I ask Charles Murray about Human Accomplishment, By The People, and The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead. Â
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Timestamps
(00:00) - IntroÂ
(01:00) - Writing Human AccomplishmentÂ
(06:30) - The Lotka curve, age, and miracle yearsÂ
(10:38) - Habits of the greats (hard work)Â
(15:22) - Focus and explore in your 20sÂ
(19:57) - Living in ThailandÂ
(23:02) - Peace, wealth, and golden agesÂ
(26:02) - East, west, and religionÂ
(30:38) - Christianity and the EnlightenmentÂ
(34:44) - Institutional sclerosisÂ
(37:43) - Antonine Rome, decadence, and declining accomplishmentÂ
(42:13) - Crisis in social scienceÂ
(45:40) - Can secular humanism win?Â
(55:00) - Future of ChristianityÂ
(1:03:30) - Liberty and accomplishmentÂ
(1:06:08) - By the PeopleÂ
(1:11:17) - American exceptionalismÂ
(1:14:49) - Pessimism about reformÂ
(1:18:43) - Can libertarianism be resuscitated?Â
(1:25:18) - Trump's deregulation and judicial nominationsÂ
(1:28:11) - Beating the federal government Â
(1:32:05) - Why don't big companies have a litigation fund?Â
(1:34:05) - Getting around the Halo effectÂ
(1:36:07) - What happened to the Madison fund?Â
(1:37:00) - Future of libertyÂ
(1:41:00) - Public sector unionsÂ
(1:43:43) - Andrew Yang and UBIÂ
(1:44:36) - Groundhog DayÂ
(1:47:05) - Getting noticed as a young personÂ
(1:50:48) - Passage from Human Accomplishment
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