Hello and welcome to the political orphanage, bubbly and fun like a glass of champagne, but also smart and engaged, like

we crushed up some Adderall and dropped that in the champagne.

Basically this program is Tipsi Adderall. You're welcome.

Today we're going to get into some deep foundational thinking of Western civilization.

We are going to summon the ghosts of Thomas Hobbs, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

will explore power, sovereignty, alienation, and powdered wigs.

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