Episode 22: Mandates Against Mandates

In Woke News this week, former NFL coach Jon Gruden resigned in disgrace over some marginally distasteful statements made in some very old emails. Does this count as ‘cancel culture’? What is ‘cancel culture’? Then, in Federalism News, some state governors are banning vaccine mandates and confusing libertarians who aren’t sure whether it’s ever okay for governors to ban anything. Amanda has a theory to reconcile the libertarian pragmatics and ethics of the issue. Next, workplace walk-offs continue apace! Maurice analogizes the current situation to the many libertarian lessons hidden in Disney’s ‘A Bug’s Life’. Finally, China: will they or won’t they [blow up the world]? Mentioned in the Show: Jon Gruden Resigns in Disgrace https://www.google.it/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.amp.html Governors Against Mandates https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/texas-vaccine-mandate-ban-likely-be-trumped-by-federal-law-could-cause-2021-10-13/ Workplace Walk-Offs: Chicago PD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/many-chicago-police-could-walk-off-job-over-vaccine-mandates/vi-AAPz1iD You Are Not Free to Move About the Country https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2021/10/12/cancellations-vaccines-and-lawsuits-how-the-pandemic-has-fractured-love-between-southwest-unions/ China Better Have a Landing Path Programmed for the Armed Flight https://www.ft.com/content/b14925de-839d-4373-acaa-821128e41e30 Follow Civil Discord on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod Follow Civil Discord on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGryff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice