Michael Malice is a self-described “anarchist without adjectives” and is the author of several books, including most recently “The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil.” He is also the host of the podcast, “YOUR WELCOME,” and the subject of the biographical comic book, “Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story.”
Michael joins us today to explain why he hates the term “free speech,” and gives his thoughts on McCarthyism, anarchism, Twitter, and more.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Who is Michael Malice?
6:45 What is an anarchist without adjectives?
7:26 The definition of anarchism/prominent anarchists
8:01 How do we have free speech in an anarchist society?
16:54 The McCarthy Era
20:38 Students for Justice in Palestine
24:57 Should we advocate for a culture of free speech?
30:44 “Hitman”
34:01 What is the core right under an anarchist system?
36:26 Elon, Twitter, and free speech
44:38 Emma Goldman and McCarthyism
55:27 Cancel culture
1:01:37 From Emma Goldman to Solzhenitsyn
1:05:31 What is it like to live under an authoritarian regime?
1:12:23 The war in Ukraine
1:15:24 Outro
Show Notes
“Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il” by Michael Malice
“Hitman: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors” by Rex Feral (pseud.)
“Khrushchev's Secret Speech” (Encyclopedia Britannica entry)
“My Disillusionment in Russia” by Emma Goldman
“Schenck v United States” (1919)
“The Anarchist Handbook” by Michael Malice
“The Gulag Archipelago” by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
“The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics” by Michael Malice
Episode Transcript
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast 