Monthly Archives: August 2023

Decoding Justin Murphy (8-28-23)

01:00 My cliffs of Bondi Beach story, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=149244 05:00 The Art of Noticing | Steve Sailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkL6G3xlCBo 08:00 Curious Gazelle hosts Justin Murphy, https://twitter.com/CuriousGazelle/status/1696326408161612171 10:00 Talking to friends about heavy issues 12:30 Justin Murphy is 37, he doesn’t go to … Continue reading

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Trump Fights Multiple Indictments As America Gets Mean (8-27-23)

01:00 Trump’s mug shot 04:30 Prigozhin post-mortem, https://nonzero.substack.com/p/prigozhin-post-mortem 10:00 Moral education, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/ 12:00 Your Hero System Is Your Morality And You Get It From Your Tribe 18:30 Hurriquake in LA last Sunday 21:00 Ode To The Moral Leader by Pascal … Continue reading

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Your Hero System Is Your Morality And You Get It From Your Tribe

David Brooks writes in the latest issue of The Atlantic: HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world. Over the past eight years or so, I’ve been … Continue reading

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Decoding Trauma II (8-20-23)

01:00 Conservative retired judge says Trump ‘corroded and corrupted American democracy’ 23:00 NYMAG: Tell Me Why It Hurts – How Bessel van der Kolk’s once controversial theory of trauma became the dominant way we make sense of our lives https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trauma-bessel-van-der-kolk-the-body-keeps-the-score-profile.html … Continue reading

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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

Nathaniel Branden wrote: * We see eyes that are alert, bright, and lively; a face that is relaxed and (barring illness) tends to exhibit natural color and good skin vibrancy; a chin that is held naturally and in alignment with … Continue reading

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