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February 18, 2022
Churn in top 10 of Fortune 500 companies
I’m speaking to students today at a high school in Wisconsin, and using this chart comparing the top ten in year 2000 with the top ten in 2020. Also this from professor Steven Rogers; My theme for the students is: You are the entrepreneur of your life. That’s good news — let the adventure begin. …
Argentina and Brazil lecture tour, April 2022
More information forthcoming, but for my friends in South America here is the rough itinerary: São Paulo, April 7-9 Porto Alegre: April 10-12 Buenos Aires: April 13-17 Related: the pages with my writings translated into Portuguese and into Spanish.
February 17, 2022
Question: Who is your favorite artist? | Philosophy for Real Life (20 of 22) | Stephen Hicks
Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. “Postmodernism”. My favorite artist? I cheat and name five. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond …
February 16, 2022
Tomorrow: Dr. Stephen Hicks on The Invisibility of Entrepreneurism: Why Free-Market Policies So Often Lose
FEBRUARY 17TH WITH STEPHEN HICKS REGISTER TODAY The Wisconsin Forum 2021-2022 Season continues on Thursday, February 17, 2022, with Dr. Stephen Hicks, “The Invisibility of Entrepreneurism: Why Free-Market Polices So Often Lose.” “The economic, political, and historical evidence for the superiority of free societies is substantial — yet so many are suspicious or outright hostile, …
Trucker spokesman BJ Dichter on what they do and don’t want
Clear and concise statement by B.J. Dichter, one of the organizers and spokesmen, of what the trucker protesters want. Hosted on JBP’s channel.
February 15, 2022
Socrates on physical fitness and beauty
“[I]t is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.” (Socrates, according to Xenophon, Memorabilia, 3.12) The statue is Myron’s Discobulus.
February 14, 2022
Public lecture: Wisconsin Forum, Feb. 17
The Forum’s impressive roster of past speakers includes Henry Hazlitt, Milton Friedman, William F. Buckley, Ronald Coase, Murray Rothbard, Thomas Sowell, Christina Hoff Sommers, and many others. I am honored to be included this year. My question will be: The economic, political, and historical evidence for the superiority of free societies is substantial — yet …
February 13, 2022
Nietzsche on the Sprouts channel
The Sprouts animation series now has over 400,000 views at YouTube. An excellent graphic introduction to Nietzsche’s critique of traditional morality.
February 12, 2022
Hersey, Galef, and the Scout Mindset
Thanks to Jon Hersey’s article, I became aware of Julia Galef’s The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t (2021). Based on Hersey’s overview and this chart, Galef’s book looks very good for those interested in cognitive improvement:
Postmodern Critique of Liberal Education | Pope Lecture
What is the Liberal Education ideal, and how does Postmodernism reject it root and branch? “Postmodern Critique of Liberal Education” is Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.’s, invited talk for the Clemson University Pope Lecture Series. Related: Professor Stephen Hicks’s full Education Theory / Philosophy of Education course series at YouTube.
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