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Jonathan Rauch's, in a book that's prescient, written in 1992, it's called 'Kindly Inquisitors,' explains liberalism in a very succinct way. He says it's two principles: Nobody gets the final say and nobody has special authority.

The Gnostic Parasite | Dr. James Lindsay

Sovereign Nations

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or the engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. But I allow neither the bootmaker nor the architect nor savant to impose his authority upon me. I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure. I do not content myself with consulting a single authority in any special branch; I consult several; I compare their opinions, and choose that which seems to me the soundest.

The Anarchist Handbook

Michael Malice, Murray Rothbard, Max Stirner, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, David Friedman, Peter Kropotki...

According to psychologist Glenn Wilson, the cognitive losses from multitasking are equivalent to smoking pot.

Why Can’t We Read Anymore?

Hugh McGuire

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