Plausible Deniability AMX

Today we continue Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", with chapters 3 and 4. These cover the changes that occurred in medical education during the later half of the 19th century, as well as the importance that hospitals and scientific achievements had on solidifying the prestigious role doctors came to have in US society. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", with chapters 2 and 3. This explains how the market for American medicine expanded in the 19th century empowering physicians, and how through organizations like the AMA Allopathic physicians consolidated their hold on medicine. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Paul Starr's book "The Social Transformation of American Medicine", published in 1982. Specifically we focus on the introduction and chapter I, which begins to detail how American medicine went from a largely unorganized, unlicensed, lower class trade in the late 18th/early 19th century to the priestly profession it is today. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss book I of Rousseau's "Social Contract", which is his famous writing that discusses civil law vs. natural law, right of first occupant vs. right of the strong, and how he believes society's goal is to create equity between humans. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self-reliance", which he is a big fan of. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Karl Marx's Das Capital with chapter 2 and 3. This covers the circulation of money and how inflation is more due to commodity supply than money supply. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we have a special episode with The Reckless Muse (aka Ben D'Alessio and Joe Garza), because we read Ben D'Alessio's book Neon God. His novel essentially answers the question of what would happen if the Greek god Dionysus decided to go on a bender in New Orlean. As you can imagine, debauchery ensues! You can buy Ben's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543969526?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title You can find The Reckless Muse podcast and writing from the duo at the links below: Medium: https://medium.com/the-reckless-muse IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_reckless_muse/ X: https://x.com/museisreckless Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsRz4pi9_D7wawo1dl03Sg Ben's book website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Das Capital by, you already know, ol' Karl Marx himself. Boy what a slog! We start with chapter 1, which focuses on the commodity, its value, the formation of money, and how it is fetishized! We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish Julian Assange's book "Freedom and the Future of the Internet". In this Assange et al. discuss the ingredients of a state, the information stranglehold government maintains over its constituents, and how increased cryptographic education and grassroots efforts are ways to maintain privacy. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Julian Assange's book "Freedom and the Future of the Internet", which details Assange's case for how nature favors encryption, we are living under Marshall law wrt our communication, and how the outlook is grim but not hopeless. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss the Cypherpunks, The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, B-money, and the Monero whitepaper (or rather the CryptoNote white paper). All of this is in the spirit of privacy and decentralized methods of exchange for not just money, but everything. The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by Tim May: https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/crypto/cypherpunks/may-crypto-manifesto.html CryptoNote white paper by Nicolas Van Saberhagen: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/blob/master/whitepaper/whitepaper.pdf B-money by Wei Dai: http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt Cypherpunk email archive: https://mailing-list-archive.cryptoanarchy.wiki/ We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss the Bitcoin white paper by Satoshi Nakamoto, which explains the reasoning for Bitcoin's creation and how it works. We have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of C.S. Lewis' “Mere Christianity” with book II where he addresses some of the counter arguments atheists have against Christianity. Ultimately, he ends with his discussion of the invasion of God, aka the rapture. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" with Book 1. In it he makes the case for a universal morality that guides all of us. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we talk with Ted Brown who is running for the U.S. Senate seat for Texas this November. We discuss how he became a Libertarian, his philosophy, key policy points, and the oligarchy! Ted Brown's Links: https://tedbrown.org/ https://x.com/tedbrownliberty Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we are joined again by Brother X to read 2 of Schopenhauer's uplifting essays "On the Suffering of the World" and "The Indestructibility of Being" where he discusses the positivity of suffering and how will is the only immortal thing about us. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Friederich Nietzsche's "The Antichrist". In this he describes basically everything that's wrong with Christianity and the resentment morality that has taken over the west. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of the Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche, with sections 1-22. Basically he's not a fan of Christianity, but hey that's like his opinion man. We also discuss his opinion of Buddhism (positive) and priests (negative). Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Albert Camus' "Create Dangerously" speech/essay with special guest, The Reckless Muse. In this essay Camus discusses what art is, the problem with artists in his day (early/mid 20th century), the goal of art, and many other things. You can find The Reckless Muse podcast and writing from the duo at the links below: Medium: https://medium.com/the-reckless-muse IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_reckless_muse/ X: https://x.com/museisreckless Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsRz4pi9_D7wawo1dl03Sg Ben's book website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Judith Butler's book "Gender Trouble" with chapter 3, and with special guest Mr. Tee. In this Butler caps off her book by re emphasizing the cultural basis for sex, gender, and identity, how they're ultimately performative, and how it's impossible to know what a pre-discursive concept would look because you're always describing it within the discourse. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Judith Butler's book "Gender Trouble" with chapter 2. In this Butler offers a critique of the psychoanalytical and structural conceptions of how gender and sex develop. Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Judith Butler's book "Gender Trouble" with chapter 1. This details Butler's thesis of gender (socially constructed, not binary, etc.) and how it differs from other feminist and sociological writers of the time (1990). Also, we have an email and would love to hear from you, if you're so compelled: plausibledeniabilityamx@gmail.com Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss David Chalmers' article "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness" with special guest Brother X. This article breaks down his famous "Hard problem of consciousness", which is essentially how to explain the phenomenon of experience. We also of course go on many tangents about why it's even important to discuss consciousness. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss sections of Roger Penrose's book "Shadows of the Mind" with special guest Brother X. We focus on chapters 2.1-6 and 3.23, which detail Godel's Incompleteness Theorem and why Penrose thinks this points to a non-computational theory of consciousness. