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Is The State Your Enemy?

What is the State's role? How does its theoretical purpose compare to its actions in reality? In this episode, Second Thought considers the role of the modern state and evaluates whether it's fulfilling its stated duty to the people. 

This episode was written in collaboration with Flavio Affinito.

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