The majority of Americans may indeed believe that government schooling is “the foundation of this country” -- and if they do, it’s yet another example of how badly the education system has failed them, because government schooling in the United States is a relatively modern phenomenon in the history of this country.
A counter-revolution is sweeping Western civilization—it is philosophical at root, cultural in transmission, and political in impact. It has unfolded over centuries, but only now reveals dramatic and unmistakable consequences. Most of us may not recognize it for what it is--erosion of the modernist worldview and ascendance of a postmodernist one. We speak of endless senseless shooting sprees, politically correct reporting, “woke” indoctrination in schools, loss of trust in reason, and noxious scientific fads. We debate the new varieties of collectivism, the politics of “identity,” racial and other quotas in hiring and admissions, cancel culture, rioting and looting as political protest, and the degradation of the university. These are symptoms. The malaise is philosophical: Our civilization of modernism is being sacked; we live in the twilight of its ideals.
Her three daughters grew up to be a CEO of YouTube, a co-founder of 23andMe, and a Professor at UCSF. Esther Wojcicki joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on February 22, 2023 to discuss the educational and parenting approach she calls TRICK: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness as explored in her book, How to Raise Successful People—and broadened that advice in Moonshots in Education: Launching Blending Learning in the Classroom.
Anthony Pompliano is the author of How To Live An Extraordinary Life, a compilation of 65 letters to his two young children (with his wife Polina, a previous guest on The Atlas Society Asks), drawing on lessons learned in his life as a soldier, entrepreneur, investor, and founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management. A well-known Bitcoin investor, Pompliano joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on December 4, 2024, to discuss his book and his thoughts as Bitcoin passes its historic $100K mark—and also shares what he loves about Ayn Rand’s literature and philosophy.
Is U.S. manufacturing on the decline? Why does America lag behind China in global manufacturing output? How has manufacturing employment changed, and what does it mean? Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski answers these questions, among others, in an article arguing that the narrative of U.S. manufacturing decline is based more on myth than reality.
Todd Rose is the CEO of the nonpartisan think tank Populace and former director of the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at Harvard University. His bestselling books include The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness and Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on October 3, 2024, to discuss his latest book, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions, which draws on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research to demonstrate how so much of our thinking is informed by faulty assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals.
What’s really holding back innovation? How do fearmongering and heavy regulation impact economic growth? Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski answers these questions, among others, in a recent article exploring Marc Andreessen’s techno-optimist manifesto and the reactions from both critics and “pro-growth” progressives.
Last April, 45 leaders of prominent religious and secular organizations met in Philadelphia to explore the need to forge a common cause to unite against the forces arrayed against freedom, individualism and capitalism. The purpose wasn’t to convert participants to either belief or atheism, but explore what principles we do share across the secular-religious divide when it comes to personal agency and responsibility, and the implications for issues like free speech, free markets, and freedom of association.
James Lindsay, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, mathematician, and cultural critic who has written six books on subjects including religion, the philosophy of science, and postmodern theory. He first famously teamed up with Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose to submit some 20 academic hoax papers, with 7 of them getting published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. His most famous book (so far), co-authored with Helen Pluckrose is Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender and Identity -- and Why This Harms Everybody. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on June 22, 2022 to discuss his book Race Marxism, which explores the origins of Critical Race Theory as a reinvention of Marxism focusing on race instead of class. Watch the entire video HERE or check the transcript below.
The majority of Americans may indeed believe that government schooling is “the foundation of this country” -- and if they do, it’s yet another example of how badly the education system has failed them, because government schooling in the United States is a relatively modern phenomenon in the history of this country.
A counter-revolution is sweeping Western civilization—it is philosophical at root, cultural in transmission, and political in impact. It has unfolded over centuries, but only now reveals dramatic and unmistakable consequences. Most of us may not recognize it for what it is--erosion of the modernist worldview and ascendance of a postmodernist one. We speak of endless senseless shooting sprees, politically correct reporting, “woke” indoctrination in schools, loss of trust in reason, and noxious scientific fads. We debate the new varieties of collectivism, the politics of “identity,” racial and other quotas in hiring and admissions, cancel culture, rioting and looting as political protest, and the degradation of the university. These are symptoms. The malaise is philosophical: Our civilization of modernism is being sacked; we live in the twilight of its ideals.
Her three daughters grew up to be a CEO of YouTube, a co-founder of 23andMe, and a Professor at UCSF. Esther Wojcicki joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on February 22, 2023 to discuss the educational and parenting approach she calls TRICK: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness as explored in her book, How to Raise Successful People—and broadened that advice in Moonshots in Education: Launching Blending Learning in the Classroom.
Anthony Pompliano is the author of How To Live An Extraordinary Life, a compilation of 65 letters to his two young children (with his wife Polina, a previous guest on The Atlas Society Asks), drawing on lessons learned in his life as a soldier, entrepreneur, investor, and founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management. A well-known Bitcoin investor, Pompliano joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on December 4, 2024, to discuss his book and his thoughts as Bitcoin passes its historic $100K mark—and also shares what he loves about Ayn Rand’s literature and philosophy.
Is U.S. manufacturing on the decline? Why does America lag behind China in global manufacturing output? How has manufacturing employment changed, and what does it mean? Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski answers these questions, among others, in an article arguing that the narrative of U.S. manufacturing decline is based more on myth than reality.
Todd Rose is the CEO of the nonpartisan think tank Populace and former director of the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at Harvard University. His bestselling books include The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness and Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on October 3, 2024, to discuss his latest book, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions, which draws on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research to demonstrate how so much of our thinking is informed by faulty assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals.
What’s really holding back innovation? How do fearmongering and heavy regulation impact economic growth? Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski answers these questions, among others, in a recent article exploring Marc Andreessen’s techno-optimist manifesto and the reactions from both critics and “pro-growth” progressives.
Last April, 45 leaders of prominent religious and secular organizations met in Philadelphia to explore the need to forge a common cause to unite against the forces arrayed against freedom, individualism and capitalism. The purpose wasn’t to convert participants to either belief or atheism, but explore what principles we do share across the secular-religious divide when it comes to personal agency and responsibility, and the implications for issues like free speech, free markets, and freedom of association.
James Lindsay, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, mathematician, and cultural critic who has written six books on subjects including religion, the philosophy of science, and postmodern theory. He first famously teamed up with Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose to submit some 20 academic hoax papers, with 7 of them getting published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. His most famous book (so far), co-authored with Helen Pluckrose is Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender and Identity -- and Why This Harms Everybody. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on June 22, 2022 to discuss his book Race Marxism, which explores the origins of Critical Race Theory as a reinvention of Marxism focusing on race instead of class. Watch the entire video HERE or check the transcript below.