#22: How to Respectfully Disagree

Thinking Critically

In this episode, I am disagreeing, respectfully of course, with Jim Matthews. We discuss: •His background and how it has come to shape his current worldview. •His opinion that Rod Balgojevich, the 40th Governor of Illinois, went to prison because he was interfering with the Democratic Party's strategy. That the 17 charges he was found guilty of were unjustified. •How the Government creates market distortions with the example of FHA loans presented. •How there will always be people willing to take advantage of whatever system that we design, but that this isn't a sufficient reason to not consider implementing that system. •His interpretation of laws created by the judicial system as being more like rules instead of actual laws. In his opinion, the only laws that we have are God's laws and the laws of physics. •The scientific method and how it is not a perfect enterprise, but it is the most reliable way of generating new knowledge. •How he doesn't like the current trajectory of the country and uses the current rioting and looting as an example. •And other topics. Jim Matthews grew up on the south side of Chicago in the 1950s. Upon graduating from high school, he enlisted in the air force and served for four years as a mechanic where he primarily worked on airplane ejection systems. After his time in the military, he spent 31 years at Illinois Bell and five years at ComEd in IT. After ComEd, he then spent 3 years working for the state of Illinois as the Chief Information Officer where he helped to restructure the state's IT department and ended up saving the state $130 million a year. After working for the state, he then moved on to Charter communications company as the Vice President of architecture and strategy until his retirement. You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://youtu.be/dFy4KZGx2j8 This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. It's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Today's episode is also brought to you by Mackhard Barber Shoppe, which specializes in the art of Men's grooming. You can find their website here: https://mackhard.com/ Our last sponsor for today's episode is Society 57, a social space designed to imaginatively bring people together from all walks of life. You can find their website here: https://www.society57.com/