I don’t know much about Cody but I found him engaging, though I didn’t listen to any of the other parts of his presentation yet. Take note of the social contract as the “big other” theory he brings up. It’s a tool of what C.S. Lewis called “moral busybodies“—bureaucrats, activists, and other state-as-religion believers use … Invasion of the Moral Busybodies
Watch from 11:27 – 15:26. My takeaway is that 1) Enlightenment philosophical ideals aren’t as great as we dress them up to be, and 2) an abstraction (in this case, the state) with people as its primary engine cannot be trusted with the exclusive use of force. Bear in mind that Molyneux is very much … American Government is a Failed Enlightenment Experiment
This is the level of political campaigning and discourse in Pennsylvania: video selfies, genuine or faux (probably the latter). Not that I care much since modern politics is really just like two guys with different tribal banners telling each other they are terrible people. And they’re both right but for the wrong reasons. It is … Katie McGinty’s Video Selfie
Political campaign commercials are the worst expression of modern media technology. Wolfy here is playing bigshot by wanting to make gas companies “pay up” by taxing them for drilling in PA, and he’s going to use the revenue to help pay for schools. There’s no such thing as taxing a corporation, because the corporation always … Surprise! A Politician Thinks You’re Stupid
Reading things like this lead me to believe politicians inhabit a completely different universe. Not just a different moral universe, but a literal inverted realm in every way except physically. Hat tip goes to Ed Hurst for this. Emphasis mine: The circumstances of McGovern’s 2011 arrest were marked by stinging irony. McGovern was brutalized and … Freedom Means Dragging and Beating You
1. A libertarian asking for more government is not very libert_rian. If you answer number 1 correctly, the rest should be easy. 2. If you’re a libert_rian, you don’t make a case for mandatory GMO labeling of food products. 3. If you’re a libert_rian, you don’t make a case for the state recognition of gay … A Libert_rian Fill In The Blank Quiz