Topic: Private Law

2 chapters across the catalog

89: Mass Confusion
• 36:39 - 40:06

89: Mass Confusion

Private Law and the Rescinding of Privileges

The word "privilege" is broken down into its Latin roots, *privus* and *lex*, meaning "private law." The hosts discuss how privileges are granted for good behavior and rescinded for bad behavior, using the Hasidic Jewish community's experience with vaccine mandates as a case study. They argue that modern identity "badges" (race, gender, orientation) are used to protect the loudest voices for the system.

89: Mass Confusion
• 40:06 - 44:47

89: Mass Confusion

Distinction Between Supremacy and Privilege

The hosts attempt to clarify the confusing overlap between "supremacy" and "privilege." They argue that supremacy involves inherent rights, while privilege is something granted by a higher power. They use the Second Amendment as an example, stating that the right to self-defense is God-given, whereas the government attempts to rebrand it as a privilege they can regulate.