Humanity Matters

Keynote address at the University of Central Arkansas.

In today's episode we interact with the quote by Carl Jung, "Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk." 

Dr. Fletcher continues the discussion on raising men and not boys, reflecting on the importance of initiation and how this old practice can assist males in cultivating purpose. 

Sharing my thoughts on the reparations movement for ADOS individuals. 

Continuing to look at how Aldous Huxley's Brave New World has resonance today. 

The final chapter of Created in Freedom: Poverty and Economics

Learning from Aldous Huxley and what it means for us today. 

Sharing my thoughts on moving beyond the construct of racial distinctions. 

Economic justice for individuals is achieved when individuals have the freedom to choose with whom they interact and make decisions which best align with his or her particular needs ultimately producing various expressions of enjoyment. 

In this episode, we look at the claim made by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors concerning financial accountability and ignorance about 990 reporting. 

Reflecting on Emmanuel Mounier's comments on Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World." What is the relationship between individualism and liberty? 

In Chapter 4 of Created in Freedom, Dr. Fletcher interacts with Robert Nozick's statement, "instead of trying to prove your opponent wrong, try to see in what sense he might be right." 

In chapter 3 of Created in Freedom, we engage with the question of, Why are individuals who are supposedly the objects of our compassion and recipients of improved economic opportunities, rarely, if ever, invited to the public discussion? 

Reflecting on Dr. Jung's observation, "the mind is endowed with the dignity of a cosmic principle." 

Reflecting on Dr. Jordan Peterson's 3rd Rule, "Make Friends with people who want the best for you." Taken from his book 12 Rules for Life. 

Our world possesses so many great works of artistic expression. There are musical pieces, paintings, pottery pieces which have stood the test of time influencing the development of whole academic courses around a singular artist or time period. I view particular comic book issues in a similar fashion.  There are some issues such as Action Comics #1 with the first appearance of Superman, Detective Comics #27 with the first appearance of Batman, or the panel imagery of Captain America facing off against Iron Man at the height of Marvel Comics Civil War, all creating indelible impressions within the comic book universe but also touch real life.

Keynote address given at the University of Central Arkansas celebrating the accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff. 

Today we talk about Arkansas Alcohol regulations, the Ukraine situation, and authoritarianism 

The monster works to rob individuals of hope.  Confront the monster by using your intelligence, skills, and that small amount of fear to discover more about the self. 

Dr. Fletcher is joined by Nicolle Fletcher to discuss a wide range of topics to include: 

1. Bel-Air
2. Instagram Posts

3. Men and Women Differences 

4. Question from listeners 

In this episode, Dr. Fletcher reflects on the phenomenon of race and how we as a society of individuals should transcend the limits of race in order to aid each other in times of suffering and celebrate each other when there are victories. 

For more content consider this talk by Glen Loury and John McWhorter. 

https://youtu.be/p38TdqSfBVo

In this episode, Dr. Fletcher discusses the relationship between freedom and how individuals can arrive at human flourishing as each persons has the opportunity to pursue an aim and find meaning. 

Walter Bruggeman describes persons as ready to let go, contemplating letting go, and not prepared to let go. There is hope nonetheless, the expression of a new future will be more enticing and desirable than what has been lost. A future that is stable and you can then continue on wrestling with the question, “Who am I?”

Today we talk about Conway news, Arkansas news, and freedom of speech. 

What are you willing to bargain for your better self? I want to be better and the great adventure for each of our lives is making disciplined decisions on a daily basis which point us to a destination which is greater than our present day. 

Today we talk about the Conway Special Election. There is a whole lot of detail here! 

Early Voting begins on Tuesday February 1, 2022

Election Day is Tuesday February 8, 2022

Why do captors keep the cage locked on a lion raised in captivity? Reflecting on zoos to learn about the dignity and worth of human beings. 

Talking about reparations and simply asking questions. 

In today's episode we reflect on how a little bit of chaos can serve to aid in our individual growth and support our uniquely identified goals. It is your opportunity to take on a new adventure for your life.  

I act to establish boundaries and restrictions. I want to control this menace. I want to justify when it’s ok for this menace to invade the lives others but never myself. I want complete control.

Today's episode covers the Conway Public School Board, Community Schools, and we ask the question, "So What are You Going to Do?" 

