Libertarians Are Exhausting (Part 2).
Inside the 50-year American coup d'état.
In part two of “Libertarians are Exhausting” we’re still talking about freedom and liberty. Economic freedom, personal liberty and the next important concept we need to unpack: The Rule of Law. Plus we'll take a look at the masters of the libertarian universe (aka the brains, money, economists and lawyers) behind the nouveau American style fiscal-anarcho-capitalist-minarchist-neoliberal-objectivist cauldron of bullshit we know as modern day libertarianism.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:03:14 | Parks and Recreation: Ron Swanson Talks Taxes
- 00:07:06 | MSNBC: Gary Johnson Asks: 'What Is Aleppo?'
- 00:07:44 | MSNBC: Gary Johnson: "I’m Having An Aleppo Moment"
- 00:08:15 | The Guardian: Gary Johnson loses his cool when pressed on his disputed tax policy
- 00:10:56 | Stripes: Lighten up, Francis.
- 00:11:21 | Count of Monte Cristo: Kings and Pawns
- 00:12:11 | The Princess Bride: The Battle of Wits
- 00:15:50 | Scarface: In this country you gotta make the money first!
- 00:18:04 | Clinton remembers Richard Mellon Scaife
- 00:20:20 | It's A Small World After All
- 00:22:07 | Atlas Shrugged: Money is no evil.
- 00:25:52 | The Devil's Advocate: Why the Law
- 00:33:13 | Good Will Hunting: It's Not Your Fault
Resources
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The New Republic: How David Koch’s 1980 Fantasy Became America’s Current Reality
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Forbes: This Secretive Billionaire Is One Of America’s Biggest Conservative Donors
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SourceWatch: American Legislative Exchange Council
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Brookings: ALEC’s Influence over Lawmaking in State Legislatures
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Libertarian Party: Platform
Book Love
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David Boaz: The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
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Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
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Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
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H. L. Mencken: Notes on Democracy
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Thomas Paine: Rights of Man
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Bernard E. Harcourt: The Illusion of Free Markets: Punishment and the Myth of Natural Order
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Kurt Andersen: Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
Pod Love
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News Beat: MLK's Last Month: Memphis
UNFTR Episode Resources
UNFTR Quick Links