On Sunday, July 26, I’ll be giving a talk at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. My topic is “The Next Revolution in Art.” An excerpt from the opening of my talk: “Art is a perennial human desire. We need and hunger for stories, images, and sounds that are unique, beautiful, self-affirming, and/or profound. We love […]
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Here is the flyer (click to enlarge) for a two-day event in Buenos Aires: The conference is sponsored by Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual, Junior Achievement Argentina, and the John Templeton Foundation. I will be speaking (in English) on “Cómo las Revoluciones se Ganan o se Pierden,” with simultaneous translation into Spanish by Maria Herminia
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On June 20, I will be giving a talk at the Atlas Society’s Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire. My title is “Three Arguments Against Liberal Capitalism” and my purpose is to present and respond to three currently-powerful arguments in the debates. John Stuart Mill said this about Cicero: “The greatest orator, save one, of antiquity,
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I will be participating in an online debate about religion, hosted by publisher Alexander Macris and editor Kori Ellis at EveryJoe.com. My civil and friendly debate partner will be John C. Wright, who has written widely on religion and related matters. A series of back-and-forth articles on key issues to begin on Friday, June 5,
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I’m quoted in this WSJ article by Charlie Wells on entrepreneurial satisfaction. The context is the difference between entrepreneurs of opportunity and entrepreneurs of necessity. Here’s a link to the online version. The article also ran in the US print edition. Source: Charlie Wells, “Why Some Entrepreneurs Feel Fulfilled — but Others Don’t. Money is
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I’m happy to announce that a Ukrainian translation of my Nietzsche and the Nazis is forthcoming. The translating work is done, and the publisher is the press at Mariupol State University. More information forthcoming. Thanks to everyone involved in making this project happen!
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This week I will be in lovely Buenos Aires to give a series of talks. I’ll be lecturing more formally at ESEADE university on themes out of my Nietzsche and the Nazis. My specific topic is “Did the Nazis Use or Abuse Nietzsche’s Philosophy?” (A Spanish translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis may be in
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April 10-12, Cancún, Mexico. Liberty Fund Socratic Seminar. Topic: E. G. West’s Education and the State. April 13-14: Cancún. APEE Conference. Topic One: “Corruption in Business—Does Regulation Lessen or Increase It?” Topic Two: “Social Virtues for Individualists.” April 19-25: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual. Topics: TBA. April 29-May 1: Jekyll Island, Georgia.
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