Greg Salmieri & Yaron Discuss Desocializing Medicine & The State of the World Yaron Interviews

See: https://salemcenter.org/event/desocializing-american-medicine/Contact: [email protected]:00 Intro03:00 Desocializing American Medicine08:59 People on the panels13:05 Saturday program is open to public https://salemcenter.org/event/desocializing-american-medicine/13:32 Why is medicine different?Live Questions:15:43 As an orthopedic surgeon, I can tell u it is nearly impossible to make a living without relinquished all control to largely socialized hospital systems. Most of my patients have no idea how bad it is18:01 I work with health care data. Any thoughts on HIPAA regulations and how such rules limit progress and innovation? I think clearer laws on property rights related to data would improve things.21:41 There will be Q&A22:22 Medical Freedom Movement26:10 The State of the World34:50 What did you think abt Ayan Hirsi Ali essay?37:30 Is this a cultural phenomena?41:25 Civilizational Crisis Argument44:12 Book Dominion46:11 Do the Greeks have concept of Individualism?49:50 Where does Individualism come from?Live Questions:55:48 Why don't the advocates for socialized medicine also push for socialized food?1:01:29 Why is nihilism gaining power?1:10:18 Thoughts on a spending bill that just passed the House that sneaks in a requirement that new cars have remote killswtiches. -- In the name of tackling drunk drivers.1:11:17 Hard not to be black-pilled on subjects like Israel/Hamas and the public reactions. Even if the majority knows what's right the extremes are slowly pulling society towards the cliff despite the resistance from Objectivism. Would Galts Gultch be safe today?1:17:21 Ibis here. Great to see Greg back on. Thanks for the awesome current events coverage this month Yaron. Question for Greg: Do you have any thoughts on Philosophy of History and the value of history? Recommendations?1:19:14 What’s the best way for doctors to fight socialized medicine?1:22:19 Greg, who will you be voting for in 2024 if it's Trump vs Biden?1:23:06 Greg, what are your thoughts on Vivek and Ron DeSantis?1:24:03 Greg, donor peers know you're an Objectivist? Have you ever been confronted by hostile faculty or students for teaching Objectivism?1:26:11 Will healthcare be one of the last things that gets privatized in our march away from altruism and towards a free society?1:27:36 I like the desocialized medicine idea. How about deprogramming postmodernism from academia, replacing it with Objectivism?1:29:38 Thoughts UATX getting its degree-granting status?1:32:12 Do you enjoy living in Texas more than New Jersey? Do you feel significantly freer?1:33:37 What is right or wrong abt the ideal of “color-blindness”? Is it wrong for someone to identify with their race? Most racial minorities do.1:36:47 Do you apply Montessori in your college classes?1:37:17 ur view of Elon advancing free speech through X?1:38:43 What is your moral assessment of Richard Hanania?1:44:33 Thoughts on Peter Thiel’s political activism?1:45:54 Why did the conservatives give up on liberty?1:49:07 Are humanities deparments in universities falling apart? The enrollment is down by a lot.1:50:00 Why has altruism gotten significantly more dominant and entrenched in the culture since Rand's death?1:51:22 Greg, is there an optimal way to stimulate intellectual activity in a lazy mind. Can one be guided to reason?1:53:17 what's your opinion on oregons drug decriminalization plan not going as planned? they are soon to scrap the project and start to criminalize again.1:57:56 In England, if you suggested fully privatizing the NHS you may be met with violence.1:58:23 Ayaan Hirsi Ali's description, in Infidel ,of how she made the intellectual journey to atheism was magnificent. I am heartbroken.1:58:35...