The Unholy City | Jeff Riggenbach

In the fourth episode of his "Kranky Notions" podcast, Jeff Riggenbach examines -- with profuse quotations from the text -- a mostly forgotten short novel from the 1930s that should interest contemporary libertarians. http://liberty.me Jeff 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.