<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voluntaryist, anarchist content ]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rO4B!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.png</url><title>The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca</title><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:58:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Ffeed" rel="self" 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href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FYR9EficG7MQ">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></p><p>No, it&#8217;s not a new WWF hero. It&#8217;s Stephan Kinsella (the Kinsellanator) returning to the White Pillbox, to smash a folding chair over the head of statism.</p><p>Together we bob and weave across the landscape of libertarianism and the transition to a free society. And we see tangible building blocks forming, as Stephan discusses the three important conferences he recently attended:</p><p>The Free Cities Conference held in Prospera Honduras</p><p>The Property and Freedom Society annual conference in Bodrum, Turkey</p><p>The 2026 Bitcoin Conference held in Helsinki Finland.</p><p>Stephan Kinsella is an intellectual property attorney and a major contributor to libertarian thought and scholarship. His work is consolidated at <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstephankinsella.com%2F">his main website</a>.</p><p>Just a handful of his publications include:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc4sif.org%2Faip%2F">Against Intellectual Property</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstephankinsella.com%2Fprinciples%2F">The Universal Principles of Liberty</a></p><p>Check out Stephan&#8217;s podcast <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fkinsella-on-liberty%2Fid595093254">Kinsella On Liberty</a></p><p>Links to the organizations of the events he attended:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffree-cities.org%2F">The Free Cities Foundation</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpropertyandfreedom.org%2F">The Property and Freedom Society</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbtchel.com%2F">The Nordic Bitcoin Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, 2026</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FsoyywXASOh4">My first interview with Stephan</a></p><p>Other general items we covered:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGreat-Fiction-Property-Economy-Politics%2Fdp%2F1610167287%2F">The Great Fiction, by Hans-Hermann Hoppe</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a 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video).]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:04:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F218105536%2F6da6594706bbf8533ba84b5d32987fe2.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uPyQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd26c6fad-a807-48ac-964f-1d3a2be8638c_88x146.png 424w, 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FbV4dIbP8NL0">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>This episode should White Pill you about the coming generation.</p><p>I spent time conversing with Matthew Geiger, a teacher at the Menger Institute for Market Economics and host of the Menger Institute&#8217;s podcast.</p><p>He is also a PhD candidate in Economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, where his research examines the economics of suicide. His work explores how monetary and political institutions distort individual sovereignty.</p><p>Matthew is a Hazlitt Fellow with the Foundation for Economic Education.</p><p>Matt mentioned the Menger Institute&#8217;s launching of its new program &#8220;The Economics of Anarchic Order&#8221;. This will take place at Descanso Gardens in Los Angeles on October 3rd, 2026 from 11am - 2pm.</p><p>Links: <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmengerinstitute.org%2F">The Menger Institute</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40MengerInstitute">The Menger Institute podcast</a></p><p>Matthew&#8217;s book and Master&#8217;s Thesis, <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2F05N2VFzf">&#8220;An Economic Analysis of Suicide&#8221;</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2F%40matthewgeiger">Matthew&#8217;s Substack</a></p><p>Also mentioned in this episode: <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAnatomy-State-Murray-Rothbard%2Fdp%2F1607967723">Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FPencil-Family-Tree-Told-Leonard-ebook%2Fdp%2FB003IWYFEO">I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNo-Treason-Constitution-Authority%2Fdp%2F1979293074%2F">No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLaw-Frederic-Bastiat-2013-09-21%2Fdp%2FB01K0TYZZG%2F">The Law by Frederic Bastiat</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FPolitics-Obedience-Etienne-Bonneton%2Fdp%2F155164293X%2F">The Politics of Obedience by &#201;tienne de La Bo&#233;tie&#8217;</a></p><p>Matt mentioned Dr. Thomas Szasz. One of Dr. Szasz&#8217;s most popular books is <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMyth-Mental-Illness-Foundations-Personal-ebook%2Fdp%2FB004V54ENO%2F">The Myth of Mental Illness</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Subscribe to receive new posts for free!