Stephen R.C. Hicks's Blog, page 115
March 5, 2022
March 4, 2022
Advice on anger, from Plutarch
From Plutarch’s “On the Avoidance of Anger”: “Angry people … are often weak and the weakness provokes anger. Lazy students are angry with their teachers, vain people are angry when they don’t get compliments all the time.” Further: “People often get angry when they believe they are being slighted or ignored. I try to control …
March 3, 2022
In Case You Missed It: Victor Davis Hanson and Stephen Hicks interview
If you haven’t seen it, here’s an interview Stephen Hicks did with Victor Davis Hanson, the award-winning historian political commentator. Dr. Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution and a nationally syndicated columnist. He has written or edited 24 books, including The …
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“Neo-liberalism” — Milton Friedman’s 1951 description
From a short essay published in 1951. Excerpt: Neo-liberalism would accept the nineteenth century liberal emphasis on the fundamental importance of the individual, but it would substitute for the nineteenth century goal of laissez-faire as a means to this end, the goal of the competitive order. It would seek to use competition among producers to …
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March 2, 2022
Who are Putin’s philosophers? Today at Current Events
I’ll be discussing with Robert Tracinski two current events issues, including the role of philosophers in Putin’s worldview and strategy. March 2 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Those interested can register and join the Zoom session or watch live on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube.
Stephen Hicks: Ask Me Anything about Philosophy
Join us Today for this Ask Me Anything about Philosophy event. Join the Atlas Society Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks Today, March 2 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” event where Dr. Hicks will be answering your questions on philosophy and questions from our 63K Instagram followers. Not yet …
TODAY: CURRENT EVENTS with Stephen Hicks and Robert Tracinski.
Our topics will be: (1) Russia-Ukraine war. What should the USA’s role be? Who are Putin’s philosophers? (2) After the Canadian trucker protest: What lessons?And if time: (3) The USA is increasingly secular. Is that good news or bad news? Join The Atlas Society for our monthly webinar series — Current Events with Hicks and Tracinski — today, …
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March 1, 2022
Comparing injections for sterilization, STD’s, and Covid
Case #1: Suppose a man has a debilitating genetic condition that a small percentage of his children would inherit. Suppose also that he is moderately sexually active and so could impregnate several women over the next few years. And suppose that you have an injection that could render him sterile.But he refuses to take it. …
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The Anti-Capitalism Course: “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms”
With Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., on March 9. The third session of The Anti-Capitalism Course will be “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms.” Link to register for the session at Kazm. Reading 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 Orwell, The Road …
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CURRENT EVENTS with Stephen Hicks and Robert Tracinski
Wednesday, March 2 at 2PM PT / 5PM ET Join The Atlas Society for our monthly webinar series – Current Events with Hicks and Tracinski – on Wednesday, March 2 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. The Atlas Society Senior Scholar Dr. Stephen Hicks and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski join host and Student Programs Manager Abbie …
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