A teacher holding a paddle used for corporal punishment.I’ll be giving a talk titled:

Moral and Political Arguments Against Corporal Punishment in Schools: On the Need for Democratic Discipline

Date: October 17, 2019
Time: 10:40-11:50 a.m.
Event: The Mid-western Educational Research Association Annual Conference, 2019
Topic: Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
Sponsor: The Midwest Educational Research Association
Venue: Kingsgate Hotel and Conference Center, Mt. Adams
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.
More Info: Click here for more information.

I’ll be talking about “Culture and Self Respect” in the Discourse on Democracy series at Texas State University San Marcos.

Date: March 14, 2019
Time: 02:00-03:00 p.m.
Event: Culture and Self Respect
Topic: Culture and Self Respect
Sponsor: Discourse on Democracy Series, Department of Political Science at Texas State University San Marcos
512.245.2143
Venue: Alkek 250 Teaching Theater
Location: Alkek 250, Centennial Hall 157, LBJ Student Center 4-16.1
San Marcos, TX
Public: Public

This is a talk and conversational meeting that I’ll be facilitating at the Public Library in San Marcos, Texas, for the Philosophy Dialogue Series organized by Texas State University San Marcos.

Date: March 13, 2019
Time: 04:30-06:00 p.m.
Event: Democracy and Public Philosophy
Topic: Democracy and Public Philosophy
Sponsor: The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University San Marcos
Venue: San Marcos Public Library
512.393.8200
Location: 625 E Hopkins Street
San Marcos, TX 78666
Public: Public

The logo for Philosophy Bakes Bread.Starting on Monday, January 9th, I will join a friend and co-host Dr. Anthony Cashio of the University of Virginia at Wise to broadcast the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast, a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) airing every Monday at 2 on WRFL Lexington, 88.1 FM.

Philosophy Bakes Bread first aired as a pilot podcast, for which I put together 4 episodes here. The new show will be weekly, featuring a co-host, interviews, special segments, and more. Plus, it will be broadcast for the Lexington, Kentucky area, before it is then made into a downloadable, subscribable podcast (for me, so I don’t have to do it!). So, the initial audience is here in Kentucky, but soon becomes anyone with an internet connection or a smartphone. I hope you enjoy!

If you’re not in Lexington, you can stream the show live at http://wrfl.fm/stream, or you can wait until it comes out as a podcast episode. More info on that coming soon!

Date: January 9, 2017
Time: 02:00-04:00 p.m.
Event: Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show & podcast
Topic: Philosophy Bakes Bread
Sponsor: The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA)
859.257.1849
Venue: WRFL Lexington, 88.1 Radio
859.257.9735
Location: Lexington, KY
Public: Public

If you haven't checked out SOPHIA, you should, at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

Invited talk at the University of Kentucky Law School’s faculty lounge, on “Culture, Law, & Justice: On Expression vs. Cultivation in Speech.” It will focus on freedom of speech and government speech, along with their limits.

Date: September 26, 2016
Time: 12:00-01:00 p.m.
Event: Invited talk on "Culture, Law, & Justice: On Expression vs. Cultivation in Speech"
Topic: Culture, Law, & Justice: On Expression vs. Cultivation in Speech
Sponsor: The University of Kentucky School of Law
Venue: The Faculty Lounge
859.257.1678
Location: 620 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506-0048
USA
Public: Public

Photo of a brown bag with writing that reads "Brown Bag Lunch Talks"Looking forward to giving a Brown Bag Lecture at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture in Oxford. I’ll be talking about Uniting Mississippi, a work of philosophy relevant to folks interested in history, southern studies, education, political science, economics, and policy. I hope to see you there.

Date: February 3, 2016
Time: 12:00-12:50 p.m.
Event: Brown Bag Lecture on 'Uniting Mississippi'
Topic: Brown Bag Lunch 'Uniting Mississippi'
Sponsor: Center for the Study of Southern Culture
662.915.5993
Venue: Tupelo Room
662.915.5993
Location: Barnard Observatory
University, MS 38677
USA
Public: Public

If you're looking for a speaker for your next event, visit my Contact page. Follow me on TW & FB.

Photo of the West Biloxi Public Library.After an interview on WLOX TV in Biloxi, MS, which will air on the 4pm news program, I’ll head to the West Biloxi Public Library for a book talk and signing event.

Logo of Bay Books of Bay Saint Louis, MS.I’m very happy to say that Bay Books of Bay St. Louis, MS, will be there to manage book sales for the signing. Please spread the word and, if you’re near by, come talk about Mississippi’s future.

Date: December 7, 2015
Time: 05:00-06:00 p.m.
Event: 'Uniting Mississippi' Book Signing
Topic: Uniting Mississippi
Sponsor: Bay Books
228.463.2688
Venue: West Biloxi Public Library
228.436.3095
Location: 2047 Pass Road
Biloxi, MS 39531-3125
USA
Public: Public

If you're interested in having me speak with your group, be in touch, visiting my Contact page. Follow me on Twitter and on Facebook.

Logo of the John Dewey Society.Leaders of the John Dewey Society asked me to organize a panel workshop on public philosophy for the 2016 American Educational Research Association meeting. The conference them is: “Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies.” 2016 is also the 100th anniversary of the release of Democracy and Education. More info once details are finalized.

Date: April 8, 2016—April 10, 2016
Event: Leading - Public Philosophy Workshop: Building on Dewey's Example
Topic: "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies."
Sponsor: The John Dewey Society
Venue: American Educational Research Association's Annual Conference
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
USA

If you're in D.C. and would like to meet, or if you have a group that is looking for a speaker, visit my Contact page.

Logo of UNC Charlotte.Excited to announce that I’ll be heading to UNC Charlotte to give a talk in April 2016. The audience will be made up of folks from “philosophy, American Studies, and perhaps also an interdisciplinary mix of public policy faculty and graduate students.” Sounds great. Some of the details I’ve listed are tentative for now. I’ll post more definitive details soon.

Date: April 4, 2016
Time: 02:00-03:00 p.m.
Event: Giving an Invited Talk at UNC Charlotte
Venue: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC
USA
Public: Public

Logo for Reed's GumTree Bookstore of Tupelo, MS.On Wednesday, November 18th, I’ll be heading to Reed’s Gum Tree Bookstore in Tupelo, MS, for a book signing for Uniting Mississippi: Democracy and Leadership in the South, from noon until 1:30 pm.

Earlier that morning, I’ll be giving an interview on WLOV’s This Morning show in Tupelo, MS. If you’re in Tupelo that day, the signing will be at lunch time, so come on by!

Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 12:00-01:30 p.m.
Event: Uniting Mississippi Book Signing at Reed's Gumtree Bookstore
Topic: Uniting Mississippi Book Signing
Venue: Reed's GumTree Bookstore
(662) 842-6453
Location: 111 S Spring St.
Tupelo, MS 38804
USA
Public: Public

Learn more about the book here. Please share this announcement with them and spread the word!