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Sargon of Akkad discussion: Pomo and Destabilization Strategies [transcript]

The transcript of my discussion with Sargon of Akkad follows the embedded video.     Understanding Postmodernism with Professor Stephen Hicks Transcript of Sargon of Akkad’s (a.k.a. Carl Benjamin) interview with Stephen Hicks, June 2018 Questions What inspired you to write a book explaining postmodernism? Military history suggests that pomo is an attack strategy—is it?

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Dr. Jane Clare Jones, the Intellectual Dark Web, and me

Dr. Jane Clare Jones seems like a nice, intelligent person, but my tweet about the ethos of the Intellectual Dark Web prompted a strongly negative response and this chain of exchanges: Dr. Jones replied: I responded, as did she: And with a helpful clarification that she also disagrees with the authoritarian Left: Me on the

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White and Anti-White Racism at *The New York Times*

Sure will be interesting to see how these two new stories play out in the Gray Lady’s soul: 1. Baseball player with history of racist tweets. Apologizes. Milwaukee fans’ reactions. NYT publishes *scorching* response. 2. A week later, NYT editorial-board hire with history of racist tweets. Doesn’t apologize. NYT expresses *understanding*. Bad behavior all around,

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Sargon of Akkad conversation on pomo and destabilization strategies

My discussion with Sargon of Akkad (aka Carl Benjamin) on these topics: What inspired you to write a book explaining postmodernism? Military history suggests that pomo is an attack strategy–is it? Pomo is brilliant but diabolical, but why is it the far Left that’s using it most? But pomo is not really communist, is it?

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Innovation Is Upsetting | Be Willing to Be Offended on a Regular Basis — with Professor Stephen Hicks

My podcast on the Bill Murphy show is now up on these platforms: LinkedIn RedZone Blog Soundcloud iTunes Stitcher (for Droid users) A transcription is also available at the RedZone Blog link. Themes and questions: The humanities-universities’ shift from classical liberal education with focus on individual and his uniqueness to a post-modern outlook with focus on

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Hebrew translation of *The Battle for the Soul of the University is Raging*

My Savvy Street article, “The Battle for the Soul of the University is Raging,” was translated into Hebrew by Shahar Shlush and published here. “The protesters and disrupters may be angry, but they are adults who know what they are doing. ‘Cry-bullies’ is half-right, as the tears are a tactic.”

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