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Links to material covered in the episode:Part 1 of this series on the myth of authority.Part 2 of this series on the myth of authority.Part 3 of this series on the myth of authority.For the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Links to material covered in the episode:Part 1 of this series on the myth of authority.Part 2 of this series on the myth of authority.For the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:Part 1 of this series on the myth of authority.For the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:Several books exploring the belief in government authority…* “The Most Dangerous Superstition” by Larken Rose* “The Problem of Political Authority” by Michael HuemerFor the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:* My essay: Imagine if anarchy was the natural, default behavior of virtually everyone. Oh wait...it is.* My essay: Another logically inconsistent claim of statism: anarchy can never work in practice (so ignore examples where it does).* My essay: Spontaneous order is your friend* “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. ReadFor the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”Want a comprehensive overview?* Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* Video: “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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:* “The Machinery of Freedom” by David Friedman* My essay contrasting the handling of child abuse in a free society, versus today* My essay: The White Pill behind the classic question: "How would (fill-in-the-blank) be handled in a stateless society?"* My essay on the host of logical contradictions of statismFor the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”Want a comprehensive overview?* Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* Video: “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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:· My essay: Politics as a Libertarian StrategyFor the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”Want a comprehensive overview?* Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* Video: “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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:* My essay: The most influential foundations of State legitimacy are quickly losing power.* The full length feature film Jones Plantation, which shows how ruling over people using manipulation works better than by using brute force.For the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”Want a comprehensive overview?* Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* Video: “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* Video: “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Some links to material covered in the episode:* My essay: Yes, there are White Pills in the COVID madness* My essay: On the Psychology of the 2020 COVID Response* The same essay on audio, on Disenthrall’s “The Book Club”* Tom Woods’ book “Diary of a Psychosis”For the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues: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”; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try “Making the Case for Private Law and Defense From Scratch”Want a comprehensive overview?* Reading material: “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* Video: “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* If you prefer watching video, try “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”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!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

My interview on The Anarchast:The same interview, on OdyseePatrick Smith’s links…* Supporters Link: https://Disenthrall.me/support* Discord Link: https://Disenthrall.me/Discord* Platforms List: https://Disenthrall.me/platformsSome links to material covered in the episode:* My essay The State is a Weak Adversary* My essay on Michael Malice’s recent book, The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil* Michael Malice’s actual book* My essay explaining why we do not have to convince the masses of the NAPFor the newbiesSince some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:Want to know how important things would get done without government?* If you like to read, try “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* If you prefer watching video, try “The Case for Privatization, of Everything”Want a comprehensive overview?* If you like to read, try “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* If you prefer watching video, try “The Philosophy of Liberty”Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?* If you prefer to read, try “Anatomy of the State” by Murray Rothbard, “The Most Dangerous Superstition” by Larken Rose* If you prefer watching video, try “The Whole Problem”, “The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate”, “The Tiny Dot”Want to focus on economics?* If you prefer to read, try “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read, “Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt* If you prefer watching video, try “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?* If you prefer to read, try “The Problem of Political Authority” by Michael Huemer”* If you prefer watching video, try “Election Day”, “I’m Allowed to Rob You”, “If You Were King”, “The Jones Plantation”Thanks for listening!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com

Here is a link to my essay referenced in the Podcast, From the White-PillBox: Part 1.Since some listeners may be newbies to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I’ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:Want to know how important things would get done without government?* If you like to read, try “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* If you prefer watching video, try “The Case for Privatization, of Everything”Want a comprehensive overview?* If you like to read, try “The Voluntaryist Handbook” by Keith Knight* If you prefer watching video, try “The Philosophy of Liberty”Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?* If you prefer to read, try “Anatomy of the State” by Murray Rothbard, “The Most Dangerous Superstition” by Larken Rose* If you prefer watching video, try “The Whole Problem”, “The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate”, “The Tiny Dot”Want to focus on economics?* If you prefer to read, try “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read, “Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt* If you prefer watching video, try “The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics”Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?* If you prefer to read, try “The Problem of Political Authority” by Michael Huemer”* If you prefer watching video, try “Election Day”, “I’m Allowed to Rob You”, “If You Were King”, “The Jones Plantation”Thanks for listening!Thanks for reading Articles by Mark Maresca! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markmaresca.substack.com