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283. Nerds of the Lowest Order (ft. Quinn Slobodian)
283. Nerds of the Lowest Order (ft. Quinn Slobodian)
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We are joined by Quinn Slobodian — author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy — to discuss the libertarian extremism that forms the intellectual foundation for right-wing movements. We can see how the fringe beliefs of anarcho-capitalists — like Murray Rothbard (neo-confederate secessionist) and David Friedman (medieval LARPer) — are gaining broader influence, even becoming mainstream. On one hand, they are raving lunatics, ideological zealots, and explicit racists. On the other hand, the utopias they desire can be found manifested in the zones and policies — like gated communities and gutted education systems — that have been surging for decades.
••• Quinn’s book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250753892/crackupcapitalism
••• Quinn’s twitter: https://twitter.com/zeithistoriker
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Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)
••• Quinn’s book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250753892/crackupcapitalism
••• Quinn’s twitter: https://twitter.com/zeithistoriker
Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills
Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)
Released:
Sep 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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