Living in the Age of Covid: “The Power of the Powerless”
In a “post-totalitarian” period, power does not simply originate from a singular dictator, but rather conscripts the population into its very structure.
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End the Shutdown, Again
If every new virus or variation warrants shutdowns or new vaccines, we will face an unending dystopian hellscape of state intervention in our medical decisions.
Can Taxation Be Justified?
Michael Huemer has recently come up with some cases in which taxation is justified. Is it, though?
The Role of Intellectuals and Anti-intellectuals
How can anyone get away with controlling a state? Why would others put up with such an institution?
End the Shutdown, Again
If every new virus or variation warrants shutdowns or new vaccines, we will face an unending dystopian hellscape of state intervention in our medical decisions.
Our Corporate Oligarchy and the Road to National Socialism
The Nazi regime represented not a unique evil in history but rather a now conventional combination of two dangerous ideological trends: nationalism and socialism.
Russell Kirk’s “Libertarians, the Chirping Sectaries”
Professor Bradley Birzer from Hillsdale College joins the show to dissect Russell Kirk's famous 1981 essay condemning libertarians.
We’re in the Middle of a Long War with the State
Often, when the “smash the state” position is invoked—especially among those less familiar with the state as an institution—further investigation reveals a dangerous lack of precision about what exactly the state is.
European Unification as the New Frontier of Collectivism
Present-day prophets of a united Europe share with past conquerors like Napoleon and Hitler a strong preference for a society directed, more or less violently, by a small political elite. All in the name of "eternal peace."
