Living Freedom: ‘Dystopian or dysfunctional? The 21st-century state’

Features the lecture ‘‘Dystopian or dysfunctional? The
21st-century state’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School
2023.


In recent years, governments have appeared directionless and
often incompetent. Institutions riven with disputes over cultural
values seem unsure of what they stand for. Crisis seems to be the
word of the year - energy crisis, cost-of-living crisis, climate
crisis, housing crisis – meaning a ‘state of emergency’ is now
ubiquitous. What is distinct about today’s elites and their
attempts to exercise authority? How should we understand the
relationship between authority and authoritarian? For those keen
to make the case for freedom, what should we be concerned about
today and how do we make the case for renewing liberty?


LECTURER Josie Appleton director, Manifesto Club; author,
Officious: Rise of the Busybody state.


READ ON The emergency addiction Josie Appleton, Notes on Freedom,
21 May 2023 Officious: Rise of the busybody state, Zer0 Books,
2016


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