Like a dog returning to its vomit, the fool returns to his folly

 

55:00  CLAIRE KHAW joins to talk about chili ice cream.

56:00  Like a dog returning to its vomit, a fool returns to his folly. Proverbs 26:11

Meaning of the Quote

The phrase means that while exact historical events rarely happen twice, human nature, social dynamics, and economic cycles generate striking similarities and patterns over time. Different eras share underlying rhythms, structures, and echoes even if the specific details differ. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Origin and Attribution

Mark Twain Attribution: The saying is widely and famously attributed to Mark Twain, though he never used this exact compact phrasing. [1, 2]
What Twain Actually Wrote: In his 1874 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day (co-written with Charles Dudley Warner), he wrote: "History never repeats itself, but the Kaleidoscopic combinations of the pictured present often seem to be constructed out of the broken fragments of antique legends." [1, 2]
True Origin: According to research by Quote Investigator, the exact phrasing ("History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes") does not reliably trace back to Twain's own published works; the compact formulation appeared decades later. (Some literary historians also note similar sentiments attributed loosely to figures like Thucydides or George Santayana, who warned that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it). [1, 2]

57:00  Olson denies Francis Fukuyama is a neocon.

58:00  End of History

1:00:00  Warts and all history

Solomon was supposed to have written Ecclessiastes.

1:01:00  Taxation was what caused the Kingdom of Israel to split into two

The united kingdom of Israel split after King Solomon's death due to heavy taxation and forced labor, combined with his son Rehoboam’s harsh leadership and long-standing tribal tensions. [1, 2]

According to the biblical account in 1 Kings, the division unfolded through these key factors:

1. Solomon’s Policies and Idolatry

Heavy Burdens: Solomon’s massive building projects—including the Temple in Jerusalem and his royal palaces—required heavy taxes and forced labor from the people. [1, 2]
Spiritual Disobedience: Solomon married many foreign wives who introduced pagan worship and idolatry, which angered God. The prophet Ahijah prophesied that God would tear ten of the twelve tribes away from Solomon's house as a consequence. [1, 2, 3]

2. Rehoboam’s Refusal and Pride

The Demand for Relief: After Solomon died, his son Rehoboam went to Shechem to be crowned. The northern tribes, led by Jeroboam (who had returned from exile in Egypt), asked Rehoboam to lighten the heavy yoke of taxes and labor. [1, 2]
Bad Advice: Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the older, wise advisors to ease the burden. Instead, he followed the advice of his young peers and threatened to make the people's workload and taxes even heavier. [1, 2]

3. The Revolt and Split

Rebellion: Ten of the northern tribes rejected Rehoboam and the Davidic dynasty, declaring: "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse!" [1, 2]
Two Kingdoms: The nation split into two:
• The Northern Kingdom (Israel): Comprised of the ten northern tribes, with Jeroboam as their king.
• The Southern Kingdom (Judah): Comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, remaining loyal to Rehoboam and the house of David. [1, 2, 3]

1:03:00  Being a licensed prostitute as a supplier of sex to men is clearly lower status than being a wife and mother.

1:04:00  Women cannot be reasoned with and are risk-averse.

1:06:00  Sluts are practising female altruism.

Porn would be banned under SK USA.

1:07:00  Only Fans

1:09:00  Marriage is the most expensive of sex.

Unrealistic expecations

1:11:00  Anna Nicol Smith

1:13:00  The boy next door

1:15:00  Perfect teeth and skin

1:16:00  Know thyself.

1:17:00  Two bagger

1:19:00  High maintenance women

1:20:00  Alpha male or beta male

1:21:00  Neuroticism

Jordan Peterson uses the standard Big Five personality traits model (often remembered by the acronym OCEAN or CANOE), which he and co-researchers further expanded into 10 underlying aspects in the Understand Myself assessment. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Five Major Personality Dimensions

Openness to Experience (O): Measures creativity, curiosity, intelligence, and a preference for novelty, aesthetics, and abstract ideas.
• Aspects: Intellect and Openness. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Conscientiousness (C): Measures self-control, diligence, industriousness, and a sense of duty or organization. It is one of the strongest predictors of success in school and work.
• Aspects: Industriousness and Orderliness. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Extraversion (E): Measures positive emotion, social energy, assertiveness, and gregariousness.
• Aspects: Enthusiasm and Assertiveness. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Agreeableness (A): Measures compassion, politeness, helpfulness, and a tendency to cooperate rather than compete.
• Aspects: Compassion and Politeness. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Neuroticism (N): Measures negative emotionality, such as a proneness to anxiety, sadness, irritability, and emotional instability.
• Aspects: Withdrawal and Volatility. [1, 2, 3, 4]

1:23:00  Dog breeds and women

1:24:00  Marriage bureau

1:25:00  Singapore

1:26:00  Monogamy

1:28:00  Step parents and step children

1:30:00  High maintenance husband in Fiddler on the Roof

1:31:00  Abolition of no fault divorce

Secular Koranism

1:32:00  The First Amendment

1:33:00  Jeffersonian Koranism

1:32:00  Republic v Monarchy

1:35:00  States rights v federation supremacy

1:36:00  State government

1:38:00  Marriage and divorce laws in the US are complicated.

1:39:00  Getting a divorce in Las Vegas

1:40:00  Church