www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl6b... Hope you'll listen in to my exchange with our DemocracyCafe.org advisory board member, Dr. Robert P. George, who recently co-authored a book with his dear friend and political-ideological opposite Dr. Cornel West.

Little could I have possibly foreseen, when I recorded this moving exchange with esteemed public intellectual and friend Cornel West on September 9th, just how timely and prescient it would prove to be. Hope you'll listen in with all you have. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MNw...

'Why I Started Socrates Cafe.' My latest Substack offering. Hope you'll check out the story behind the story of Socrates Cafe, now a global grassroots movement after humble origins and modest expectations. christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/p/why-i-star...

I keep getting invites to play bit roles at 'prestigious' democracy & peace forums featuring establishment players pontificating from stages in auditoriums to us mere mortals seated below. They'd be immeasurably enriched if they also had inclusive egalitarian exchanges -- the DemocracyCafe.org way!

open.substack.com/pub/christop... Hope you'll check out my latest Substack post, on naming traditions and sacred process of naming

Be sure to check out my latest Substack post, 'Names, Namelessness, & Anonymity' - from my continued exploration of 'What's in a name?' posed in an outpouring by Shakespeare's Juliet - oh, and please subscribe :) christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/p/names-name...

An Associated Press article today notes that "Trump won the White House on the promise of keeping America out of costly foreign conflicts and scoffed at the value of American interventionism."

christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/publish/post... Check out my latest Substack offering on the genesis of my latest dialogue project, Shakespeare Cafe, and let me know your thoughts. This is for my Dad, who was not afforded by those malevolent users with him at the end to say his goodbyes.

open.substack.com/pub/christop... My latest #substack post. A meditation springing from #Shakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet and her soliloquy, 'What's in a name?' Many thanks to those who have subscribed. I appreciate it tremendously.

Happy Easter, everyone. Here's my latest Substack post -- part 2 of my 'What's in a name?' meditation that springs from my Cafe Shakespeare project. open.substack.com/pub/christop...

open.substack.com/pub/christop... My latest Substack offering, in case of interest. A meditation that springs from a Cafe Shakespeare/Shakespeare Cafe exploration of 'What's in a name?'

This is as good a moment as any to read (or dust off and re-read) Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer", as well as Elias Canetti's "Auto da Fé," and Hermann Broch's "The Sleepwalkers."

Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of my second book for Wisdom University (formerly Thinknetic). This book looks at 5 modern philosopher titans, to see what they can teach us today. Please pick up a copy, and, if you find value in it, reviews are very helpful and appreciated as well.

Anyone make any New Year's resolutions that you care to share? Mine include: be a better person, hubby, dad, have more self-honesty & insight, be more calm & understanding (especially when under stress), to be a more disciplined writer, kick ass with our nonprofit, which can do more good than ever

Very excited by the Arabic -language publication today of my book 'Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy' by the wonderful award-winning publisher Tashkeell.

Hello to all of my many BlueSky followers! Okay, three followers. Okay, really two, since the Socrates Cafe follower is basically me.

Check out my latest addition (and all previous ones :) to my ever-growing online anthology-reader of our great modern Socratic Movers and Shakers - this one feature the animal liberation philosopher/author/scholar/activist Peter Singer. medium.com/philosopher-...