We are joined this week by Stephan Livera who moderates a debate between Saifedean and Alex Gladstein, of the Human Rights Foundation, on the question of whether bitcoin is a democratic technology.

Alex has written on how bitcoin can protect free speech.
https://quillette.com/2019/12/17/how-bitcoin-can-protect-free-speech-in-the-digital-age/

Articles and Books mentioned in the episode:


Hoppe: Democracy: The God That Failed
http://library.lol/main/6E4C0C23B1ED8FA9AA79A575B5CCA072

Why Monarchies Rule for standards of living
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/monarchies-good-economies/