{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Reformed Libertarians Podcast","title":"Ep. 14: Does Political Representation Make Sense?, with Gerard Casey","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/078401df\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2741,"description":"An interview with Dr. Gerard Casey about his article \"The Indefensibility of Political Representation.\" Dr. Casey introduces himself and recounts how he became a libertarian anarchist. He speaks about the idea of legitimate command and various options proposed to justify the state's supposed authority. He summarizes some of his examination of political representation from his article. He also talks about what real democracy was like, and closes with a reflection on caring for the poor in a free society.\nhttps://reformedlibertarians.com/014/\n00:00 Start\n00:32 Episode description\nArticle discussed (25 min read), \"The Indefensibility of Political Representation\" by Gerard Casey : https://mises.org/library/indefensibility-political-representation\nAudio presentation (18 mins) : https://mises.org/library/which-be-master-indefensibility-political-representation\n01:51 About Dr. Casey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Casey_(philosopher)\nAcademia page: https://ucd.academia.edu/GerardNCasey\nInterviews by Dr. Casey: https://www.youtube.com/@caseyinconversation6380\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/Casey5122dark\n05:18 Libertarian conversion\nThe Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises : https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit\n10:07 Principles of legitimate command\n15:11 Options proposed to justify the state \nThe main option in the West today is the idea of \"representative\" democracy which is equated with self-governance\n17:54 Hannah Pitkin's analysis and the basic incoherence of political representation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Fenichel_Pitkin\nThe Concept of Representation by Hanna Pitkin : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520021568?tag=kerrybaldwin-20\n25:44 Inevitable bureaucratic obstacles\nBBC2's \"Yes Minister\" : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Minister\n29:46 Actual democracy and sortition\nAgainst Elections by David Van Reybrouck : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1847924220?tag=kerrybaldwin-20\nJury Nullification: https://fija.org\n37:24 \"Let The Poor Starve?\"...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_ffQojCKkfVxhZ9aBJTTn0-xS1eU1nXEHMhYA1yDuC0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4NzE1LzE3MDUz/MzM2MzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}