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fsubscribe%3F"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fmy-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_content%3Dshare%26action%3Dshare"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Demail%26amp%3Butm_content%3Dshare%26amp%3Baction%3Dshare"><span>Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fmy-wide-ranging-discussion-with-matthew%2Fcomments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My appearance on the "The Free Thought Project"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my appearance on the Spotify audio podcast &#8220;The Free Thought Project&#8221; (see below for link).]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:04:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.scdn.co%2Fimage%2Fab6765630000ba8a51078cf04e126c42d1ba869d" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21NwYO%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:16115,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/217934681?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NwYO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4de517dc-dcc0-4ef0-a757-0ccd18aa31b7_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p>Here is the link to the interview&#8230;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a51078cf04e126c42d1ba869d&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Guest: Mark Maresca - The White Pill Roadmap: Reimagining Society For A Voluntary Future&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Free Thought&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vvfUkub0g9LbmTlgI2kcn&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false,&quot;isVideo&quot;:false}" src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fembed%2Fepisode%2F5vvfUkub0g9LbmTlgI2kcn" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>Hosts Jason Bassler and Matt Agorist were kind enough to have me on their show, and we covered a lot! Please check out their other content as well.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Subscribe to receive new posts for free!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fsubscribe%3F"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fmy-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_content%3Dshare%26action%3Dshare"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Demail%26amp%3Butm_content%3Dshare%26amp%3Baction%3Dshare"><span>Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fmy-appearance-on-the-the-free-thought%2Fcomments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce Brand returns to talk about the progress of Free Cities! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my 2nd interview with Joyce Brand. If you&#8217;re not sure we're transitioning to a free society, you'll love what Joyce has to say. (see below for link to the video)]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/joyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/joyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F216063586%2F55b66280751881d9ef2fc83fa285bfbf.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21ERG2%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:16115,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/216063586?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERG2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9355ef6f-9c7b-4dcd-97cf-cc88ee950872_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fl3f9-Zc9xg4%3Fsi%3D9CwZ7JMfJvgQ1Y54">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fl3f9-Zc9xg4%3Fsi%3D9CwZ7JMfJvgQ1Y54"> </a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUvlSEkTV1gA">My 1st interview with Joyce</a></p><p>The original YouTube link to the Free Cities Conference was made private, soon after this was posted. Here is main website of The Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morazanmodel.com%2Fadvising">Joyce&#8217;s role as Governance Architect</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreecities.substack.com%2F">Joyce&#8217;s Substack</a></p><p>And her book, <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0D3HW2XRK">&#8220;Pioneering Prosperity&#8221;</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fliveandletlive.org%2F">The Live and Let Live website</a></p><p>My apologies; I had genuine tech issues on this interview which made my part of the audio quite degraded. My thanks to Joyce for being both helpful and extraordinarily patient.</p><p>Joyce Brand is a Governance Architect, author of Pioneering Prosperity: The Moraz&#225;n Model for Free Cities, and creator of the Consent Architecture Framework, a methodology for evaluating the structural viability of emerging jurisdictions. Her work focuses on a question that has become increasingly important as new cities, special jurisdictions, and startup societies emerge around the world: what makes a new jurisdiction structurally viable&#8212;and capable of surviving political pressure?</p><p>Drawing on her experience living in Ciudad Moraz&#225;n, Honduras, and her work with founders and investors developing new jurisdictions, Joyce studies governance as something that can be designed, tested, and improved rather than simply inherited.</p><p>She writes and speaks internationally about free cities, voluntary governance, and the institutional structures that allow emerging jurisdictions to survive political pressure and endure over time. She writes about these ideas at Free Cities Substack and is currently writing The Sovereign Network, a book about the emerging architecture of governance beyond the traditional nation-state.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Subscribe to receive new posts for free!