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In Case You Missed It: José Cordeiro with Stephen Hicks

Stephen Hicks interviewed José Cordeiro in the 44th episode of The Atlas Society Asks. José Luis Cordeiro Mateo  is a Venezuelan Spanish engineer, economist, futurist, and transhumanist, who has worked on different areas including economic development, international relations, Latin America, the European Union, monetary policy, comparison of constitutions, energy trends, cryonics, and life extension. Related: “The Robots Will Free Us” at Open College.

Spanish Mask Study

Check out the abstract for this paper. Schoolkids six-years old and over were forced to wear masks, while kids five and under were not. Did the masks work? Excerpt: Findings: SARS-CoV-2 incidence was significantly lower in preschool than in primary education, and an age-dependent trend was observed. Children aged 3 and 4 showed lower outcomes …

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Today: “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms” [The Anti-Capitalism Course]

Join us today for our third session of The Anti-Capitalism Course will be “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms.” Link to register for the session at Kazm. For those wanting to read ahead in preparation for the session: George Orwell, “What about Socialism?” (excerpt from The Road to Wigan Pier, 1937).  For those who want the full book: George …

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Wokists *sort-of* versus Old-fashioned Racists

In the bad-ol’ days, some racists said: Reasoning, objectivity, science, individualism, and freedom are white people values. Other races do not value them, so those races are inferior. These days, the wokists say: Reasoning, objectivity, science, individualism, and freedom are white people values. Other races do not value them, so those races are superior. Both …

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Vladimir Putin and Alexander Dugin

For explanation, see my 10-minute discussion in this Current Events with Robert Tracinski: And there’s this:

Philosophers and Famous Advertising Taglines

These are clever: Zeno and BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE – Lays, 1981 Existentialism and IT IS. ARE YOU? – The Independent, 1987 Ayn Rand and HAVE IT YOUR WAY – Burger King, 1973 Rene Descartes and I THINK, THEREFORE IBM – IBM, 1988 Tertullian and IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING – Adidas, 2004 Plato and IT’S …

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Vladimir Putin has quoted Ivan Ilyn approvingly

For explanation, see my 10-minute discussion in this Current Events with Robert Tracinski:

Mis artículos en español (My articles in Spanish): “Políticas Violentas – La Lección de la Filosofía Marxista”

Políticas Violentas – La Lección de la Filosofía Marxista Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Tanta brutalidad ha surgido de activistas inspirados en Marx. Podríamos pensar que es solo un subproducto accidental de una teoría bien intencionada. ¿O es realmente una consecuencia necesaria e intencional de sus principios? Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde, 2020. …

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Mis artículos en español / My articles in Spanish

Políticas Violentas – La Lección de la Filosofía Marxista Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Tanta brutalidad ha surgido de activistas inspirados en Marx. Podríamos pensar que es solo un subproducto accidental de una teoría bien intencionada. ¿O es realmente una consecuencia necesaria e intencional de sus principios? Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde, 2020. …

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Lessons from the Canadian Trucker Protest

I was interviewed by Merion West’s Erich Prince on what we should learn from the protest and its being shut down, as well as follow-up questions about optimism about the liberal project and entrepreneurial education.