Young Americans for Liberty is a dynamic student group with chapters all over the country, so I’m happy to be participating in this regional conference. The title and description of my talk: “Why Young Socialists Don’t Love Us — But They Should” Description: “The historical record of socialist poverty and brutality is clear, and we […]
YAL Silicon Valley talk today on how younger socialists think Read More »
I am in Las Vegas today and looking forward to participating in this three-way panel discussion and debate: It was the notion of “Manifest Destiny” that led to the very existence of the Wild West in America’s history. Inherent was the idea that expansion into the American west by settlers was not only inevitable but
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The New York event was fast and fun, with a sold-out-wait-list-only crowd. Gene Epstein hosted and moderated. Comedian Dave Smith opened with some wry observations about current culture and politics. Thaddeus Russell was energetic and engaging in arguing that postmodernism is necessary for a politics of individual liberty. I argued the negative. Here are the
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I’ll be at FreedomFest in Las Vegas this week to do two talks and some media discussions. The conference theme is The Wild West, and they’ve lined up a strong group of speakers. Thanks to the team at The Atlas Society for making this possible.
FreedomFest 2019 — my three sessions Read More »
If you will be in Manhattan tonight, consider joining us for my debate with Thaddeus Russell on this claim: Postmodernism is necessary for a politics of individual liberty. I’ll be arguing the negative. More info and early-bird tickets available at Eventbrite. Thanks very much to the Soho Forum’s Gene Epstein for the invitation.
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Artist Michael Newberry and I did a joint session at the Atlas Retreat in Malibu. Our topic was Postmodernism versus Evolutionary Art. In this article, Newberry writes up our themes with accompanying pictures. “The BBC took a poll of 500 people in the art world and the result was that The Fountain, the urinal pictured above,
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From 2014, a heartfelt one-minute statement by musician Bono:
The idea of America — Bono re-affirms it Read More »
A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Audio: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Google Play Spotify Topics: The challenge of extreme cases // Hitler’s Mein Kampf in particular // Joke: A German asks how many Poles it takes to change a lightbulb // Hard questions related to the Nazi history // Can
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