Stephen Hicks

In Nineteen Eighty Four, the hapless protagonist Winston finds the powers-that-be’s demands for intellectual obedience increasingly oppressive, to the point that his cognitive grip on reality becomes tenuous. Does two plus two even equal four anymore? O’Brien, the power-lusting antagonist, explains patiently: “Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are […]

We’re now posting serially at thinkspot the transcripts of my Open College podcasts. Here’s the ninth: OC9: Envy’s Moral-Psychological Challenge. “American writer Gore Vidal confessed in a kind of secret-diary moment: ‘Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.’” Audio versions of the podcast are available free at my website, YouTube, Bitchute, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud.

Two philosophers discuss current culture through a historically informed lens. My CEE did this extended video interview with Capaldi about his life and work. I reviewed his Liberty and Equality in Political Economy: From Locke versus Rousseau to the Present.

Questions for August 2020 Q&A at thinkspot:SLAVERY1. What do you know about the abolition of slavery in Brazil? How did it happen?2. I doubt that your last presentation is anything like what has been taught in the American educational system. How can we stop the ideologically possessed from indoctrinating a dangerous one-sided narrative In our