https://ideapod.com Expanding Minds, One Idea at a Time Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://ideapod.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Ideapod-favicon-32x32.png https://ideapod.com 32 32 https://ideapod.com/what-is-propelling-the-protests-in-france/ https://ideapod.com/what-is-propelling-the-protests-in-france/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:00:49 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=174789 Major protests in France are going into their third week now with no end in sight.  The country had just been getting past the widespread demonstrations that were going strong at the beginning of the year over the pension reform bill. In the latest protests, thousands of people have been arrested.  But what ignited the […]]]> https://ideapod.com/what-is-propelling-the-protests-in-france/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/what-is-a-russian-oligarch/ https://ideapod.com/what-is-a-russian-oligarch/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:40:33 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=141862 The ongoing war in Ukraine has brought up a lot of anger at Russia, and in particular at one vastly-hated group: Russian oligarchs. We’re told these greedy devils are all working arm-in-arm with Russian President Vladimir Putin to destroy world peace and diabolically scheme against humanity. They’re practically responsible for you stubbing your toe this […]]]> https://ideapod.com/what-is-a-russian-oligarch/feed/ 2 Scorpions - Wind Of Change (Official Music Video) nonadult https://ideapod.com/ayn-rand/ https://ideapod.com/ayn-rand/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:05:11 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=132791 “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” Have you ever considered yourself a heroic being? The author of this quote is Ayn Rand – a […]]]> https://ideapod.com/ayn-rand/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/conscious-capitalism-vs-revolutionism/ https://ideapod.com/conscious-capitalism-vs-revolutionism/#respond Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:16:04 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=127836 Can capitalism be fixed or does it need to be overthrown and replaced? It’s a question that’s been debated on the left for centuries now. With new ideas of “conscious capitalism” emerging there’s growing momentum on the side of taking the best of capitalism and reforming its worst. Conscious capitalism or revolution? Let’s take a […]]]> https://ideapod.com/conscious-capitalism-vs-revolutionism/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/what-jordan-peterson-and-noam-chomsky-think-of-each-other/ https://ideapod.com/what-jordan-peterson-and-noam-chomsky-think-of-each-other/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:22:45 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=127443 Here’s what Jordan Peterson and Noam Chomsky think of each other: Not much. Actually, they strongly disagree in almost every way. As a right-leaning psychologist who argues in defense of capitalism and a left-socialist who believes capitalism is evil, you would think that it’s obvious why they disagree. But Peterson and Chomsky’s clash actually goes […]]]> https://ideapod.com/what-jordan-peterson-and-noam-chomsky-think-of-each-other/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/chiang-mai-burning-season/ https://ideapod.com/chiang-mai-burning-season/#respond Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:54:26 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=123249 This article was first published in Tribe, our digital magazine. It’s a better reading experience and doesn’t have ads. You can download it for free on iPhone and Android. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city, nestled in the mountains of northern Thailand. Since October last year, I’ve been lucky to call it home. 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We’re setting charities and nonprofits alike up for failure, and in this article I’ll explain why… But before we get to that, keep in mind what we task these organizations to do: Cure the world’s deadliest […]]]> https://ideapod.com/is-everything-you-know-about-charities-and-giving-to-worthy-causes-wrong/feed/ 0 https://ideapod.com/businesses-werent-just-money-grabbing-machines-actually-solved-social-problems/ https://ideapod.com/businesses-werent-just-money-grabbing-machines-actually-solved-social-problems/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:48:13 +0000 https://ideapod.com/?p=9116 As I described in the last post, I was over having a fancy – but ultimately soulless – career. I bought into the whole “status thing” for ages. A big city job was a great way to make money. After all – wasn’t that the point of life? To make money? Well, that’s certainly what […]]]> https://ideapod.com/businesses-werent-just-money-grabbing-machines-actually-solved-social-problems/feed/ 0