One of the phenomenon we must pay attention to as human beings desiring to guard our integrity and value is the phenomenon of conversion through means of physical and emotional degradation and manipulation. 

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One of the phenomenon we must pay attention to as human beings and in the most important effort of guarding our integrity and value as human individuals is the phenomenon of “Keeping up with the Joneses”

Purchase Huxley's Brave New World (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060850523) 

A courage and hope the shadowy places of the human experience will not prevail but what will warm the faces of your heart and mind, as well as mine, is the bright day in which we can tell future generations, “I was there. I was there with courage and hope and we won the day.”

Our Spiderman Review. I am shocked if you have not seen it yet. We also talk about Vice President Harris' recent interview on Comedy Central, and school threats in Conway, Arkansas. 

Merry Christmas to our listeners! 

Today we continue our look at Aldous Huxley's, Brave New World Revisited. 

Our concluding thoughts regarding over-population. 

Today's episode covers news from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and reacting to Jussie Smollett verdict. 

How do you proceed in your leadership as it relates to those in your home, office, or school? In this episode we do a quick survey of a former king and what we can learn from his leadership failures. 

We continue to reflect on Aldous Huxley's followup to Brave New World by looking at the threat of mass communication by demagogues to create social coherence. 

Aldous Huxley in 1958 ask the following question, “In an age of accelerating over-population, of accelerating over-organization and ever more efficient means of mass communication, how can we preserve the integrity and reassert the value of the human individual?”

In this week's thought we look at Rufus Burrow and his insights on Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Dr. King used the ideas of personalism to effectively influence his leadership and ministry during the Civil Rights Movement of the mid twentieth century. 

What it means to be a neighbor as we head into the last part of 2021. Find ways to get involved and make a difference locally! 

Ideas are so powerful. These conceptions take shape in the minds of individuals and over the course of time can influence others to share those ideas. There are a multitude ideas which can move individuals towards greater compassion alleviating suffering, ideas transforming existing technology to improve the lived experiences of individuals, and ideas depersonalizing an entire group for purposes known only to the purveyor. Ideas are powerful and have consequences in the lives of individuals, groups, and societies.

Welcome to Season 5 of the Humanity Matters Podcast!!! 

Hey its Season 5 of Humanity Matters!! Thank you to all who come and listen. Second, welcome to a new weekly offering, Personalist Living and Leading which seeks to promote ideas regarding human dignity and freedom for the goal of human flourishing. Consider these offering as short meditations to help you live and lead wherever you may be in the great wide world of ours.  

Wow! The end of the 4th season of Humanity Matters and that means, Ask Dr. Phil. We take questions submitted to the mailbag. Be on the look out for Season 5 with some new content and value we are seeking to add to our listening audience! 

Today's episode we talk about all the new DC material coming out, VP Harris using her position in the Church, and Jon Stewart's monologue painting freedom in a negative light. 

In today's episode Dr. Phillip Fletcher responds to recent comments by New York Governor Hockul regarding medical procedures. 

An very insightful interview with Larry Sharpe who considering a run for Governor of New York. 

Learn more about Larry Sharpe at larrysharpe.com 

We take on a question which critiques my approach regarding the current activities in our nation. 

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What can we learn about the relationship between war at home and war abroad? We also tackle the news coming out of the FBI and wonder how long we will continue to tolerate being in a perpetual state of war. 

Expressing my frustrations with the appearance of the visible Church in America in 2021. My guiding question, "What guides the visible Church today?" 

Responding to a past week news segment on NBC which appears to characterize different thoughts on Covid Measures as being catalyst for terror activity. 

Reacting to Mayor de Blasio's recent announcement about vaccines and access to private establishments in NYC. 

One of the ways we can reshape our world is by moving away from so much centralization and cultivate local ways of acting with each other. 

The pursuit of significance, of meaning, is a noble activity because it signifies the pursuit of something larger than yourself, yet it should be a pursuit you have initially discovered on your own and overtime you invite others to join you, if they wish.

Let talk about the minimum wage. 

Here is a helpful resource by the late Walter E. Williams 

https://fee.org/media/5133/0703williams.pdf

We critique and we have anger towards the action of a particular law enforcement officer or department. Ok. Yet when will we direct our outrage to those men and women who uphold legislation and pass legislation which manages our lives and when we stray, causes law enforcement officers to impose upon your life? 