</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fsubscribe%3F"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/joyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fjoyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_content%3Dshare%26action%3Dshare"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dsubstack%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Demail%26amp%3Butm_content%3Dshare%26amp%3Baction%3Dshare"><span>Share The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/joyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarkmaresca.substack.com%2Fp%2Fjoyce-brand-returns-to-talk-about%2Fcomments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My speeches at Larken Rose's 'Approaching Humanity' event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy my 3 speeches along with my own commentary about each one. (see below for link to the video)]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-speeches-at-larken-roses-approaching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-speeches-at-larken-roses-approaching</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F214166274%2F8327b9b2e72e78b020c38930697efb68.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21F2qO%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:16115,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/214166274?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F2qO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ec31499-a6b9-43f5-87ea-35c9b1ae30ed_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FsPVs5_e4ifg">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>I was privileged to attend, and speak at, the &#8220;Approaching Humanity&#8221; event on July 18, 2026 in Sedona, Arizona. Hosted by Larken Rose, the multi-media event featured numerous speakers including Larken Rose himself, his wife Amanda, Patrick Smith, Craig Harguess, James Corbett and many others.</p><p>Here you can enjoy my 3 speeches along with my own commentary about each one. All together they well encapsulate many of the insights and White Pills that emerge from my in-depth analysis of the psychology of the myth of political authority.</p><p>I encourage you to check out <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherosechannel.com%2F">Larken&#8217;s website, The Rose Channel</a>, where you can watch the entire event and get an ocean of his awesome content.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a 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We went through my experiences at Larken&#8217;s recent event in Sedona, Arizona, called &#8220;Approaching Humanity&#8221;.</p><p>I particularly enjoyed the part of our discussion where we did a bit of a philosophical question-and-answer. We were talking about libertarian activism, strategy and messaging; we stepped away from the details of the &#8220;how&#8221;, and dove deep into the &#8220;why&#8221;. I&#8217;d be interested in your comments about that.</p><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherosechannel.com%2F">This is Larken&#8217;s main website</a></em></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5yjm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F413c98e1-960c-482d-818b-727fe63bc2fe_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5yjm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F413c98e1-960c-482d-818b-727fe63bc2fe_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5yjm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F413c98e1-960c-482d-818b-727fe63bc2fe_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5yjm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F413c98e1-960c-482d-818b-727fe63bc2fe_88x146.png 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am honored to be one of the speakers at the upcoming event &#8220;Approaching Humanity&#8221;. This one-time event is organized by Larken Rose and will be held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center in Sedona, Arizona on July 18, 2026.</p><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherosechannel.com%2Fhumanity">Click here for the event link</a></em></p><p>Just a few of the speakers include Larken Rose, Amanda Rose, and Patrick Smith.</p><p>(Check out my interviews of <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FdHnVRyNlBRI">Larken part 1 </a>, <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FBRCs7eTMcqo">Larken part 2</a> and <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5mqCuik_e2Y">Patrick</a>).</p><p>There will be a lot going on, as you can see from the event flyers below. I would love if some of you can attend. If you can&#8217;t make it in person, you can still attend virtually: members of <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherosechannel.com">the Rose Channel</a> get the livestream for free. His subscription price is very reasonable, so please consider joining.</p><p>As you can probably guess, I will be dispensing some White Pills across 3 of my talks. And I suspect I won&#8217;t be the only one doing so.</p><p>Please consider joining us at this one of a kind experience&#8230;thank you!</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21GIp_%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F09969009-b449-467b-9b88-389f8e7deb50_1556x1102.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GIp_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09969009-b449-467b-9b88-389f8e7deb50_1556x1102.jpeg 424w, 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I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Subscribe to receive new posts for free!</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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We covered both fun and serious topics and I think you&#8217;ll get something out of it...I certainly did.</p><p>Patrick is co-hosting and speaking at Larken Rose&#8217;s upcoming event, &#8220;Approaching Humanity&#8221; (I&#8217;ll be speaking there as well by the way!) Details for the event are at his <a href="iframe.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therosechannel.com%2FHumanity">main site</a> and on <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dx7OdQdUITwU%26amp%3Bt%3D77s">YouTube</a>.</p><p>Covered in this episode:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fanarchast.com%2F">Patrick&#8217;s main Anarchast page</a> (which links to its Discord server)</p><p>and <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCNvkDFGmEojalREtEYFPBXg">on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCXpxu5fMt4NoRzBwjNqiTzg">His Peaceful Parenting University</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fantisubjectivism.com%2F">Anti-Subjectivism</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCv52wgM8QvkGxHeqMtUWqDw">His Disenthrall YouTube channel</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLarken-Rose-Most-Dangerous-Superstition%2Fdp%2FB00NBPRXWO%2F">&#8220;The Most Dangerous Superstition&#8221; by Larken Rose</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDangerous-Right-When-Government-Wrong%2Fdp%2F1595553509">&#8220;It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom&#8221; by Andrew P. Napolitano</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNo-Treason-Constitution-Authority%2Fdp%2F1979293074">&#8220;No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority&#8221; by Lysander Spooner</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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As usual we had a great back and forth. This was all about how we can White Pill ourselves when the state throws black pills at us, left and right.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FxNfqsTtmlJ0">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>Shepard has made a significant contribution to the body of freedom literature. I encourage you to get a copy of his latest book, <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3RAi3QN">&#8220;The Consent Principle: The Moral Line Between Freedom and Force&#8221;</a></p><p>...which is also available on audio at the same link.</p><p>Mentioned in this video...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3WV-cYOXAGc">My first interview with Shepard</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-0Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">&#8220;The Most Dangerous Superstition&#8221; by Larken Rose</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLarken-Rose-Most-Dangerous-Superstition%2Fdp%2FB00NBPRXWO%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FrtL_BRERKx4">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>Keith is Managing Editor at the <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fdont-tread-on-anyone%2F">Libertarian Institute</a> and host of the <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40KeithKnightDontTreadonAnyone">Don&#8217;t Tread on Anyone podcast</a>. Keith&#8217;s books:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fdomestic-imperialism-nine-reasons-i-left-progressivism%2F">Domestic Imperialism</a></p><p>Keith mentioned <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhumanprogress.org%2Ftime-pricing-mark-perrys-chart-of-the-century%2F">Mark Perry&#8217;s chart of the century graph</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material:</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p><p>&#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FConsent-Principle-Moral-Between-Freedom-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0GV1Q4H5W%2F">The Consent Principle</a>&#8221; by Shepard the Voluntaryist</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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(see below for link to the video).]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/the-narcissist-state-a-groundbreaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/the-narcissist-state-a-groundbreaking</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F186014872%2F0a44fa0ff8e68eda9a6d0d86e2451649.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21dV-u%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15640,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/186014872?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dV-u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc10765d-bc0d-4c30-a6a2-5de9551ceaa8_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FgwiULGLTHjw">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>What are the actual psychological triggers within propaganda that enable the state to maintain the belief of political authority?</p><p>Philip Bodeswell joins me to discuss his groundbreaking online book, &#8220;The Narcissist State&#8221;.</p><p>Few thinkers have explored the eerie parallels between living breathing narcissists, and how statist propaganda manages to manipulate minds. No, it&#8217;s not narcissistic Bond villains rubbing their hands in glee. It&#8217;s the natural systemic outcome of statism. How the myth of political authority makes our minds vulnerable to well-understood narcissistic dynamics.</p><p>But it&#8217;s not merely descriptive. Philip seeks to empower the individual&#8230;to become aware of the dynamic and be mentally on guard. And he provides useful guidance that parallels the healthy ways to deal with real-life narcissism: exit strategies.