Ep. 205: An anarchist’s perspective with Michael Malice

Michael Malice is a self-described “anarchist without adjectives”
and is the author of several books, including most recently “The
White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil.” He is also the host of the
podcast, “YOUR WELCOME,” and the subject of the biographical
comic book, “Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story.”


 


Michael joins us today to explain why he hates the term “free
speech,” and gives his thoughts on McCarthyism, anarchism,
Twitter, and more.  


 


Timestamps


 


0:00 Introduction


0:46 Who is Michael Malice?


6:45 What is an anarchist without adjectives?


7:26 The definition of anarchism/prominent anarchists 


8:01 How do we have free speech in an anarchist society?


16:54 The McCarthy Era


20:38 Students for Justice in Palestine


24:57 Should we advocate for a culture of free speech?


30:44 “Hitman” 


34:01 What is the core right under an anarchist system?


36:26 Elon, Twitter, and free speech


44:38 Emma Goldman and McCarthyism


55:27 Cancel culture  


1:01:37 From Emma Goldman to Solzhenitsyn


1:05:31 What is it like to live under an authoritarian regime?


1:12:23 The war in Ukraine


1:15:24 Outro


Show Notes 


 


“Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il” by
Michael Malice 


“Hitman: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors” by Rex
Feral (pseud.)


“Khrushchev's Secret Speech” (Encyclopedia Britannica entry)


“My Disillusionment in Russia” by Emma Goldman


“Schenck v United States” (1919)


“The Anarchist Handbook” by Michael Malice


“The Gulag Archipelago” by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn  


“The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics” by
Michael Malice


Episode Transcript