Via Vinay Kolhatkar, this news item about the Iranian government’s decision earlier this year to censor dangerous words such as wine and elephant. From The Telegraph‘s report: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, has urged the culture ministry to “focus on producing appealing books and films, designing video games, and developing attractive and meaningful toys” […]
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por Stephen Hicks [This is a Spanish translation of “When Altruism Becomes Pathological,” first published in English at EveryJoe and then translated into Portuguese at Portal Libertarianismo.] ¿Quién es más propenso a engañar? ¿Aquellos que practican deportes individuales o aquellos que practican deportes en equipo? Un experimento fascinante realizado por el profesor Sharon K. Stoll y publicado en el Chronicle of
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In our era of Keynesian economics on steroids, we should ask: How close is current Keyesnian practice to original Keynesian theory? John Maynard Keynes‘s main claim to fame is his advocacy of deficit spending as a tool of economic recovery. In a depressed economy, the argument runs, the government should spend money it doesn’t have.
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[This is a Spanish translation of “Free Trade Makes You a Better Person,” first published in English at EveryJoe and translated into Portuguese at Portal Libertarianismo.] Resulta que soy el típico comerciante internacional. Esta mañana me puse mi saco “Made in Argentina” y mis nuevos zapatos “Made in India” y me subí a mi camioneta
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Here is a new page for my books and articles translated into Spanish. My thanks to Rosa Pelz and the team at Barbarroja Ediciones, as well as to Walter Jerusalinsky, Alejandro Espinoza, and María Marty for their work to make this possible. More translations are in the works.
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¿Por qué la filosofía comienza con Thales? Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde, 2019. English Version ¿Tiene Kant un lugar en el liberalismo clásico? Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. La respuesta es complicada. Cualquier lectura de la gran masa de escritos de Kant nos ofrece inicialmente una mezcla
New York’s Park Avenue Armory’s current major exhibition is a retrospective of Martin’s Creed’s work over two decades. Viewers will experience films and installations of nipples stiffening and softening, flaccid penises firming, and a young woman squatting to defecate. One room’s back door opens and closes, inviting one to explore a small, dark opening. The
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por Stephen Hicks [This is a Spanish translation of “Our Che Guevara Problem”, first published in English at EveryJoe and then translated into Portuguese at Portal Libertarianismo.] Es muy probable que alguien que conozcas tenga una camiseta del Che. Versiones románticas del rostro barbudo de Ernesto Guevara Lynch son muy populares en los campus universitarios y
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This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions welcome. The long comparison table below is also here in PDF format. Summary 96 issues included as of April 2016. Agreements: 19 Disagreements: 70 Semi-agree/ disagree: 7 Of the agreements: Negative agreements: 8 Positive agreements: 11 Bibliography Nietzsche’s works cited Rand’s works cited A The Antichrist
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[A translation into German of my “Excellence in Education,” first published in Decus in 2004.] Vorzüglichkeit, Freiheit und Leidenschaft in der Bildung Stephen R.C. Hicks Übersetzung von Anja Hartleb-Parson Wenn man über Ausbildung schreiben soll, kann es schwer sein den Klischees zu entkommen: Vorzüglichkeit, Wahrheit, Ehre, Tradition, Zukunft. Trotzdem erfassen diese Wörter wesentliche Ziele der
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