This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from August 4, 2022 Julie reviews a letter sent by the Louisiana governor who explains his position on a legislative matter. She points out the "feeling" value system that predominates in the letter and the style of the humanitarian-based, political left. We discuss how the four cognitive styles are needed to address any problem and point out why decisions are usually wrong-- because they over-emphasize one out of the four cognitive frames. All four ar...
Dec 04, 2024•27 min•Ep. 258
in a perfect world, all taxation would carefully avoid disturbing the free marketplace. However, in our imperfect world, taxation seems to have a lot more to do with politics than sound economics. Apparently tariffs are a form of taxation, and maybe even a little worse than our wild income tax. Let’s hope Elon Musk and Vivac Ramaswami can help our country approach flat income taxes and minimal corruption. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott...
Nov 27, 2024•20 min•Ep. 257
Julie proposes three observations about the election. A full return of the positive masculine depicted in the election of Trump and particularly in his cabinet selections. Secondly she talks about the zigzag process between the left and the right political sentiments and how that's the natural flow between the instincts of warmth versus competence. We discussed how that can be corrupted by unchecked power. Finally we observe that the system works despite the fact that it's taken 40 years and the...
Nov 20, 2024•22 min•Ep. 256
Wow! That election was exciting! So the next question is, now what? Here are some of our most important issues, and a few hopes and dreams for each of them: Continue to expose the truth (and maybe Institute consequences over damages) No new wars! (And stop existing wars, also work some sort of alternative deal with the military industrial complex.) Bring the economy under control, using tools like the budget, federal reserve, and removing collusion with big business. Expose the media when it is ...
Nov 15, 2024•22 min•Ep. 255
Julie discusses the presentation by Jordan Peterson regarding the Big Five factor personality model and Donald Trump. According to Peterson, and Julie agrees, Trump is extremely extroverted and highly conscientious. Where as Peterson considers him probably agreeable, Julie thinks he is more middle of the road on agreeableness. She believes temperament style and cognitive style derived from the Myers Briggs might also better characterize Trump as an artisan and extremely quick in responding in re...
Nov 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 254
Rebroadcast of ep 35 There is plenty of Biden administration incompetence in our departure from Afghanistan. But the real problem is much bigger. Our society is way to accepting of war in general, and we are too accepting of liars who get us into these wars. What ever happened to prosecuting liars and to our country’s check and balance procedure of declaring wars? Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography...
Nov 06, 2024•27 min
We review the latest on Jordan Peterson's clash with the regulators in Canada, as looked at by Scott Adams. Scott Adams describes the humorous side of the predicament, especially the idea that there is no one in Canada that is volunteering to teach Jordan Peterson about social media. Julie's first hand experience with regulatory boards and especially when elites are given power over others, predicts that Peterson's efforts to resist or to make rational the interaction, will not be successful. We...
Oct 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 252
This is a rebroadcast of ep 195 This conversation about humorist Jack Handey and war was recorded in March 2021, but it seems relevant even today. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography...
Oct 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 251
Reboardcast of ep 130 Julie reviews some research that suggests people have a pro-Black bias, including those from the Conservative side of the political spectrum. This type of finding complicates issues when it comes to trying to be fair to one group-- without being unfair to another group. The finding is contrary to the idea of oppressors and victims seemingly put forth in Critical Race Theory. We also briefly discuss issues of selection testing. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or ...
Oct 08, 2024•24 min•Ep. 250
The new Texas law has us talking passionately about abortion again. It does not seem reasonable that a mother would have no rights the day after conception, or that the fetus should have no rights the day before the birth. It makes sense that we should decide as a society a certain point at which the fetus has rights. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography show less...
Oct 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 249
We describe the current moral decay that is part of the culture now in the United States, the underbelly of the political power struggle. According to one survey 28% of Democrats condone murder of a political opponent. We listen to an excerpt of Martin Luther King's "Up to the Mountaintop" speech he gave in Memphis the day before he was assassinated. We discuss if conditions are the same now and how our moral compasses and collective virtue are required for stabilizing the culture. Clips uesd: M...
Sep 25, 2024•24 min•Ep. 248
Milton Friedman did a great job explaining how self interest enables free enterprise to work better than any other system. But free enterprise is an easy target for criticism because it is so accepting of the pursuit for self interest. And as in all systems, it is vulnerable to the bad influences of government collusion. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography...
Sep 18, 2024•26 min•Ep. 247
We discuss the two news items this week regarding the opinion piece in the New York Times criticizing the constitution, and Brazil banning Elon Musk's X. We play a clip from Joe Rogan and talk about how the constitution includes checks and balances on the normal human behavior to abuse power. We also discuss the superiority of consensus decision-making to majority rule, as well as the importance of free speech and information flow to good decisions. Joe Rogan Experience #2125 - Kurt Metzger Foll...
Sep 11, 2024•22 min•Ep. 246
At a time when RFK Junior has inspiring us about the importance of free speech, Mark Zuckerberg further admits that the FBI pressured Facebook to censor important political content. This censorship was especially damaging, not only because it may have influenced the last presidential election, but also because it may have influenced decisions to involve the US in the Ukraine conflict. We include a Dave Smith excerpt detailing some of this. Clip used: Dave Smith | Tulsi Goes MAGA | Part Of The Pr...
Sep 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 245
We discuss the stunning and brilliant critique of the current system involving the deep state and democratic party that was delivered this week by RFK Jr. We look at the benefits to Trump, Including the participation of Elon Musk. Julie reviews the changes in the journalism culture and also we discuss the tendency toward herd mentality that RFK exposes in his speech and his endorsement for Trump. Clip used: Social Experiment On Mob Mentality Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit o...
