LoLP 148: Steve Horowitz: “Don’t Smash the State!”

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🗓️ 12 October 2015

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in economist and author Steve Horwitz on his recent article entitled “Don’t Smash the State.” But first Steve reveals how he first became introduced to the ideas of liberty, Steve and Marc discuss how works of fiction can often be the impetus towards a further philosophical pursuit. Steve explains why he embraced the idea of “pushing the button” to “end the State” overnight when he was a young libertarian, and just what insights made him start to believe this idea might have flaws. Steve describes his pr [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:06.8	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:14.0	Daddy!
0:17.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.2	Now that's term time working.
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0:29.1	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
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0:33.1	If you break someone's legs and give them crutches, right?
0:34.0	Okay, fine.
0:37.5	But instead of worrying about taking away the crutches, stop hurting their legs.
0:44.0	Welcome to the Lions of Liberty podcast.
0:50.7	Here is your host, your guide, your shining beacon of liberty, Mark Clare.
0:57.9	By Hooker by crook, you found yourselves once again listening to this show the lions of liberty podcast this is episode number 148 today's show notes can be found over at lyonsofliberti.com
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