</p><p>Philip is proud of his lifelong commitment to political liberty and the ideas and activities that get us there. He values independence, especially in thought. Philip has degrees, or their equivalent, in Sport, History, Computer Science and Law. He&#8217;s done contract IT development and project management from within the matrix. He&#8217;s a UK qualified barrister, and has been involved in radical politics in the UK. In fact, he was imprisoned for refusing masking during COVID. He&#8217;s run an informal on/offline gathering called &#8216;Agora&#8217; for many years. Plus, he&#8217;s a keen squash player/coach, and has even done some stand-up comedy in London.</p><p>Philip&#8217;s content:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenarcissiststate.net%2F">The Narcissist State framework</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpbodeswell.substack.com%2Fs%2Fthe-narcissist-state">Philip&#8217;s Substack</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2F%40narcissiststate">Philip&#8217;s X/Twitter</a></p><p>Discussions on:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2F2Dsa942f">Discord</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fnarcissiststate%2F">Redditt</a></p><p>Also covered in the episode:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0036855%2F">The 1944 film &#8220;Gaslight&#8221;</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpbodeswell.substack.com%2Fp%2Fai-fear-mongering-plays-right-into">Philip&#8217;s Substack article on AI</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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A fun and thought-provoking interview.]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/check-out-the-knocked-unconscious</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/check-out-the-knocked-unconscious</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:20:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%212KYh%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F78149556-334e-4161-85bf-f40ea2d691a3_1190x322.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FucuWLPKSc6I">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>In this episode I explain the foundational reasoning and evidence that supports one of the most profound White Pills to come out of my podcast: that we have already started the transition to a free society. And that this is not only tangibly evident, but virtually unstoppable.</p><p>First, I spend time explaining how there are different interpretations of the term &#8220;White Pill&#8221;. A common one, which I reject, is that it means a generally optimistic attitude...a &#8220;glass half full&#8221; perspective. Sorry, that&#8217;s not what qualifies, in my book. Rather, my White Pills are based on evidence and logic. In other words, real world reasons for hope. At least for me, this is a more solid grounding in declaring something a White Pill.</p><p>Then I explain exactly <em>why</em> we have commenced the transition to a free society. Not based on an optimistic feeling. But based on real world empirical evidence, basic psychology, logical thinking, and solid cause-and-effect reality.</p><p>This will prove to be the episode most bookmarked by my audience. It&#8217;s a consolidated, bullet point synopsis of a profound White Pill. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F0_wgHLzQ4lk">This episode from my Myth of Authority masterclass recaps the whole series, with an abundant bounty of White Pills</a>.</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FMKVt_H00gn0">This episode untangles many libertarian myths about the transition...and discusses the actual, realistic timelines to a free society</a>.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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of propaganda, etc. (see below for link to the video)]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-interview-with-jake-day-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-interview-with-jake-day-of-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:02:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F183834427%2F2bc254965b25ae1994a0ab23d1999c54.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21sskr%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15640,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/183834427?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sskr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc238b45b-ee98-4e89-a95e-92532e8c61eb_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FrHqvBEHMOoU">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>The trilogy is complete as Jacob Day joins me on the White Pillbox.</p><p>First, yours truly was <a href="iframe.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifbywhiskey.com%2F">interviewed by Jake and Mark Puls on their podcast, If By Whiskey</a>&#8230;</p><p>...next, <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5zlIG1-F_B4">Mark appeared as a guest</a> here on my show&#8230;</p><p>&#8230;and Jake joins me here to complete the circle of life.</p><p>We covered so many interesting topics, such as Jake&#8217;s awesome music, his libertarian backstory, libertarian messaging, the sad &#8220;state&#8221; of propaganda, etc.