Episode 165: The Permission Society (with Timothy Sandefur)
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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2016 · News & Politics
What’s the difference between a society where people are free to do whatever they please and one where they must first get permission from the government to do things like owning land, building a house, or starting a business? What’s wrong with these systems of permitting? Show Notes and Further Reading Timothy Sandefur’s book is The Permission Society: How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do About It (2016). https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Society-Ruling-Freedoms-Privileges/dp/1594038392 Download the .mp3 of this episode: http://bit.ly/2hxQKUT Subscribe through iTunes: https://bitly.com/18wswtX Subscribe through Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/1VLM4sh Free Thoughts RSS feed: http://bit.ly/1q2vZQP
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