http://www.john-wright.net Not Facebook Mon, 14 May 2012 17:57:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2010 johnwright@klpz1380.com (John Wright) johnwright@klpz1380.com (John Wright) 1440 http://www.john-wright.net/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/podcastlogo_small.jpg http://www.john-wright.net 144 144 http://www.john-wright.net/?feed=podcast News, Reason, Ethics, Ideas, Polemics, Religion, Culture, Libertarian Libertarianism, Reason, Ethics, Ideas, Polemics, Religion, Culture News, Reason, Ethics, Ideas, Polemics, Religion, Culture, Libertarian John Wright John Wright johnwright@klpz1380.com no no http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/02/americans-exercise-their-freedom-in-living-arrangements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americans-exercise-their-freedom-in-living-arrangements http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/02/americans-exercise-their-freedom-in-living-arrangements/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:35:36 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2590 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/02/americans-exercise-their-freedom-in-living-arrangements/feed/ 0 0:00:01 New census data shows the American way of life can no longer be characterized by images of the nuclear family. Only a quarter of us are living that way now. People are exercising their freedom to choose how to live. Listen below (2:26 mins). New census data shows the American way of life can no longer be characterized by images of the nuclear family. Only a quarter of us are living that way now. People are exercising their freedom to choose how to live. Listen below (2:26 mins). Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/goatman-search-for-the-legend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goatman-search-for-the-legend http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/goatman-search-for-the-legend/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:56:11 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2585 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/goatman-search-for-the-legend/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/why-you-shouldnt-kill-em/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-shouldnt-kill-em http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/why-you-shouldnt-kill-em/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:45:32 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2581 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/05/01/why-you-shouldnt-kill-em/feed/ 0 0:00:01 “You wanted to kill him!” That’s what I told the death penalty advocates among my listening audience in response to the news that yet another of the Innocence Project clients had been released yesterday after 16 years in prison for[...] “You wanted to kill him!” That’s what I told the death penalty advocates among my listening audience in response to the news that yet another of the Innocence Project clients had been released yesterday after 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn’t commit. I’ve long held that the inevitability of executing innocent people makes the death penalty an unacceptable form of ‘justice’, and this story helps illustrate my point. Listen below (<5 mins). Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/24/why-we-should-ban-hand-sanitizer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-should-ban-hand-sanitizer http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/24/why-we-should-ban-hand-sanitizer/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:45:30 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2578 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/24/why-we-should-ban-hand-sanitizer/feed/ 0 0:00:01 I used to love hand sanitizer. Such a convenient method of killing hand-borne germs. But not anymore! Not since it was reported today that products like Purell are the New Teen High. Instantly, I knew that we needed to ban it. Here are my seven argu[...] I used to love hand sanitizer. Such a convenient method of killing hand-borne germs. But not anymore! Not since it was reported today that products like Purell are the New Teen High. Instantly, I knew that we needed to ban it. Here are my seven arguments for banning hand sanitizer. (If they bear any resemblance to typical arguments used to support marijuana prohibition, it’s purely coincidental.) Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/18/is-21-years-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-21-years-enough http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/18/is-21-years-enough/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:23:46 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2570 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/04/18/is-21-years-enough/feed/ 1 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/03/20/why-rick-santorum-is-unamerican/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-rick-santorum-is-unamerican http://www.john-wright.net/2012/03/20/why-rick-santorum-is-unamerican/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:08:55 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2564 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/03/20/why-rick-santorum-is-unamerican/feed/ 0 0:00:01 The America created by the founding fathers of the United States was an America which prized rights and freedom above all else. In fact, individual determination – the ability to make moral, religious, ethical, life decisions for oneself [...] The America created by the founding fathers of the United States was an America which prized rights and freedom above all else. In fact, individual determination – the ability to make moral, religious, ethical, life decisions for oneself – was SO important to Jefferson, Adams et al that they prized it above democracy, and the government they formed reflected that. 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum, on the other hand, thinks that, because the majority of Americans identify as Christian, they should be able to force the minority to live by their moral code. That’s un-American. Listen to me talk about this below. (Originally aired while guest-hosting on a conservative talk radio show, March 20th, 2012.) Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2012/02/11/afternoon-show-promo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-show-promo http://www.john-wright.net/2012/02/11/afternoon-show-promo/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:02:13 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2558 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/02/11/afternoon-show-promo/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/01/17/women-and-children-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-and-children-first http://www.john-wright.net/2012/01/17/women-and-children-first/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:26:39 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2528 http://www.john-wright.net/2012/01/17/women-and-children-first/feed/ 1 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/rick-perry-is-a-nut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rick-perry-is-a-nut http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/rick-perry-is-a-nut/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:34:09 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2516 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/rick-perry-is-a-nut/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/etsy-outtakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-outtakes http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/etsy-outtakes/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:25:40 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2514 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/20/etsy-outtakes/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/17/somewhere-becoming-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=somewhere-becoming-rain http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/17/somewhere-becoming-rain/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:45:59 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2502 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/17/somewhere-becoming-rain/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christopher-hitchens http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:22:49 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2496 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/15/man-meets-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-meets-god http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/15/man-meets-god/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:33:06 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2494 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/12/15/man-meets-god/feed/ 0 0:00:01 I interviewed New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner today about his new book Man Meets God, which documents his journey to start with a blank slate in a search for the ‘right’ religion. I ask him about the importance of whether a[...] I interviewed New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner today about his new book Man Meets God, which documents his journey to start with a blank slate in a search for the ‘right’ religion. I ask him about the importance of whether a religion is ‘true’, and explore his idea that the best God is the God that ‘works’. Listen below. Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2011/11/27/fun-with-etsy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fun-with-etsy http://www.john-wright.net/2011/11/27/fun-with-etsy/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:31:18 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2477 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/11/27/fun-with-etsy/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/20/2467/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2467 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/20/2467/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:06:38 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2467 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/20/2467/feed/ 2 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/18/steve-jobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-jobs http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/18/steve-jobs/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:10:27 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2462 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/10/18/steve-jobs/feed/ 2 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/30/facebook-drug-abuse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebook-drug-abuse http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/30/facebook-drug-abuse/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:48:02 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2450 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/30/facebook-drug-abuse/feed/ 2 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/17/my-skirmish-over-a-federal-judge-and-porn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-skirmish-over-a-federal-judge-and-porn http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/17/my-skirmish-over-a-federal-judge-and-porn/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:15:47 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2423 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/08/17/my-skirmish-over-a-federal-judge-and-porn/feed/ 0 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/12/casey-anthony-a-professional-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=casey-anthony-a-professional-opinion http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/12/casey-anthony-a-professional-opinion/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:34:03 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2411 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/12/casey-anthony-a-professional-opinion/feed/ 0 0:00:01 I spent a good deal of time talking about the ‘Not Guilty’ verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial, because I believe it’s a fine example of reason winning out over emotion, and the reaction of an ignorant, bloodthirsty public ma[...] I spent a good deal of time talking about the ‘Not Guilty’ verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial, because I believe it’s a fine example of reason winning out over emotion, and the reaction of an ignorant, bloodthirsty public makes the contrast even more stark. I interviewed Courtney Armstrong, author and trauma counselor, about Casey Anthony. Listen below. You’ll also hear my take on an exchange between Bill O’Reilly and Geraldo Rivera on the verdict, the latter who came to the same conclusion as I. (Also, see my article on the verdict HERE.) Radio John Wright no no http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/07/do-you-have-the-evidence-to-convict-casey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-have-the-evidence-to-convict-casey http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/07/do-you-have-the-evidence-to-convict-casey/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:49:59 +0000 John http://www.john-wright.net/?p=2400 http://www.john-wright.net/2011/07/07/do-you-have-the-evidence-to-convict-casey/feed/ 2