Our Paramour, the State

Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor in chief of Reason magazine, joins the Remnant for the first time today to explore whether America’s libertarian spirit is still intact. In a moment where Americans are losing faith in authority, the right is succumbing to power worship, and pluralism is becoming increasingly unpopular, how can we avoid a “squishy apocalypse?” Moreover, is hypocrisy really a problem? Why can’t the government love you? And would the United States be a better place if dog catchers were defunded? Show Notes: - Katherine’s page at Reason - The Remnant with Peter Suderman - The Remnant with Leon Aron - Katherine on why you almost certainly shouldn’t vote - The Declaration of Independents, by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch - The Libertarian Mind, by David Boaz - Obama’s second inaugural address - The Remnant with Mike Gallagher - Leon Aron: “The Invasion of Ukraine, and Regime Change” - Dispatch Live on the Ukraine situation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices