Join James today for an exploration of ballot spoiling, from Mexican presentations to Irish presidential (s)elections to Nobel prize-winning literature.
The anti-war crowd likes to ask: What if they started a war and no one showed up? So, perhaps statists should be asking: What if they held a (s)election and no one voted? Join James today for an exploration of ballot spoiling, from Mexican presentations to Irish presidential (s)elections to Nobel prize-winning literature.
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Episode 302 – How To Free Your Tax Cattle
“Seismic”: Spoiled votes in Áras election overwhelming
Why I spoiled my vote: ‘I feel invisible to the Irish political classes’
As ballots are counted, misleading claims that the election was ‘rigged’ spread online
Seeing by José Saramago
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
“…And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell
The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La Boétie