{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e3852cbdb67c0f94f393857/5e38537d94ec4b4a36d447f1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Politics of Star Wars","description":"<p>Does <em>Star Wars</em> have a distinct political viewpoint that we can tease out? Would the Rebel Alliance be considered a terrorist organization? How would we know if a rebellion was justified? Is the <em>Star Wars</em> story libertarian?<br /><br /><strong>Show Notes and Further Reading</strong><br /><br />The original trilogy of <em>Star Wars </em>movies and the prequel trilogy of the late 90s/early 2000s will be joined by <em><a href=\"http://www.starwars.com/the-force-awakens/\">Star Wars: The Force Awakens</a> </em>on the day this podcast is released.</p><p>Trevor mentions Somin’s work on political ignorance; for a more in-depth study, listeners may want to read his book on the matter: <a href=\"Democracy%20and%20Political%20Ignorance:%20Why%20Smaller%20Government%20Is%20Smarter\"><em>Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter</em></a> (2013), or read <a href=\"http://www.cato-unbound.org/2013/10/11/ilya-somin/democracy-political-ignorance\">the Cato Unbound series on democracy and political ignorance</a>.</p><p>Listeners may also enjoy the podcast we did earlier this year with Timothy Sandefur on <a href=\"http://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/politics-star-trek\">the politics of <em>Star Trek</em></a>.</p><p>Ilya Somin was also a guest in a <a href=\"http://www.podcasts.com/kosmosonline-podcast/episode/ilya-somin-on-themes-of-liberty-in-star-trek\">KosmosOnline podcast about Star Trek</a>.<br /><br />Somin frequently mentions the animated TV series <em><a href=\"http://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/star-wars-the-clone-wars\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars</a> </em>and <em><a href=\"http://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/star-wars-rebels\">Star Wars: Rebels</a>.</em></p>","author_name":"Libertarianism.org"}