Dan and Michael Destroy Democracy
In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael inquire into the health democracy by complaining about techno-fascists, advising a parent to go full ratf!ck on a high school election, and consoling activists about their endless meetings. I’m not sure we would vote for us. But, if you think the people should be able to throw the bums out, as they say, this episode is for you.
In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael discuss and/or are informed by:
An article in the Times about that rigged Texas lottery: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/rigged-texas-lottery.html
A profile of Curtis Yarvin in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/09/curtis-yarvin-profile
“Does the “New Economy” Measure Up to the Great Inventions of the Past” by Robert Gordon https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.14.4.49
“Election” (the movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/
“The Tyranny of Structurelessness” by Jo Freeman https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm
