Stephen Hicks

Published: Three Kraters Symposium video

The group (Greg Wilson, Rachel Fulton Brown, Micah Sample, Lewis Sloter, and Barry Jacobs) invited me to discuss themes out of my Explaining Postmodernism. The nearly two-hour conversation is at YouTube and embedded below. Our topics of discussion ranged over: Kant * whether “the Enlightenment,” “Renaissance,” “Postmodernism,” and other broad labels are legitimate * the […]

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“Adventures in Postmodernism” tour — Australia

In March I will be in Australia for my Adventures in Postmodernism tour, sponsored by True Arrow Events, based in Melbourne. I’ll be touring four cities, giving lectures in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane. Additionally, in Sydney and Melbourne I will be conducting full-day Master Classes for those interested in a deep dive into Enlightenment-versus-postmodern theory and

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Debate video: Morality of Capitalism vs. Socialism (Buenos Aires)

Here’s the edited video of the November 21, 2018 debate in Argentina. The debaters’ back-and-forth was at times intense, and the audience was sometimes rambunctious — but the moderator, Professor Ivan Carrino, did a very good job of keeping us on track and on time. After introductions by Eduardo Marty, initial voting directed by María

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Three Kraters Symposium — live discussion tonight

I’ll be speaking with the Three Kraters at their online video symposium. The symposium is “a gathering of academics, activists, authors, lawyers, professionals that drink, smoke, and discuss hard hitting topics.” Here also is their YouTube channel. From their flattering blurb about me: “Join us LIVE on Friday at 8:30 PM November 30th when we

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Club de la Libertad interview on political economy

I was interviewed (remotely and in English, but with Spanish subtitles) for the Club de la Libertad‘s regional conference on economics. The 16-minute interview covers the origins of states, whether the state is a necessary evil or a necessary good, limiting the power of the state, how special-interest exception-making leads to our contemporary expansive state,

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