Our head politician wants to use political leverage to fix higher education’s semi-censorship problem. Universities should be ashamed that it has come to this — those universities, at least, that do not have healthy free-speech cultures. Of course politicians already use their power — financial threats and regulatory compulsion — to make universities do what […]
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A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Audio: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Topics: Are entrepreneurs really a breed apart? // Mindset: artist, mother, entrepreneur // Kids as entrepreneurial // Why entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs // What holds us back? // The entrepreneurial approach to your life. Transcription: Forthcoming Sources: Entrepreneurial
On Being the Entrepreneur of Your Life [Open College series] Read More »
Dr. Bella d’Abrera will be the MC for two of my Adventures in Postmodernism Tour events. Here is a recent piece she published on the state of history (mis-)education in Australia: Three Years in an Aussie Re-education Camp. Dr. d’Abrera attended Cambridge University and writes about postmodernism in Australian media and appears on major news
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I wrote this piece in 2003 — my explanation of how two lines of development of modern art culminated in postmodernism. The 29 images from Munch, Picasso, Dali, Warhol, Saville, and others used to illustrate the trendlines now have updated links. The article has also been translated into German, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese. Related: *
“Why Art Became Ugly” — image links updated Read More »
I talk with three scholars from the Institute of Public Affairs: Special Episode – Postmodernism with Dr Stephen Hicks What is postmodernism, and what are the goals of the postmodernist movement? On this special episode of the Looking Forward Podcast Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Canadian philosopher Dr Stephen Hicks and
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Claire Lehmann will be the MC for my Adventures in Postmodernism Tour event in Sydney, Australia on March 15. Ms. Lehmann is founding editor of Quillette. Here is a recent piece she published: “We Must Defend Free Thought.”
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In light of this USA Today report — “With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional” — a reminder of the three competing positions. Traditional-conservatives: Governments can force anyone to engage in military service for the good of the community. Hence, a compulsory draft is justified. Liberal-libertarians: Governments should protect
Military draft — liberty or equality? Read More »
I’m happy that a Hebrew translation of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault is forthcoming. The publisher is Sella Meir Press, based in Tel Aviv. I’ll post the publication date and info when they’re known. For other editions and translations, please see the Explaining Postmodernism page.
Hebrew translation of *Explaining Postmodernism* forthcoming Read More »