Ep 25: Understanding the State

What do we mean when we use the words 'the state'? Why did it evolve? What should its limits be? What have we normalized about it that should terrify us? Are we all part-time slaves? Welcome to Episode 25 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah. In this episode, Amit and Ajay talk about how the existence of the state is itself an act of violence -- a necessary one, as we need it to protect our rights. But we should consider, whenever we recommend government action, that every act of government is an act of violence. It carries a moral cost, and so we should set its limits accordingly. A useful prism to think of this is the one of scope and strength. Oh, and Ajay walked into a glass wall! This episode was first published on YouTube on December 15, 2023. For magnificent, detailed, juicy show notes, click here.