This lengthy discussion with Paul Gottfried and Joseph Cotto of the SF Review of Books, on their “thinking man’s current events show,” was so much fun, despite the solemn subject:
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ILANA MERCER: AZ Quotes
Classical Liberalism, Ilana Mercer, libertarianism, Natural Law, Paleolibertarianism
Someone did a good job. Nice collection at:
Ilana Mercer Quotes
UPDATED (9/30/019): Mises Institute in Seattle: Why American Democracy Fails
America, Ancient History, Argument, Democracy, Ilana Mercer, Intelligence
I spoke at the Mises Institute’s annual gathering in Bellevue, Washington, Saturday, September 14.
I was asked to address the dumbing down inherent in democracy. The title of my presentation was “How Democracy Made Us Dumb,” or “Democracy As Idiocracy.”
Indeed, the greatest thinkers (before Hans-Hermann Hoppe)—the Athenian philosophers—distrusted democracy. The Athenian thinkers held that democracy “distrusts ability and has a reverence for numbers over knowledge.” The Founders agreed.
Thinking in opposition to democracy is part of our heritage, yet you won’t hear a critique of democracy in mainstream circles, conservative or liberal.
Many thanks to Jeff Diest for his introduction—and for including me in this well-attended event. Liberty still flickers in Washington State.
The podcast is up. A YouTube is to follow.
UPDATE (9/30/019): YouTube of “How Democracy Made Us Dumb.”
NEW COLUMN: The Anatomy of A Twitter Blocking — My Own
NEW COLUMN IS “The Anatomy of A Twitter Blocking — My Own.” It’s on WND.COM and The Unz Review.
An excerpt:
TWICE HAVE the censors at Twitter kicked me off their anything-but-neutral platform.
When these arbiters of right and wrong periodically block my Twitter account, visitors to the site will be greeted with a stark warning:
“Caution. This account is temporary restricted.” The snowflakes will be forewarned of “some unusual activity on the account. Do you still want to view it?” Naturally, the worded choice offered—to view or not to view—ultimately doesn’t exist. I am told that when you click to avail yourself of the “choice,” my account is nowhere to be seen. Once blocked, you’re invisible.
The visual that assaults the eye is this one:
The screen shot was taken by a friend. For, when sent to the Twitter doghouse, one is typically barred from accessing Twitter at all, except for fleetingly seeing the notice, “Your account has been locked.”
… READ THE REST on WND.COM and The Unz Review.