The Amish in the US Are the America's Greatest Free Writers

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I imagine that Obama before and after becoming president has a lot of parallels to being become a parent. He had these ideals and then he becomes president's president and they all kind of become secondary to one thing, which is ensure the safety of my citizens. By the way, I'm thinking about the Amish too, as to who have their roots in the Anabaptists. You could make a decent argument that the Amish are the America's greatest free writers. Because if it weren't for our government and our military, they would get wiped out in a second. It's only possible to be pacifists when you have somebody else doing your defending.

Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of the topics we dive into are:

The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine.
Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion.
Russia's political and economic future.
The prospects of WW3.
How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as part of information warfare.
The differences between Russian and American oligarchs.
And much more.

Sam McNerney is an applied behavioral scientist, market researcher, and brand strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with brands such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and CitiBank.

As a writer, he has interviewed business and academic leaders including Arianna Huffington, Andrew Yang, Jonathan Haidt, and Charles Murray – and his essays have been featured in publications like The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Scientific American.

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