#128 – Michael Malice: Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love, and Trolling

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - SEMrush: semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru - DoorDash: doordash.com/ and use code LEX to get $5 off - MasterClass: masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off annual sub EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: twitter.com/michaelmalice Michael's Community: malice.locals.com/ Michael's YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw Michael's Website: michaelmalice.com/about/ Your Welcome podcast: bit.ly/30q8oz1 The New Right (book): amzn.to/34gxLo3 Dear Reader (book): amzn.to/2HPPlHS PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 - Introduction 04:15 - Sponsors 07:58 - Putin and the Russian soul 15:01 - Love and trolling 25:31 - Problem with government 31:03 - Anarchism 53:07 - Politics 54:59 - Are most people capable of thinking deeply? 1:02:08 - Willy Wonka and Albert Camus view of life 1:08:08 - Trolling 1:12:26 - Conspiracy theories 1:29:43 - Donald Trump and the Election 1:36:58 - Trump Biden presidential debates 1:41:15 - Journalism is broken 1:47:56 - Communism 1:54:02 - Presidential candidates 2:04:34 - Libertarian party 2:14:56 - Objectivism 2:24:17 - Trolling 2:35:21 - The New Right 2:43:29 - Cancel culture 3:13:17 - Book recommendations 3:18:08 - Fear of mortality 3:21:08 - Meaning of life