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 5 and 6. Here he offers some criticism of the left and what he thinks they should be more focused on, laying into pollsters like Nate Silver who may be committing hasty generalizations. Antooshka and Mr. X also get into a lengthy discussion at the end about Reddit and the pros/cons of reading people you don't completely agree with. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 3 and 4. Here he lays into the Libertarians and his critique of the non aggression principle, among many other things. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 1 and 2. These detail some common logical fallacies people on the left, and right, run into when debating political science online, as well as his critiques of Ben Shapiro's argumentative style. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed" with chapter 10. This discusses what Libertarianism and Conservatism mean to Hoppe, and why they are consistent philosophies that prioritize private property ownership. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed" with chapters 7 and 8. The focus of these chapters is on trade and immigration, and ultimately what Hoppe argues for is free trade and restricted immigration. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Bonus episode b/c we got a bit bogged down about rationalism vs empiricism in the last episode, we decided to do a part 2 to get into more detail on chapter 1 of Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed". Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's provocative book "Democracy, the God that failed" with his introduction and chapter 1. We discuss, among many other things, how ultimately he doesn't like monarchy or democracy and is in favor of something more like "ordered anarchy" or "natural order". Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Herbert Marcuse's article called "Repressive Tolerance", which basically calls for discriminating tolerance, or rather intolerance against the rules of behavior, man. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Herbert Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man", with focus on the last section of the book where he summarizes his argument for technical rationality and pacification of existence, among other things. We also talk a lot about consciousness believe it or not. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Hello, today we begin discussing Herbert Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man", which you could say offers a critical critique of society in the mid 20th century. He's an avowed neo-marxist and historical materialist, and Antooshka can't quite figure out how to feel about him. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Benito Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism". Lol, yes, yes we know. We analyze it and discuss how certain fascist elements are seen in some governments that people may not typically think of as "fascist". The title comes from a quote in the book. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels, focusing on sections 3 and 4. Specifically we discuss Marx's breakdown/critique of socialism and his plan for a communist, well you know. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, focusing on parts 1 and 2. These describe the class struggle thesis and the 10 measures to bring about a communist revolution, among other things. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Foucault's "The History of Sexuality" with volume III today, which focuses on the classical/Roman period and how the care of oneself was beginning to take a more mature form. Referenced articles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2117556/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15004563/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003193840400352X?via=ihub https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10532528.1999.10559778 https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/24/4/657.long Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Foucault's "The History of Sexuality" with volume II today, which discusses the Ancient Greek's perspectives on things having to do with sex. For them it was framed in terms of pleasure (aphrodesia) to be moderated (sophrosyne) through self control (enkrateia), rather than as a multiplicity of sexualities, like in modern times. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Richard Posner's article "The Law & Economics of Intellectual Property" published in Daedalus in 2002. This discusses some of the rational for why we have IP laws and the incentives one needs to be mindful of when constructing them. Full issue: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/daedalus/downloads/Daedalus_Sp2002_On-Intellectual-Property.pdf Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Carla Hess's article "Intellectual property, 700 B.C. - 2000 A.D." published in Daedalus in 2002. This details the history of intellectual property up to the modern era. Article: https://www.amacad.org/publication/intellectual-property-700-bc-ad-2000 Full issue: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/daedalus/downloads/Daedalus_Sp2002_On-Intellectual-Property.pdf Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we pick up on our discussion of Foucault from ~6months ago by diving into another one of his books, "The History of Sexuality"...how provocative. We start with Volume I today, which discusses the repressive hypothesis, the West's development of Sciencia Sexualis, and how this all relates to power. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the final 3rd of the book (~pages 100-150). This section focuses on the formation of the federal reserve, its real world consequences, and what Rothbard thinks should be done about it. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the second 3rd of the book (~ pages 50-100). This covers the history of central banking in the US and how it ultimately won the day. Listener discretion is advised for this one, because at the end we cover a provacative topic. So 18+ only please.... Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the first 1/3rd of the book. This covers what money is, fractional reserve banking, and how the federal reserve basically counterfeits and embezzles money. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish Nietzsche's essay "Shopenhaur as educator", part of his Untimely Meditations. We continue to discuss how most people today, and during Nietzsche's time in the 1870s, are trained to just regurgitate information rather than synthesize it into something new. No culture, with a buncha automatons man... Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we continue our reading of Nietzsche's Untimely Meditations by discussing sections 1-4 of his "Shopenhaur as Educator" essay. Basically he discusses how most people are too afraid to speak honestly, because it would lead to a life of isolation and constant confrontation with others. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "The Use and Abuse of History" from his Untimely Meditations. The title is basically the motto of the monumental historians. We discuss what these are and how it relates to consciousness, etc. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Oliver Sack's book Musicophilia by covering chapters 9, 10, and 19. These cover things like perfect/absolute pitch, cochlear hearing loss, and the neurobiology of rhythm. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss chapters 2, 3, and 8 from Oliver Sack's book Musicophilia. These chapters cover interesting neurological cases where people have seizures that cause and are caused by music, as well as people who have congenital and onset amusia, dysharmonia, and tone-deafness. Could you live in a world without music? Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we discuss Oliver Sack's book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat", specifically focusing on chapter 2, "The Lost Mariner". It discusses a 49 year old patient suffering from a particularly bad form of Korsakoff's syndrome, where he could not make any new memories and had forgotten the last 30 years. This resulted in him thinking he was a 19 year old fresh out of WWII. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.