Is Juneteenth a fake liberal holiday invented to demonize the white man? We don't think so. On the contrary, regardless of your politics, we think Juneteenth represents a victory for humankind, a giant leap for mankind. Most of human history had slavery in it; we became enlightened enough in the 1860s to abolish the practice in this country. And that, we think, is a victory worth celebrating. SUPPORT US -Become a patron of philosophy: https://www.patreon.com/SocraticCitizen -Fill our digital change cup: https://www.paypal.me/SocraticCitizen DIALOGUE WITH US -Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SocraticCtzn -Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpRMT8Ycl_8gf76T0Dl4uWA -Watch the live show on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SocraticCitizen -Wisdom is not a goal, but a process: make sure to subscribe! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_4wI-vImM

Cato Institute scholar Kerry McDonald joins us to reveal the dirty politics behind public education, and to lay out just how good we *could* have it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKyDyAL1Vc

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I.F. Stone writes in his "Trial of Socrates" that Socrates was killed because he fundamentally opposed the idea of self-government. But Socrates' true position is closer to that of most spiritual leaders, that true authority proceeds from conscience, from moral authority, not from the barrel of a gun. This is a clip from our live show, which airs every Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications to be reminded when we go live, so you can join the dialogue! SUPPORT US -Become a patron of philosophy: https://www.patreon.com/SocraticCitizen -Fill our digital change cup: https://www.paypal.me/SocraticCitizen DIALOGUE WITH US -Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SocraticCtzn -Subscribe to our YouTube channel: -Watch the live show on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SocraticCitizen -Wisdom is not a goal, but a process: make sure to subscribe! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0i4qUKd_gk