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Interview on BAM South’s Midlife Criss podcast

[featured-image link=”bamsouth.com/category/podcast/” link_single=”bamsouth.com/category/podcast/” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of a microphone in front of a soundboard.”] I had a great time talking with Jack Criss on BAM South’s Midlife Criss podcast. The interview will soon be up on BAM South’s site, but for now Jack’s posted the interview on Sound Cloud. The player is here below. Jack is…

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Top Tweets and Highlights of 2015 – My First Storify

[featured-image link=”https://storify.com/erictweber/getting-started” link_single=”https://storify.com/erictweber/getting-started” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”This is a photo of my first piece published on The USA Today Web site, ‘Reciprocal Goodwill Is Answer to Flag Issue,’ which links to my Storify page for my ‘Top Tweets & Highlights of 2015.’”] I’ve made my first Storify post, which I used to gather some of the big…

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Reciprocal Goodwill Is Answer to Flag Issue

[featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/12/Reciprocal-FB.jpg” link_single=”http://etw.li/1M14nza” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of the printed version of the article.”] My latest piece in the Clarion Ledger draws on Aristotle’s insights about friendship, which he called acknowledged reciprocal goodwill. We sure need more of that in Mississippi. Click here or on the Clarion Ledger logo on the right to read the piece on their Web…

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Video of My Interview on WLOX TV News at 4

The video clip of my interview on WLOX TV News at 4 in Biloxi, MS, is included at the bottom of this post. I had a great time visiting the coast, seeing the beautiful water, and talking with some really nice people. [featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/12/WLOXintvw-Frame.jpg” link_single=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/12/WLOXintvw-Frame.jpg” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”This is a still video frame from my interview on WLOX…

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Video of my Interview on WLOV of Tupelo

[featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/11/Weber-WLOV-Intvw.jpg” link_single=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/11/Weber-WLOV-Intvw.jpg” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Screenshot of the interview I gave for WLOV’s This Morning show with Katrina Berry.”] As promised, I’m posting here below my interview on WLOV of Tupelo’s This Morning show with Katrina Berry. Also, below that is a photo of the nice layout that Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore setup for the book signing…

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Had a Great Visit with Katrina Berry on WLOV Tupelo

Despite the torrential rain this morning, I made it on time to meet with Katrina Berry of WLOV Tupelo’s This Morning show. Berry is an impressive, award-winning journalist and TV anchor. Her award was from the Associated Press for her weekly series, Heavenly Helpers. When I first got a chance to talk with her, she explained…

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Public Philosophy Is Worth It

I’ve tried my hand at a few new kinds of public engagement efforts that have borne fruit. The latest example for me is in seeking TV interviews to talk about issues in public philosophy, particularly some ideas about how I think Mississippi could benefit from good democratic leadership. I’m headed to Tupelo, MS for an interview on WLOV’s…

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Guest View: Don’t gut the Dewey Center

I am an alumnus of SIUC’s Ph.D. program in philosophy. I am writing to urge you to continue full support for the Center for Dewey Studies. I understand that the center has been asked to prepare a budgetary plan for a reduction of its support by 50 percent. Were that reduction to be applied, it…

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Sometimes Heritage Does Harm

This article was published online with the title “Sometimes Heritage Does Harm,” and in print, with the title “‘Heritage’ Argument Overlooks History.” It is republished here with permission. Click on the image or here to open a scan of the printed version, or here for a PDF of the online version. The text from the online…

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