Now back in Illinois, in studio I recorded a 15 one-minute answers to submitted questions:
1. Was Christianity at fault for the fall of the classical world?
2. Could you say that this country was founded on the work of slaves and it gave us an advantage over other nations?
3. How does free will manifest in human nature?
4. Are there similarities between Stoicism and Objectivism?
5. What do you think is the best solution to future possible unemployment once companies replace workers with machines?
6. Were the Founding Fathers capitalists?
7. Is there anything salvageable of the entirely of Marx’s work?
8. Do you believe it’s an emigrant’s obligation to assimilate?
9. Are there absolute truths in morality? That is, can a scientific criterion be applied to morality?
10. What is the greatest aspect of capitalism?
11. ‘State capitalism’: a valid term or an oxymoron?
12. What is the your view on state’s rights?
13. What is your favorite Ayn Rand work?
14. What is the thin line between capitalism, crony capitalism, and corporatism?
15. How does Max Stirner’s egoism compare to Objectivism’s?
They’re in production now and will be posted on social media over the summer.
Related: The Philosophy for Real Life series of 22 questions with short answers, including: What is philosophy? Do I need philosophy? What is ethics? What is virtue? What is ambition? What is art? What is nihilism?
Was America founded & built up on slavery only? Absolutely not.
Most of the accomplishments of the United States have very little to do with slavery.
And in fact the benefits of slavery are quickly offset by its cost including the Civil War, our most bloodiest and costliest War.
Slavery was an economic institution that really didn’t work very well or very long in the United States.
Many other countries have had slavery for much longer and still do.
The efforts to tie the United States to slavery as it’s ONLY practitioner or its LONGEST practitioner practitioner are totally FALSE.
We know why they are promulgated.
I will not suggest that slavery was a good thing on any level. It was a terrible thing on all levels.
It caused a tremendous amount of pain, hardship & cost for so many people & it is still being used by our enemies to attack the United States.
All countries have histories of good & bad actions.
You need to balance them & understand all of them.
I wish everyone a great holiday tomorrow celebrating the 247th birthday of the United States.