Why does it take so long for people to change their views? Willard Quine’s metaphor of a web is a great insight. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit galtsgulch.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit galtsgulch.substack.comWhether it’s on choice of spouse, choice or career, when to take a gap year or how to arrange your schedule, compromise and being steadfast are School of Life 101, and are trained and trained in School of Life 201 and 301.What might you need to remain steadfast on at the moment, and what might you need to compromise on? And how does this relate to philo…

What was the Alger Hiss case? What was he accused of? Was he really a member of the American Communist Party? Did that matter? Did he commit espionage? What convicted him, and why do people still revere him, or scorn him?In our second podcast on Whittaker Chambers, we look at the details of the Alger Hiss case, and how learning more about it can help you understand and deal with the same kind of phenomena that has happened since, and that also continues to this day. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit galtsgulch.substack.com/subscribe

Family fallouts are possibly the norm more than not. Although many people have been through horrendous family fractures over SARS-CoV2, these fractures occur because the issues they hinge upon are real and important, and are tests of relationships. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit galtsgulch.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit galtsgulch.substack.comAcclaimed as one of the masterpieces of American conservative literature, Chamber’s Witness is a trove of delights and food for thought, just as topical as it ever was.Detailing his life in the Communist Party, his break from it and his participation in the House on Un-American Activities, the book is one of the most famous biographies from his generati…

Galt's Gulch Podcast #1 - General Podcasts #1- What You Can Expect to Find in the GulchAn introduction to the Galt’s Gulch Podcast as well as Galt’s Gulch in general.The podcast, as well as written articles at the Gulch, are going to be bifurcated into material for full-subscribers and free material for limited-subscribers and anyone who stops by to go on strike for a while here at the Gulch.So far, topics will be segmented into General Podcasts, which will include various topics as diverse as - How should you deal with family fallouts? - What is conservatism? - Chambers’ Witness and Alger Hiss - and so on. Dating Topics (no exact title for this yet), such as - Are Millennials giving up on dating? - Are there actually many suitable partners? - Do you marry the family as well as the boy or girl? - and so on. Interviews, which will be what it says on the tin. Life Decision Chats, such as - Should young people go to university? - Can you maintain a good relationship with those you have strong disagreements with?, and Cultural Analysis, which will discuss a variety of cultural issues, especially from the perspective of philosophy and memetics.If you’re new here, feel free to subscribe to keep up to date with the latest here at the Gulch. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit galtsgulch.substack.com/subscribe