In March I’ll be co-speaking with the dynamic Gloria Alvarez. Tickets for the event are here. More information a bout my other events too at the True Arrow Events site, and Justic Warriors: event schedule: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Stephen Hicks and Gloria Alvarez, audience Q&A, followed by book signing. Join world-renowned philosopher Dr. […]
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… on “Which Socialism Matters Most?” Socialism means different things to different people, especially to those in the younger demographics who express favorable attitudes toward it. So which socialisms should liberty intellectuals and activists focus on? More information here: https://www.sflconferences.org/event/live-and-learn-free/ Thanks to Students for Liberty and the Atlas Society for making this possible. (The image
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A Brief Guide to Religious Denominations in America (author unknown): A Baptist is a man who got saved. A Methodist is a Baptist who got shoes. A Congregationalist is a Methodist who moved to town. A Presbyterian is a Congregationalist who got rich. An Episcopalian is a Presbyterian who ran for public office. (First told
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Coming soon: The Religion Course: What is religion? Is it true? Is it good? If neither necessarily, is it useful? Does the meaning of life depend upon religion? A Livestream Lecture Series by Dr. Stephen Hicks. The first unit of the course will be a three-lecture series during February 2020 on defining the complex phenomenon that is religion.
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Hong Kong and Cuba: “are two remarkable real world experiments of economies closer to resembling an ideal (true laissez-faire, true socialism) than any other in the world. … in the late 1950s, both economies had a GDP per capita of around $4,500 in today’s money. By 2018 Cuba had slightly more than doubled its GDP
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The Brisbane Dialogues is hosting a debate on Monday, March 9 in the evening. They’ve invited me and Professor John Quiggin of the University of Queensland to take up this resolution: Resolved: Postmodernism is a right-wing philosophy. Professor Quiggin, a democratic socialist, will argue the affirmative. I will argue the negative. More information forthcoming. The
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The livestream is free to my followers at thinkspot. Here are the questions posted so far: 1. How would you say a proper judicial system should handle the testimony of a firm believer in a postmodern-based ideology that is required to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Solver
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A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Conservative nationalist Yoram Hazony makes eight claims about the Enlightenment. One is mostly true, and seven are badly false or are grains of truth badly exaggerated. Audio: Youtube. Soundcloud. Transcription: Will be available soon. Sources: Yoram Hazony, “What Was the Enlightenment?” Prager
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