1/11/24 Keith Knight on the Reasons He Left Progressivism

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Scott Horton

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🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Scott interviews Keith Knight about his new book Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism. They go through a number of insights, all cited in the book, that convinced Knight that those with compassion for the world’s poor ought to embrace nonaggression and free markets. Discussed on the show: Domestic Imperialism by Keith Knight Keith Knight is Managing Editor of the Libertarian Institute, host of the Don’t Tread on Anyone podcast, and the author of Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism and organizer of the Voluntaryist Handbook. Follow him on Twitter @an_capitalist This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, y'all welcome to the Scott Horton's show.
0:02.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute.
0:09.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute,
0:14.8	editorial director of anti-war.com.
0:17.6	Author of the book, Pools Arren,
0:19.6	time to end the war in Afghanistan,
0:21.6	and the brand new enough already. Time to end the war in Afghanistan and the brand new enough already time to end the war on
0:24.8	terrorism and I've recorded more than 5,500 interviews since 2003 almost all on
0:31.3	foreign policy and all available for you at
0:34.3	Scott Horton.org you can sign up the podcast feed there and the full
0:38.6	interview archive is also available at YouTube. YouTube. year and one of them was domestic imperialism nine reasons I left
0:55.1	progressives by the great Keith Knight. Welcome back to the show Keith how are you doing
0:59.1	man? I am doing fine Scott thank you for having me. Oh yeah, thank you for being the managing editor of the Libertarian Institute and for writing this great book.
1:08.3	And it's got the evil Woodrow Wilson and the evil FDR and the evil LBJ and the evil Bernie Sanders and the evil FDR and the evil L.B.J and the evil Bernie Sanders and the evil
1:15.2	AOC right there on the front. And it's all black and red and commy looking font and
1:22.2	everything. It's great. I love it. Domestic imperialism. Nine
1:27.7	reasons I left progressivism. I think the most fantastic wonderful inspiring intriguing interesting title of a book I ever read
1:40.0	Domestic imperialism how could any leftist get past,
1:44.6	never even mind the subtitle, right?
1:46.7	Just any leftist, look at the title
1:49.8	and go, oh, you kind of got me there.
1:52.4	You know what I mean?
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