</p><p>Some links to topics we covered&#8230;</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCZYYnzlRvSeRNdX_BATLMHg">Jake&#8217;s YouTube music page</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DOLAK5uy_m7KE9nBJ-fhWI-l7clgPkkW7yqLgtYiEE">Featuring his beautiful single &#8220;What I Leave Behind&#8221;</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCqcII3MiIX9J5FPaicRn_3Q">The YouTube music page of Jake&#8217;s most recent band Notorious Saints</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCN_mbZLJGQxkGsn2ikXhsAA">His former band SixGun&#8217;s YouTube music page</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhQzlkkF-JBo%26amp%3Blist%3DOLAK5uy_mxaCDQ34OOwmSlpXtVlyP9a-ZoJrN1Ru0">Featuring their cover of &#8220;Jailhouse Rock&#8221;</a></p><p>My episode <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fi376gOKEtQI">&#8220;Is Dave Smith onto something?&#8221;</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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We discuss guests like James Corbett & Larken Rose, and more.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy my 2025 closeout episode. I had a great conversation with subscriber James (see below for link to the video).]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/year-end-2025-recap-with-subscriber</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/year-end-2025-recap-with-subscriber</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F183306298%2Fa15dd8baea3015bd62c0f8780b41a226.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21rKBS%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15640,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/183306298?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rKBS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6b8497-72e0-4f1d-81ff-8132d4d12def_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FF-MZk722Ki8">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>Enjoy my 2025 closeout episode. I had a great conversation with subscriber James.</p><p>(Apologies on the quality...I had both video and sound glitches).</p><p>We discuss White Pillbox guests like Larken Rose, James Corbett and Carey Wedler.</p><p>James was especially curious about how the insights of the transition to a free society have been received by guests. We also covered libertarian messaging, the masses, and a whole lot more.</p><p>Links to topics/guests we discussed:</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcorbettreport.substack.com%2Fp%2F2025-the-year-the-narrative-changed">James Corbett&#8217;s recent 2025 Recap</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Di376gOKEtQI">My episode &#8220;Is Dave Smith Onto Something?&#8221;</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareywedler.com%2F">Carey Wedler&#8217;s website</a></p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fmarkmaresca3%2Fstatus%2F2005758558311215126%3Fs%3D20">My recent Twitter post showing how helpful the libertarian messengers are</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F5zlIG1-F_B4">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>Please enjoy my all-encompassing interview with Mark Sean Puls. We covered loads of topics like current libertarian debates, principles, strategy, and the eye-opening realization that we have begun the transition to free societies. Plus we learn about some of Mark&#8217;s experiences, for which this short description cannot do justice.</p><p>Mark and his If By Whiskey co-host Jacob Day were kind enough to <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dip2oeZDLdaY">interview me on their show recently</a>.</p><p>Mark Sean Puls is the unapologetic voice behind <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Frumble.com%2Fuser%2FMarkSeanPuls">Knocked Conscious</a> and <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fifbywhiskey.com%2F">If By Whiskey</a>, two podcasts that refuse to play nice with bad ideas. He cuts through political theater, media propaganda, and cultural nonsense with the precision of a scalpel and the charm of a guy who definitely pours his whiskey before reading the headlines.</p><p>Mark doesn&#8217;t do scripted narratives or corporate-approved talking points. He does real conversations&#8212;smart, raw, sometimes chaotic, always honest. Whether he&#8217;s exposing hypocrisy, interrogating guests, or laughing his way through America&#8217;s current circus, he brings the perfect mix of humor, bite, and &#8220;did he really just say that?&#8221;.</p><p>If you&#8217;re tired of safe takes and sanitized commentary, Mark&#8217;s your guy. No filters. No sacred cows. Just whiskey, wit, and the truth&#8212;served neat.</p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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Enjoy our discussion covering cinema, propaganda and even some white pills (see below for link to the video).]]></description><link>https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-interview-with-andrew-treglia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://markmaresca.substack.com/p/my-interview-with-andrew-treglia</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Maresca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:01:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F180920411%2F13aaf49c7c690fa4d11f11a7861aff13.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%216L-2%21%2Cw_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png" width="88" height="146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:146,&quot;width&quot;:88,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:15640,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/i/180920411?