The Greeks, according to Cassius: “They are an arrogant people, I’ve always found. I remember one of them telling me they had invented everything, from gods to sex. I pointed out that Romans took their ideas and improved upon them. Ares became Mars, Zeus became Jupiter. And of course, although we could not improve on […]
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My long-form discussion with Robert Breedlove on the ethics of money, its history and roots in production and trade (and taxation), and the promise of Bitcoin. On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PEIR9A4TY. Or on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3632b3-the-philosophy-of-money-with… Related: My podcast on “You Should Love Money,” in the Open College series.
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Reprising this fascinating short article in the British Journal of Medicine by Robert N. Proctor, professor of the history of medicine at Penn State University: “The anti-smoking campaigns of the Nazis: a little known aspect of public health in Germany, 1933-1945” [pdf]. The campaign was mounted despite the arguments that (1) taxes on tobacco were
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An Artist’s View: Michael Newberry on Key Works of Art in History Michael Newberry is a California-based artist who has exhibited across Europe and North America. He is the author of books on color theory, philosophy of art, modernism and postmodernism in art, and art history. We invited him into our studio for this series
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My Liberalism: Pro and Con has been translated into Spanish by Fermin Elizalde. We will be serially publishing here each part prior to the publication of the book as a whole. Find the English version here: Amazon. From the blurb for the English edition: In this primer, we take up the best arguments for and
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Quince argumentos para el Capitalismo Liberal: Este es el resumen de todos los argumentos a favor del capitalismo liberal. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos y el resumen de la primera parte en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Resumen y Transición: El liberalismo debe ser rechazado porque socava, no logra o contradice
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This New York Times extended article (behind paywall) on Rand’s influence includes some snark from philosophers over whether she really was a philosopher. Oh, come on. It reminds me of Friedrich Nietzsche’s reception by the philosophers at the University of Basel (I haven’t come across their names in the history books) when Nietzsche assumed his
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Professor Nazir Azad’s translation of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault has been published by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, India. This follows up on the Pakistani edition published in 2023. Information about other editions and translations of the book is here, including the audiobook edition below:
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