We finish the first chapter of "Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes" by Jacques Ellul. There's a bit of heat over the propaganda of advertising, some reflections on libertarian summer camp and homeschool propaganda, and the question of public school as horizontal propaganda. Rants are esoteric math, love letters, and the Oscars--have a listen!
Resist the Machine Apocalypse: firstthings.com/article/2024/03/resist-the-machine-apocalypse
(Free online text: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/jacques-ellul-propaganda)