Libertarianism.org has posted a podcast on the politics of Star Wars as a followup to my podcast on the politics of Star Trek (which was based on this article). It features my friend and fellow SF fan, Ilya Somin. I think it makes the case very well that Star Trek is a vastly more interesting and intelligent franchise, not to mention more politically palatable. My favorite part of this podcast is Aaron Ross Powell's rather desperate question, whether Star Wars isn't libertarian "...at least, just a little bit?"
(Like all good Americans, I love Star Wars. But it is morally abominable in almost every way. To get a sense of why, check this out.)
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