Why and How to have Conversations With the People Who Disagree with Us

Here, Scott Barry Kaufman tells us why we need to have conversations with people who think differently than us:

Here is a long list of many of the things we have in common, a list compiled by Donald Brown in a book called Human Universals. I commented on this long list in a previous post.

And here is a good recipe for having those conversations, the HxA Way of Heterodox Academy.

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One of my Favorite Jazz Solos

This is one of my favorite jazz solos of all time: Oscar Peterson, playing "Where do we go from here" on an album titled "Great Connection." I've listened to Oscar's solo dozens of time and always revel in its beauty and complexity. Nils Osted-Pedersen's exquisite bass lines are entirely worth a second listen immediately after the first.

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Tulsi Gabbard Speaks Unvarnished Truth About the Establishment Elite

Tulsi Gabbard is not deterred by the establishment elite, including the DNC Establishment Elite and their army of obeisant news outlets. As she states, the existential threat America faces now is much bigger than the Democrats or Republicans.

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J.K. Rowling Responds to Trans Rights Activists who Doxxed Her

J.K. Rowling is more brave than even Harry or Hermione. Those who doxxed Rowling cannot win on their ideas. That's why they resort to bully and threats, including threats to kill Rowling.

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