Aug 28, 2024•26 min•Ep. 244
Norm McDonald had a humorous view of war that is initiated by an external threat. Keith Knight has a not so humorous description of how our internal deep state systems are rigged for war. There are a couple of strategies for staying in between these two extremes, and avoiding war altogether. Clips used: Norm Macdonald on Germany Dave Smith | Keith Knight | Part Of The Problem 1153 Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & video...
Aug 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 243
This is a reboardcast of ep 128 Is organized psychology helping us to deal scientifically with issues of gender and biological sex? When did gender roles become impossibly mixed with biological sex? Julie reviews some of these issues after Mike listened to Jordan Peterson and Frans de Wall In their recent interview. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography...
Aug 14, 2024•25 min•Ep. 242
Athletic sports competition is beautiful because it is such a pure measure of competence without political interference. But we can’t help it if even the Olympics reminds us of possible unfair influence from the past present and future. Clips used: Bill Burr White vs Black Athletes and Hitler Abrain | A Pharmaceutical Commercial Parody Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography...
Aug 07, 2024•20 min•Ep. 241
(Rebroadcast of ep 60) We look at diversity from a deeper and more profound understanding of differences between humans. We relate this to business ideas such as job match, problem-solving, and management, and also to current functioning in Washington. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography...
Jul 31, 2024•24 min•Ep. 240
In case there was any doubt, it is obvious that Trump is one of the best showmen of all time, even in the middle of an attempted assassination! And he is incredible at revealing flaws in the deep state, including the Secret Service. As with all things concerning the deep state, we have to ask ourselves: is this just incompetence, or is there some devious intention behind it? ‘Pathetic’: The media ‘has been lying’ about Donald Trump https://youtu.be/iSd5JVbMp50?si=F4zmBViiDzNGlqaT Follow Us : You...
Jul 24, 2024•25 min•Ep. 239
Jordan Peterson gives his view of pride month and Julie discusses the complexities of the psychology of shame related to the concept of pride. Mike and Julie discuss sensitive issues involved in endocrine disruptive influences, scientific elements uncovered by Shana Swan. Also, Julie looks at the moral superiority game that may be being played in the society regarding victims, rescuers, and entitlement. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.co...
Jul 17, 2024•23 min•Ep. 238
Contrary to our popular beliefs: we do not live in a free country, the elites are above the law, we do not really have fair competition, and we do not have free speech. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videography...
Jul 10, 2024•25 min•Ep. 237
Taped on July 4, 2024, we discuss the reasons to be optimistic about the trajectory of the country. This is due mostly to Donald Trump and how he tends to automatically expose the deep state mob. Julie outlines what appears to be the current elements of the system which include the uniparty, the DOJ, the propaganda media, the military industrial complex, and the medical industrial complex. Mike draws connections between ancient Rome and the trajectory for the US. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Face...
Jul 08, 2024•21 min•Ep. 236
We discuss the similarities between the present conflicts in the United States and the left versus right situation. We talk about the movie "Best of Enemies," and the relationship to conflict management and team building. Julie discusses the useful tool of psychological type and looking at individuals as thinking types versus feeling types. We conclude that a conflict management effort would include John Gottman's recommendations for couple therapy. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or...
Jun 26, 2024•26 min•Ep. 235
This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from October 19, 2021 Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher from the middle ages, warned that all politics has relied on deception, crime, and violence. The lesson for us modern peace-loving people is we need to be prepared for when the powerful forces quit debating an issue and start imposing their will. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by: Jay Prescott Videograp...
Jun 24, 2024•23 min•Ep. 234
There has always been a difference between the Libertarian political Party and the libertarian purist philosophy for freedom. With the recent Libertarian Party convention and their new choice for a libertarian president, we are now embarrassed to claim we are libertarians. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr or visit our website at CoffeeWithMikeAndJulie.com All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography...
Jun 12, 2024•23 min•Ep. 233
Julie discusses the characteristics that make Donald Trump perfect for our country at this time in history. We discuss five characteristics which include: being an outsider and drawing the fire of the deep state; being an entrepreneur and motivated by achievement so that he turns lemons into lemonade; the masculine characteristics of courage; the resilience to withstand the aggression of the deep state; and his antiwar sentiments so that he's more willing to make a deal that is win-win with an a...
May 29, 2024•24 min•Ep. 232
OK, so maybe this stuff isn’t really funny, but at least it is ridiculous! Student protests are racist, but insisting on a Jewish-only state is not. The media loves Black Lives Matter, but not capital protests or campus demonstrations. The economy is in bad shape because of corporate greed. The deep state lawsuits are about fairness, not about avoiding a democratic November vote. And, first Stormy was a consenting adult but now she was a scared girl. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr o...
May 22, 2024•24 min•Ep. 231
Self Deception in DC (This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode from Nov 22, 2020 ) Coffee with Mike & Julie - Libertarians Talk Psychology Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography...
May 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 230
If we are going to claim that the nuclear bombings of Japan are obviously evil, then we need to at least look at the circumstances leading to the decision. Circumstances like: amount of Japanese bombing before the nuclear attacks, American lives lost before the nuclear attacks, and the extent of worldwide famine and starvation related to the possibility of extending the war. However, Dave Smith is probably on to something when he claims that the United States uses World War II as some sort of ju...
May 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 229
