Showing results for "Myth" in Political Science

The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplace to an economy where a few very powerful companies dominate key industries that affect our daily lives. Digital monopolies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are gatekeepers to the digital world. Amazon is capturing almost all online shopping dollars. We have the illusion of choice, but for most critical decisions, we have only one or two companies when it comes to high speed internet, health insurance, medical care, mortgage title insurance, or even consumer goods like toothpaste.

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump’s border wall.

Do "In God We Trust", the Declaration of Independence, and other historical "evidence" prove that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles? Are the Ten Commandments the basis for American law? A constitutional attorney dives into the debate about religion's role in America's founding.

Joseph Campbell famously compared mythology to a kangaroo pouch for the human mind and spirit: “a womb with a view.” In Myths to Live By, he examines all of the ways in which myth supports and guides us, giving our lives meaning. Love and war, science and religion, East and West, inner space and outer space - Campbell shows how the myths we live by can reconcile all of these pairs of opposites and bring a sense of the whole.

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book.

The Myth of Education Podcast exists to expose corruption in K-12 schools, advocate for student safety, and defend parental rights on school grounds. Visit www.mythofeducation.com to learn more.DONATE*****Help keep The Myth of Education Podcast on air by donating any amount here!*****Donations made through the Better World giving platform help The Myth of Education Podcast stay on air! When you donate, be sure to listen for your name during our donor shoutouts at the end of each episode!PURPOSEEducate the public on parental rights and responsibilities in K-12 educationExpose corruption in ...

Measles Myth Busting is a six-episode investigative podcast series that examines how misinformation transformed a conquered disease into a modern public health crisis. Hosted by AI investigator Felix Mercer, the series systematically debunks dangerous myths surrounding measles and vaccines. Episodes trace Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent autism study, expose natural immunity fallacies, analyze vaccine ingredient fears, explain herd immunity mathematics, and investigate modern misinformation networks. Using evidence-based analysis free from human bias, Mercer reveals how lies spread faster than ...

Once every decade, it is "decline time" in America. In recent years, it has been the unstoppable rise of China that has spelled "finis America." What the Chinese juggernaut is today, the Soviet Union ("We shall bury you") was in the 1950s. The Vietnam decade of the 1960s was described as America’s "collective suicide attempt," while in the 1970s, the United States succumbed to Jimmy Carter’s famous "malaise," as the dollar dangerously plummeted. .

In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical argument to reveal that many issues are less straightforward than we'd like to believe. Leaving no sacred cow standing, Cave uses ingenious stories and examples to challenge our most strongly held assumptions. Is democracy inherently a good thing? What is the basis of so-called human rights? Is discrimination always bad? Are we morally obliged to accept refugees?

The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possible Andrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his forties his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a thirty-minute...

A podcast featuring the Supreme Court and Supreme Court cases. Hosted by Georgia State College of Law professor Eric Segall.

Western pundits and nostalgic Muslim thinkers alike have built up a narrative of the caliphate as an enduring institution, central to Islam and Islamic thought between the seventh and 20th centuries. In fact, the caliphate is a political or religious idea whose relevance has waxed and waned according to circumstance.

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Why people believe what they shouldn't believe. What makes a conspiracy theory? Where do the myths come from, who spreads them, and why? Why are some people susceptible to obviously absurd things, and what mechanisms keep conspiracy believers so firmly in their grip?