Gun Legislation and the Power of "Formers"

NEW INC invited me to give an artist talk about Deep Reckonings, moderated by the illustrious Kat Cizek. In it, I do something I've never done before: guide people in writing Deep Reckonings scripts! In other words, guide people in imagining our better angels. In this case, the better angel of Jeff Bezos. This episode is better watched on YouTube: http://bit.ly/newincsteph In related news: Deep Reckonings was nominated for a Webby Award! LET'S WIN :) Please take a minute to vote: bit.ly/deepwebby

Call-out culture is all about straw manning: representing the weakest version of someone's position (or the weakest version of something they tweeted a decade ago). So call-IN culture would be all about STEEL manning: representing the strongest version of someone's position. But what would that actually look like in practice? This video is a teaser for a NEW INC talk I'm giving *this* Friday 4/16 from 11am-12:15 PT / 2-3:15pm ET. Join me to build some steel versions of our straw men: http://bit.ly/steelsteph Check out Deep Reckonings: https://www.deepreckonings.com Be in touch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp​​​ Join the party on Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephlepp

The New York Times has a headline this week: "Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic." The article does the predictable tug-of-war between online and in-person learning, ultimately arriving at the obvious conclusion that online learning works better for some students than others, and that online and in-person can be mixed-and-matched. Perhaps that conclusion is the place to start? And if we STARTED with an understanding that different schooling styles work better for different students, where would we END up? Show Notes: • New York Times' "Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic": https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/technology/remote-learning-online-school.html • Infinite Lunchbox episode on the integral matrix & integral strategy: https://bit.ly/integralstrategy Be in touch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp​​ Join the party on Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephlepp

Amazon workers in Alabama are trying to unionize. And influential people are trying to convince Jeff Bezos to support the campaign: Bernie, Danny Glover, even THE PRESIDENT. But what might actually move Bezos to support unionization, and more broadly, *change the game*? Also -- for those of you on Clubhouse, I'm hosting a conversation about the future of journalism! Friday, April 2nd from 10-11:30am PT / 1-2:30pm ET. To attend, join the Dent club or follow this link: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xkryBA6y Be in touch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp​  Join the party on Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephlepp 

How are religious myths metaphorically true? What if influencers are our modern-day Greek Gods? In which case, perhaps the issue is less the fact that there are influencers, and more *what* they're influencing? Be in touch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp​ Join the party on Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephlepp 

After a year of living with the pandemic, it's painfully obvious that we can't treat health and economy as either/or. So how to we treat them as both/and? What's the equivalent of sustainable development -- which economic development with sustainability -- for integrating economic development with *health*? And....what could such a phenomenon be CALLED? Put your ideas in the comments below :) Say howdy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephlepp​  Join the party on Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephlepp 

Have you noticed the evolution of Disney? Have you noticed how the concept of good vs. evil, the women characters, and other aspects of the storylines have evolved over time? WELL THEY HAVE. But does that mean I only want my daughter to watch the most recent Disney movies, with more redemptive conceptions of evil and empowered women characters? Not necessarily :) If you appreciate this video, please tweet it at Chloé Valdary: https://twitter.com/cvaldary And if you appreciate this channel, please become a patron!: http://patreon.com/stephlepp

In the aftermath of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings, we're doing the gun legislation impasse rigamarole. What could move things forward? Might it be helpful to hear from public servants who *expanded* their views on gun control — to include both gun rights and gun safety? Introducing the power of FORMERS. Watch on YouTube: http://bit.ly/gunformers Show Notes • Reckonings episode #10 — about the unlikely friendship between Congressional NRA 'point man' Jay Dickey and CDC director Mark Rosenberg: https://www.reckonings.show/episodes/10 • Reckonings episode #17 — featuring climate skeptic turned climate activist Jerry Taylor: https://www.reckonings.show/episodes/17 • Against Violent Extremism Network — searchable database of former extremists: http://www.againstviolentextremism.org • Footsteps — community of former Orthodox Jews: https://footstepsorg.org Show some love for the Infinite Lunchbox: http://patreon.com/stephlepp

The New York Times' The Daily podcast on 3/16/21 was about how conservative lawmakers are increasingly embracing wind. Host Michael Barbaro and reporter Dionne Searcey refreshingly bring up the phenomenon of *identity* -- and talk about how a shift from coal to wind isn't just a change in jobs, but a change in identity. Which implies that coal miners, fossils fuel industry workers, and HUMAN BEINGS IN GENERAL need support with the personal dimension of social change. How can we steward the personal dimension of social change? Is this something the integral right could take leadership on? Show Notes: • The Daily's A Wind Farm in Coal Country: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/podcasts/the-daily/wind-power-wyoming-climate-change.html • Cultural eulogies: https://www.facebook.com/steph.g.lepp/posts/10158024476951983 Show some love for the Infinite Lunchbox: patreon.com/stephlepp

What if the way to transcend our post-truth crisis is not to double-down on our Enlightenment-era relationship with truth and knowledge? What if transcending post-truth requires...a NEW Enlightenment? For years, I've been scared to share these thoughts. But I just shared them in a VPRO documentary: https://youtu.be/YBp7Hc6DEEw?t=1783. And I've discovered that I have intellectual cover from public thinkers I deeply admire, like Daniel Schmactenberger and Zak Stein. So: it's time! NOTE: Infinite Lunchbox is better viewed than heard — consider watching on YouTube: http://bit.ly/anewenlightenment  Show Notes: • Deep Reckonings video of Alex Jones: http://www.deepreckonings.com/jones • Infinite Lunchbox episode about Post-Normal Science: https://bit.ly/pnscovid If you appreciate this video and want more like it, please support the Infinite Lunchbox: patreon.com/stephlepp