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6L-2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1a35795-4d16-4cdf-8abc-c415bfd4587d_88x146.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p></p><p><em><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1fIUgnbKqHo">Click here for the video link on YouTube</a></em></p><p>I thoroughly enjoyed conversing with film director Andrew Treglia.</p><p>Drew has directed 4 feature films, including the cult classic <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjonesplantationfilm.com%2F">Jones Plantation</a> and his Documentary to End All Documentaries - <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_cp-fo4nv5I%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">Barnum World</a>.</p><p>His podcast is called &#8220;Maverick in The Machine&#8221;, and you can find it on his <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drewmedia.studio%2F">main website</a>, his <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40DrewMediaTV">YouTube Channel</a> and his <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrewtv.substack.com%2F">Substack page</a>.</p><p>We covered lots of ground, including cinema as a unique art form. Drew doesn&#8217;t hold back as he discusses the status of film today, state propaganda, and public indoctrination. But wait for it...Drew sprinkles in a few white pills of his own!</p><p>Some links to topics we covered...</p><p>Drew&#8217;s appearance with Larken Rose on <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiHqOzFcP91s">Jason Whitlock&#8217;s show</a></p><p>Larken Rose&#8217;s short <a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs">The Tiny Dot</a></p><p>...</p><p><a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLlij6tezE1rsQ7QG4QQMrKx9CaXUx9W2O">My full, free 23-part Myth of Authority Masterclass</a></p><p>Since some may be new to libertarian perspectives, here is a short list of links you may find helpful. I&#8217;ve classified them based on the different ways people ponder issues:</p><p><strong>Want to know how important things would get done without government?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMachinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism%2Fdp%2F0812690699">The Machinery of Freedom</a>&#8221; by David Friedman; for private law specifically (rather than government law) try &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stephankinsella.com%2Flffs%2F">Legal Foundations of a Free Society</a>&#8221; by Stephan Kinsella</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db-nE5XChP-M">The Case for Privatization, of Everything</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkhRkBEdSDDo">Law without Government: Principles</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8kPyrq6SEL0">Law without Government: Conflict Resolution</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5qmMpgVNc6Y">Law without Government: The Bargaining Mechanism</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want a comprehensive overview?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertarianinstitute.org%2Fbooks%2Fvoluntaryist-handbook%2F">The Voluntaryist Handbook</a>&#8221; by Keith Knight</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D031SoWmJMUg">Anarchy 101</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6IcZQc5zAM4%26amp%3Bt%3D2s">The Philosophy of Liberty</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to get down to the root of it, without sugar coating?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fanatomy-state">Anatomy of the State</a>&#8221; by Murray Rothbard, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMost-Dangerous-Superstition-Larken-Rose%2Fdp%2F145075063X%2F">The Most Dangerous Superstition</a>&#8221; by Larken Rose</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_9ZV5feW-M8%3Fsi%3DoWeL7s8-vlvFwFzm">The Fundamentals</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du-sRbR2QQ7w">The Whole Problem</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fstate-too-dangerous-tolerate">The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DH6b70TUbdfs%26amp%3Bt%3D1s">The Tiny Dot</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on economics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Fresources%2Fi-pencil%2F">I, Pencil</a>&#8221; by Leonard E. Read, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Feconomics-one-lesson">Economics in One Lesson</a>&#8221; by Henry Hazlitt</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmises.org%2Flibrary%2Fattractiveness-austrian-economics">The Attractiveness of Austrian Economics</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Want to focus on the absurdity of politics?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Reading material: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProblem-Political-Authority-Examination-Coerce%2Fdp%2F1137281650%2F">The Problem of Political Authority</a>&#8221; by Michael Huemer</p></li><li><p>Video: &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvpU6NuqqIYo%26amp%3Bt%3D365s">Election Day</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DngpsJKQR_ZE%26amp%3Bt%3D5s">I&#8217;m Allowed to Rob You</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNIgztvyU2U">If You Were King</a>&#8221;, &#8220;<a href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvb8Rj5xkDPk%26amp%3Bt%3D42s">The Jones Plantation</a>&#8221;</p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://markmaresca.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for checking out The White Pillbox by Mark Maresca! 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