Recently Tim Poole alluded to the so-called “shopping cart theory” of why self-governance is impossible. Specifically, because people can’t even bother to take back the shopping cart when this is clearly the socially right thing to do, we can’t hope to have a system relying on everyone’s good nature. Bob explains what’s wrong with this argument.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The blog post for the “Adventures in Pacifism: Louis CK edition” contest.Ben Powell on SomaliaBob’s book Chaos Theory, his article on libertarian law and military defense, his lecture on the market for security, and his lecture on military defenseThe Federalist No. 51

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