Links to material covered in the episode:
This podcast series on the myth of authority
Median age of corporate media viewers is about 70
Recent news viewership ratings
Washington Post analyst walks out on his colleagues
Downward trend in trust in media
Chuck Schumer, a normal guy grilling a burger
Financial Times article: "The Politician's Trick of Pretending to Be Normal."
BBC article: "Politicians Trying to Look Like Normal People"
MSN article: "Why Are Politicians So Cringe When They Try to Be Normal?"
Hillary Clinton: losing the narrative
John Kerry: free speech impedes the state
Indiana law allowing people to shoot cops
A bonus video: uncomfortable bullies getting mocked
Want to know how important things would get done without government?
Reading material: “The Machinery of Freedom” by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try “Legal Foundations of a Free Society” by Stephan Kinsella
Video: “The Case for Privatization, of Everything”, “Law without Government: Principles”, “Law without Government: Conflict Resolution”, “Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism”
Want a comprehensive overview?
Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight
Video: “Anarchy 101”, “The Philosophy of Liberty”
Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?
Reading material: “Anatomy of the State” by Murray Rothbard, “The Most Dangerous Superstition” by Larken Rose
Video: “The Fundamentals”, “The Whole Problem”, “The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate”, “The Tiny Dot”
Want to focus on economics?
Reading material: “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read, “Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt
Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?
Reading material: “The Problem of Political Authority” by Michael Huemer
Video: “Election Day”, “I’m Allowed to Rob You”, “If You Were King”, “The Jones Plantation”
Thanks for listening!
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