Wow! That election was exciting!So the next question is, now what? Here are some of our most important issues, and a few hopes and dreams for each of them: Continue to expose the truth (and maybe Institute consequences over damages) No new wars! (And stop existing wars, also work some sort of alternative deal with the military industrial complex.) Bring the economy under control, using tools like the budget, federal reserve, and removing collusion with big business. Expose the media when it is not truthful and emphasize the first amendment. (Stop government collusion with news media outlets). Let RFK Junior pursue the medical complex, especially concerning our foods.Clip Used: A Psychological Analysis of Trump's Personality by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson | EP 492Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Julie discusses the presentation by Jordan Peterson regarding the Big Five factor personality model and Donald Trump. According to Peterson, and Julie agrees, Trump is extremely extroverted and highly conscientious. Where as Peterson considers him probably agreeable, Julie thinks he is more middle of the road on agreeableness. She believes temperament style and cognitive style derived from the Myers Briggs might also better characterize Trump as an artisan and extremely quick in responding in real time to challenges and opportunities.She agrees with Peterson that efforts to classify Trump as narcissistic or dictatorial lack validity.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Rebroadcast of ep 35There is plenty of Biden administration incompetence in our departure from Afghanistan. But the real problem is much bigger. Our society is way to accepting of war in general, and we are too accepting of liars who get us into these wars. What ever happened to prosecuting liars and to our country's check and balance procedure of declaring wars?Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

We review the latest on Jordan Peterson's clash with the regulators in Canada, as looked at by Scott Adams.Scott Adams describes the humorous side of the predicament, especially the idea that there is no one in Canada that is volunteering to teach Jordan Peterson about social media.Julie's first hand experience with regulatory boards and especially when elites are given power over others, predicts that Peterson's efforts to resist or to make rational the interaction, will not be successful. We discuss the realities of regulatory power and how that power can be abused with few consequences.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

This is a reboardcast of ep 195This conversation about humorist Jack Handey and war was recorded in March 2021, but it seems relevant even today.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Reboardcast of ep 130Julie reviews some research that suggests people have a pro-Black bias, including those from the Conservative side of the political spectrum. This type of finding complicates issues when it comes to trying to be fair to one group-- without being unfair to another group. The finding is contrary to the idea of oppressors and victims seemingly put forth in Critical Race Theory. We also briefly discuss issues of selection testing.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

The new Texas law has us talking passionately about abortion again. It does not seem reasonable that a mother would have no rights the day after conception, or that the fetus should have no rights the day before the birth. It makes sense that we should decide as a society a certain point at which the fetus has rights.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videographyshow less

We describe the current moral decay that is part of the culture now in the United States, the underbelly of the political power struggle. According to one survey 28% of Democrats condone murder of a political opponent. We listen to an excerpt of Martin Luther King's "Up to the Mountaintop" speech he gave in Memphis the day before he was assassinated. We discuss if conditions are the same now and how our moral compasses and collective virtue are required for  stabilizing the culture.Clips uesd:Martin Luther King's Last Speech: I've Been to the MountaintopTrump Holds Massive Rally in NEW YORK While Cracking Jokes and Showing Personal SideFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Milton Friedman did a great job explaining how self interest enables free enterprise to work better than any other system. But free enterprise is an easy target for criticism because it is so accepting of the pursuit for self interest. And as in all systems, it is vulnerable to the bad influences of government collusion.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

We discuss the two news items this week regarding the opinion piece in the New York Times criticizing the constitution, and Brazil banning Elon Musk's X.We play a clip from Joe Rogan and talk about how the constitution includes checks and balances on the normal human behavior to abuse power. We also discuss the superiority of consensus decision-making to majority rule, as well as the importance of free speech and information flow to good decisions.Joe Rogan Experience #2125 - Kurt MetzgerFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

At a time when RFK Junior has inspiring us about the importance of free speech, Mark Zuckerberg further admits that the FBI pressured Facebook to censor important political content. This censorship was especially damaging, not only because it may have influenced the last presidential election, but also because it may have influenced decisions to involve the US in the Ukraine conflict. We include a Dave Smith  excerpt detailing some of this.Clip used:Dave Smith | Tulsi Goes MAGA | Part Of The Problem 1162Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

We discuss the stunning and brilliant critique of the current system involving the deep state and democratic party that was delivered this week by RFK Jr. We look at the benefits to Trump, Including the participation of Elon Musk. Julie reviews the changes in the journalism culture and also we discuss the tendency toward herd mentality that RFK exposes in his speech and his endorsement for Trump.Clip used:Social Experiment On Mob MentalityFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Norm McDonald had a humorous view of war that is initiated by an external threat. Keith Knight has a not so humorous description of how our internal deep state systems are rigged for war. There are a couple of strategies for staying in between these two extremes, and avoiding war altogether.Clips used:Norm Macdonald on GermanyDave Smith | Keith Knight | Part Of The Problem 1153Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

