Being There: Robert LeFevre (1911-1986) | Jeff Riggenbach

In the fifth installment of his "Kranky Notions" podcast, Jeff Riggenbach discusses the late American libertarian, businessman, and radio personality Robert LeFevre. He ran the Freedom School and Rampart College and was primary theorist of autarchism. LeFevre had a legendary impact on a whole generation of libertarians. http://liberty.meJeff Riggenbach is a journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator. A member of the Organization of American Historians and a senior fellow at the Randolph Bourne Institute, he has written for such newspapers as the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle; such magazines as Reason, Inquiry, and Liberty; and such websites as AntiWar.com, Reason.com, and RationalReview.com. His writings include In Praise of Decadence (1998), Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionism (2009), and Persuaded by Reason: Joan Kennedy Taylor & the Rebirth of American Individualism (2014). Drawing on vocal skills he honed in classical and all-news radio in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston, Riggenbach has also narrated versions of numerous libertarian works. (Biography source: Mises.org)Jeff Riggenbach's official websites:http://www.bearslair.nethttp://jeffriggenbach.liberty.mePlaylist link for complete podcast series: http://tinyurl.com/y4hhxkhtAlso check out Riggenbach's original podcast, "The Libertarian Tradition": http://tinyurl.com/y4dndyd5Links to selected online writings by Jeff Riggenbach:Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionismhttp://tinyurl.com/yybhwcheThe Education of Robert Neuwirthhttp://tinyurl.com/y5phy25hRobert Bidinotto and the Objectivist Subculturehttp://tinyurl.com/y5ms3lqvGore Vidal and Revisionismhttp://tinyurl.com/y4m2hopaRobert Anton Wilson (1932-2007)http://tinyurl.com/y6opldgvConjecture and Historyhttp://tinyurl.com/y3z7rjbjThe Libertarian Optionhttp://tinyurl.com/y3savf98Libertarian Psychologyhttp://tinyurl.com/yxot8nntThe Journalism of Hamowy and Raicohttp://tinyurl.com/y5vqlfbrBastiat for the Ageshttp://tinyurl.com/y8cs7ak2The Life and Work of Suzanne La Follettehttp://tinyurl.com/yxgr42upC.M. Kornbluth and the Syndicatehttp://tinyurl.com/y67et5bxGary Chartier: The Anarchist Consciencehttp://tinyurl.com/yycjr6x7The Real William Graham Sumnerhttp://tinyurl.com/y9tqm9csAlan Bock: Libertarian Intellectualhttp://tinyurl.com/y5ck7yahThe Brilliance of Randolph Bournehttp://tinyurl.com/y2rmvx2kWhy the Terrible Destruction of the Civil War?http://tinyurl.com/yysyzd56Jane Jacobs: Libertarian Outsiderhttp://tinyurl.com/y42f7jz7Ambiguous Utopiashttp://tinyurl.com/yyt6jywgFriedrich Hayek and American Science Fictionhttp://tinyurl.com/y3m3xmj3Stephen Pearl Andrews's Fleeting Contribution to Anarchist Thoughthttp://tinyurl.com/y2hyfmd2Clarence Darrow on Freedom, Justice, and Warhttp://tinyurl.com/y4p4yy23Is the Tea Party's Revolution Serious?http://tinyurl.com/yy7bozayThe Anarchism of Peter Kropotkinhttp://tinyurl.com/y3lw8mb7Josiah Warren: The First American Anarchisthttp://tinyurl.com/yyzbn6dwThe Story of Roy A. Childs Jr. (1949-1992)http://tinyurl.com/y6khfowmLibertarianism and Science Fiction: What's the Connection?http://tinyurl.com/y5o7o2cuJoan Kennedy Taylor (1926-2005)http://tinyurl.com/y2yfe76rFrank Chodorov, Nonvoterhttp://tinyurl.com/y63f88kcAnarchy, State, and Robert Nozickhttp://tinyurl.com/yxs9a4lxWho Was R.C. Hoiles?http://tinyurl.com/y5n9m67wHenry Hazlitt and the Rising Libertarian Generationhttp://tinyurl.com/ycw2ozrkJoseph Labadie: An American Originalhttp://tinyurl.com/y5mgqoxbAlbert Jay Nock and the Libertarian Traditionhttp://tinyurl.com/vojfqbwJohn T. Flynn: Revisionist Journalisthttp://tinyurl.com/s2fkyvtThe Libertarian Legacy of Rose Wilder Lanehttp://tinyurl.com/y274c4yaThe Elitist Individualism of H.L. Menckenhttp://tinyurl.com/24mgxpcA Tribute to Rudolf Rocker (1873-1958)http://tinyurl.com/y53lgp7rLibertarian Outsider Edgar Z. Friedenberghttp://tinyurl.com/y34mbmvbRoger J. Williams and the Science of Individualityhttp://tinyurl.com/y6zdq5y3The English Civil War and the First Libertarian Movementhttp://tinyurl.com/y444pbeaHenry David Thoreau: Founding Father of American Libertarian Thoughthttp://tinyurl.com/yyabcozsVoltairine de Cleyre: Penitent Priestess of Anarchismhttp://tinyurl.com/y593z5kcEmma Goldman and the End of the First Libertarian Movementhttp://tinyurl.com/y5ahvsycKarl Hess and the Death of Politicshttp://tinyurl.com/y6jhqwkgWas Robert A. Heinlein a Libertarian?http://tinyurl.com/yxzmcjejJohn Holt: Libertarian Outsiderhttp://tinyurl.com/y4f9y7jh* * * * *Audio licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This YouTube channel is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Liberty.me or Jeff Riggenbach.