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Aug 2024
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235. The Google Archipelago with Michael...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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Former Marxist professor Michael Rectenwald joins to discuss his transformation into a libertarian, and his books on surveillance and economic control.

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Michael Recetenwald's website - https://www.michaelrectenwald.com
Michael Recetenwald's substack - https://mrectenwald.substack.com
The End of Socialism and the Calculation Debate Revisited - https://mises.org/review-austrian-economics/end-socialism-and-calculation-debate-revisited

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