The Popperian Podcast #26 – Michael Munger – ‘The Calculus of Consent’

1

Introduction

00:00 • 6min

2

The Democracy of Freedom

05:42 • 4min

3

The Importance of Unanimous Consent in Bilateral Contracts

10:12 • 3min

4

The Importance of Alternatives in the Economy

13:41 • 6min

5

The Line Between the Collective and the Individual

19:12 • 5min

6

The Importance of Reforming the System

24:12 • 3min

7

Why Is the NRA So Powerful?

27:05 • 5min

8

The Problem With the General Will

31:44 • 4min

9

The Problem of Institutions as Implicit Norms

35:25 • 5min

10

The Relative Absolute Absolute

39:58 • 4min

11

The Moral Implications of Unanimity

44:27 • 6min

12

The Prisoner's Dilemma

50:10 • 6min

13

The American Constitution Is a Hotbed of Controversy

55:40 • 4min

14

The Fragility of the Constitution

59:22 • 5min

15

The Vulture of Ignorance in the Constitution

01:03:58 • 3min

16

The Importance of the Constitution in Chile

01:06:36 • 3min

17

The US Supreme Court's Reinterpreting of the Constitution

01:09:45 • 3min

18

The Supreme Court's Concern for the Nation

01:12:27 • 2min

19

The Legacy of the Calculus of Consent

01:14:02 • 3min