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From the importance of individualism, to free speech to the relationship of the State to the individual, to law enforcement, to the Non-Aggression Principle, Rap/Hip Hop offered a very high level of critique for what was occurring in some Black communities and the desire for freedom.

A heartfelt discussion on the emotions, assumptions, and hopes of being a father. 

Tulsa is a lesson most certainly about the ugliness of humanity but I agree with you towards the end of your speech. Hope. Hope is also running through humanity as well. I hope as you do for the realization of justice in the lives of people.

A discussion with FEE Chairman Emeritus on political and economic spectrums. Are there commonalities between different political systems? How has education impacted our understanding of communism, socialism, and fascism?  

Connect with Lawrence Reed through his website: lawrencewreed.com   

Connect with Foundation for Economic Education: fee.org   

Article referenced in this interview: https://www.lawrencewreed.com/blog/https/elamericancom/the-only-spectrum-that-makes-sense

Taking questions from our listeners. 

May is dedicated to Mental Health Awareness. Laquita Norris is a licensed clinical therapist and owner of Gateway Family Therapy. We discuss her journey in becoming a therapist, the types of therapy available to individuals, the stigmas of attending therapy, and the benefits of therapy.  

Contact Ms. Laquita Norris   http://gatewayfamilytherapy.com

Volume 2 of Rap, Hip Hop, and Freedom looks at the libertarian principle of non-aggression through the hip-hop tracks of "Self-Destruction" and "We're All in the Same Gang." 

Notes:   

1. Statistics:  

* https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls **https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/bjsdr89.pdf 

2. Check out the great work of mother’s who are practicing both human agency and solidarity regarding violence between American Black neighbors. Check out https://www.voicesofblackmothers.com  

 3. Murray Rothbard: https://rothbard.com

A just society depends on the action of persuasion and relationship between persons. A society can produce what it believes to be “just” through force but it will not be moral.

We have a responsibility to one another, to be compassionate and creative, shaping a world in which we all have the opportunity to flourish as human beings.

Senator Tim Scott touched a nerve with his response to the President Joe Biden's Congressional address. Here are my thoughts plus a question from the mail bag. 

Denise Lee is a business coach who assists leaders with developing plans for every stage of business. Mrs. Lee is the host of "The Introverted Entrepreneur" Podcast.  She is also a prolific social commentator on social media.   

Connect with Mrs. Lee:  

 Twitter @Queenfreemarket

Website www.deniseglee.com

Instagram: @deniseleetalks

This podcast is a recorded episode from a Facebook live event. I hope you enjoy! 

A recent Pew Research Study conducted between March 1-7, 2021 was the match for this podcast. Also I recommend you read a book by the notable Carl Jung, "The Undiscovered Self" regarding the relationship between the Church and the State. Very insightful. 

The every day people in the urban areas reflect ideas of freedom. The opportunities to determine individual courses of life, the ability to speak freely, and powerfully critique structures which inhibit that freedom. If you actually read the lyrics, you would be surprised to find themes which are more in line with the Founding Fathers than the tyranny and oppression of political ideologies which seek to control the social, economic, and political life of citizens.

Surely we can find elements of classical liberalism woven within the lyrics and over the beats of rap and hip-hop! 

Peg Falls-Corbitt is the Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Hendrix College where she has taught since 1987. Falls-Corbitt graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rhodes College and holds her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Vanderbilt University. Her articles on the ethics of punishment include: “Against the Death Penalty: A Christian Stance in a Secular World,” in The Christian Century, “Retribution, Reciprocity and Respect for Persons,” in Law and Philosophy, and “Prisons and Privacy: A Moral Evaluation” in Freedom, Equality, and Social Change. In April of 2017, as Arkansas was preparing to execute eight people within eleven days, Falls-Corbitt’s letter entitled “Not Justice” appeared in the Arkansas Times. Falls-Corbitt is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. She and her husband Doug Corbitt, also a philosopher, have two adult daughters.

Today we take questions from the mailbag. JJ Abrams is taking over the Superman movie with Coates. Plus we talk about the impact of the minimum wage on nonprofits, and the liberty of ideas.

Our quote of the week comes from JS Mill and his book "On Liberty."  

"The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked by every character of mind." 

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Martha is a fully bilingual Miami native of Cuban descent and the daughter of a Cuban political prisoner who lived six years in Venezuela. She is a 4th generation farmer currently growing hemp on her farm in Miami-Dade.  Martha is a community councilwoman in Miami and is the Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade County Libertarian Party. She is the founder of Florida Genetics Center Hemp Farm and two successful e-tailers, Vetamerica.com and Pureformulas.com. In 2011, PureFormulas ranked 97th among the 500 fastest growing companies in the US, according to Inc. Magazine. Today PureFormulas remains one of the leading online retailers of health supplements and organic products. She currently hosts Libertarios Hispanos with Zach Foster, a Spanish-language internet show broadcast live through the Libertarian Party Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/LibertarianParty) every Wednesday night at 9:00 PM EST. Connect with Martha Bueno on Twitter: @MarthaBueno18

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Self-examination and self-knowledge are critical activities which can help announce our human dignity. We should take time to see how we are emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.  In today's episode we explore how we have dealt with our dissatisfaction and how we can move forward. 

What do you think about America? We have a complex history of success and failures.

Email your questions to humanitymatterspodcast@gmail.com 

Enjoy this audio essay from Dr. Fletcher discussing the educational progress of Black Americans. 

For more visit: https://www.phillipfletcher.org/essays/black-educational-optimism

Self-interest is a common human trait.  It should not be shunned as some type of immorality. In this episode, Dr. Fletcher reflects on the phenomena of personal desire and self-interest in business leaders and nonprofit directors.

Click on the link for further reading on the concept of self-interest as understood by Frederich Bastiat.

https://fee.org/articles/frederic-bastiat-the-primacy-of-property/

Dr. Fletcher offers reflection on the past year and how we can move forward in light of a new US Presidency. 

The movie "V for Vendetta" invoked the phrase, "Remember, remember the fifth of November." What will history say about January 6, 2021? We have everyday citizens from across the nation join our show to discuss thoughts and solutions in response to a historic day. 

The first week of 2021 did not have great start but that does not mean we can not believe for better. Enjoy this encouragement for the year! 

What can we learn about the use of war language as it relates to the COVID-19 Pandemic? What impact does such language have on our relationship to government and our economic situation in America?

Transcript available at our website: https://tinyurl.com/y675soe4

Today we talk about Election 2020 and the libertarian principle of voluntary association.

Resources Mentioned:

Created in Freedom: Poverty and Economics 

Steps to Voluntary Association and Action
1. Identify the Problem
2. Understand the Place and People
3. Practice Solidarity and Subsidiarity
4. Appeal to people first and government last. 

Dr. Fletcher participated in a panel discussion with former Libertarian Vice Presidential Candidate Spike Cohen and former Libertarian US Senate Candidate for Arkansas Ricky Dale Harrington. Topics include qualified immunity, incarceration, and solutions.

For more information about libertarianism visit libertarianism.org 

Our special series concludes with a sit-down discuss between a proponent of a national mask mandate versus individual choice in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. 

Supporting Information:
A Case for a National Mask Mandate: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200804.515241/full/

The Constitutionality of Federal Masks Mandates: https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-constitutionality-of-federal-mask-mandates/

Dr. Fletcher sits down with UCA CDI to discuss CoHO and race relationships.

For helpful resources:
Download a slide deck on "Moving Beyond Black, White, and All the Other Colors." https://www.phillipfletcher.org/content.html

Download the new slide deck mentioned in this podcast. 
https://www.phillipfletcher.org/content.html

Join in on this Q/A discussion with University of Central Arkansas nonprofit management students. Questions include:
1. Knowing when to transition to a full time Executive Director
2. Strategy in starting a non-profit

3. Leadership failure 

Today we talk about moving beyond racial constructs.

References 

Check out Thomas Chatterton Williams book, "Self Portrait in Black and White." 

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Black-White-Unlearning-Race/dp/0393608867

How can proceed once this quarantine is over? How can we help others, revisit our relationship with government, and being thankful. 

Nonprofit organizations depend on the presence and activity of effective board members. Effective board members demonstrate leadership, accountability, and sustainable practices. 

What's  going on beautiful people! Learn about my participation in working with the homeless in Conway and take part in this Q/A with members St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 

Talk given at Hendrix College reflecting on the spoken works of musical artist in the genre of Rap/Hip Hop. 

Keynote address at Hendrix College for Honors Students 

In this episode we define human dignity. We also interact with material by Dr. Glen Loury and CNN Journalist Drew Kann.