The Fire in the Desert: Conversations about Life, Society and Culture

Crisis and Leviathan in 2021 - Part 2 (S3, #4)

We review the Robert Higgs’ book on Crisis and Leviathan and try to understand its relevance to today and the projected future. This is part 2 of 2.  We also end the podcast for a season. You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com [thefireinthedesert@gmail.com] or Twitter @fireinthedesert.  Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud  (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Crisis and Leviathan in 2021 - Part 1 (S3, #3)

We review the Robert Higgs’ book on Crisis and Leviathan and try to understand its relevance to today and the projected future. This is part 1 of 2.   You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com [thefireinthedesert@gmail.com] or Twitter @fireinthedesert.  Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Understanding Tragedy - MH17 (S3, #2)

We review the Dutch Safety Board’s MH17 report and try to understand how the MH17 disaster occurred and what has been recommended to prevent it from occurring. You can reach us at thefireinthedesert@gmail.com [thefireinthedesert@gmail.com] or Twitter @fireinthedesert. Music – Outfoxing the Fox by Kevin Macleoud Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Are we on the decline? Is our culture splitting apart? (S3, #1)

Today we examine Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Harvard Graduation speech in 1978, also titled 'A World Split Apart'. What does a person living in Soviet camps have to say on Western culture? How accurate is his observations? Does it hold true today?What do you think is flawed with Western society?  Twitter: @fireinthedesert E-mail: thefireinthedesert[at]gmail.com [thefireinthedesert@gmail.com] Music – ‘Outfoxing the Fox’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Time Stamps: 8:49 – Introduction to Solzhenitsyn and his speech 20:56 – Start of Speech 45:05 – A Legalistic life 53:10 – The Direction of Freedom 58:50 – The Direction of the Press 1:05:25 – Vietnam War 1:14:20 – Humanism 1:20:26 – The true Split in the World

The Subprime Mortgage Crisis - Part Two and End of Year Reflections (S2, #9)

We continue from last episode on the lessons from Thomas Sowell’s ‘Housing Boom and Bust’ discuss its applicability for 2020. Then some final reflections of the year for the podcast. Outfoxing the Fox Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/] Twitter @fireinthedesert