This is a reboardcast of ep 128Is organized psychology helping us to deal scientifically with issues of gender and biological sex? When did gender roles become impossibly mixed with biological sex? Julie reviews some of these issues after Mike listened to Jordan Peterson and Frans de Wall In their recent interview.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Athletic sports competition is beautiful because it is such a pure measure of competence without political interference. But we can't help it if even the Olympics reminds us of possible unfair influence from the past present and future.Clips used:Bill Burr White vs Black Athletes and HitlerAbrain | A Pharmaceutical Commercial ParodyFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

(Rebroadcast of ep 60)We look at diversity from a deeper and more profound understanding of differences between humans. We relate this to business ideas such as job match, problem-solving, and management, and also to current functioning in Washington.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

In case there was any doubt, it is obvious that Trump is one of the best showmen of all time, even in the middle of an attempted assassination! And he is incredible at revealing flaws in the deep state, including the Secret Service. As with all things concerning the deep state, we have to ask ourselves: is this just incompetence, or is there some devious intention behind it?‘Pathetic': The media ‘has been lying' about Donald Trumphttps://youtu.be/iSd5JVbMp50?si=F4zmBViiDzNGlqaTFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Jordan Peterson gives his view of pride month and Julie discusses the complexities of the psychology of shame related to the concept of pride. Mike and Julie discuss sensitive issues involved in endocrine disruptive influences, scientific elements uncovered by Shana Swan. Also, Julie looks at the moral superiority game that may be being played in the society regarding victims, rescuers, and entitlement.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Contrary to our popular beliefs: we do not live in a free country, the elites are above the law, we do not really have fair competition, and we do not have free speech.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Taped on July 4, 2024, we discuss the reasons to be optimistic about the trajectory of the country. This is due mostly to Donald Trump and how he tends to automatically expose the deep state mob. Julie outlines what appears to be the current elements of the system which include the uniparty, the DOJ, the propaganda media, the military industrial complex, and the medical industrial complex. Mike draws connections between ancient Rome and the trajectory for the US.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

We discuss the similarities between the present conflicts in the United States and the left versus right situation. We talk about the movie "Best of Enemies," and the relationship to conflict management and team building. Julie discusses the useful tool of psychological type and looking at individuals as thinking types versus feeling types. We conclude that a conflict management effort would include John Gottman's recommendations for couple therapy.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from October 19, 2021Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher from the middle ages, warned that all politics has relied on deception, crime, and violence. The lesson for us modern peace-loving people is we need to be prepared for when the powerful forces quit debating an issue and start imposing their will.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

There has always been a difference between the Libertarian political Party and the libertarian purist philosophy for freedom. With the recent Libertarian Party convention and their new choice for a libertarian president, we are now embarrassed to claim we are libertarians.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Julie discusses the characteristics that make Donald Trump perfect for our country at this time in history. We discuss five characteristics which include: being an outsider and drawing the fire of the deep state; being an entrepreneur and motivated by achievement so that he turns lemons into lemonade; the masculine characteristics of courage; the resilience to withstand the aggression of the deep state; and his antiwar sentiments so that he's more willing to make a deal that is win-win with an adversity. This makes Trump an ideal person with a good job match, for our current system which is In serious decline.Megyn KellyBill Maher on Why Radical Gender Ideology Involving Kids is Like "Entrapment" in Our Culture TodayFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

OK, so maybe this stuff isn't really funny, but at least it is ridiculous! Student protests are racist, but insisting on a Jewish-only state is not. The media loves Black Lives Matter, but not capital protests or campus demonstrations. The economy is in bad shape because of corporate greed. The deep state lawsuits are about fairness, not about avoiding a democratic November vote. And, first Stormy was a consenting adult but now she was a scared girl.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblror visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.comAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Self Deception in DC (This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from Nov 22, 2020 )Coffee with Mike & Julie - Libertarians Talk PsychologyFollow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

If we are going to claim that the nuclear bombings of Japan are obviously evil, then we need to at least look at the circumstances leading to the decision. Circumstances like: amount of Japanese bombing before the nuclear attacks, American lives lost before the nuclear attacks, and the extent of worldwide famine and starvation related to the possibility of extending the war. However, Dave Smith is probably on to something when he claims that the United States uses World War II as some sort of justification for needless aggressive behaviors since then. Is this all about a human tendency to compete for resources?Dave SmithDo Good Guys Drop Nukes? | Part Of The Problem 1117Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Julie discusses the nature of groupthink and the continuum that leads to the delusional, pathological state of a mob. We discuss the interview by Tom Woods with Harvey Risch and the failure and politicalization of American medicine. Julie outlines the difference between normal groupthink processes, that are typical for any individual, and the delusional elements of a mob. The attack on Donald Trump in New York qualifies as mob behavior which separates individuals from their moral integrity and logic.We can conclude that there is no longer reason to think about the conflict in America as left versus right but rather the populace against the mob of the deep state.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography

Mike has a 55 year high school reunion. So naturally we spent a little time free associating about the changes during our lifetimes in our culture, health, and communication.  Things like: party-line phones, internet, AI, obesity, food pyramid,vaccines for smallpox, polio, and Covid.Follow Us:YouTubeTwitterFacebookTumblrAll audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography