Literate Machine

Fiat currency is not the problem it's made out to be, but there is a real problem with the Federal Reserve Bank of the US Support this channel at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield for early, ad-free episodes, exclusive author's notes and more Text version: https://literatemachine.com/2026/11/05/fiat-currency-is-not-the-problem-with-the-fed/ Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/11/05/fiat-currency-is-not-the-problem-with-the-fed/#bibliography Video version: https://youtu.be/JA6JcgAr5mQ 

Lanterns is a superhero TV show that's really about the US war in Iraq and US imperial policy Get Your Copy of The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization! Order now at https://mdsh.io/gxywsbjxoy and use code LITERATE10 for a 10% discount. This episode is sponsored by Hungry Minds. Support this project at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield for early, ad-free episodes, exclusive author's notes, and more for only $1. Text: https://literatemachine.com/2026/10/23/lanterns-is-a-show-about-us-imperialism/ Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/10/23/lanterns-is-a-show-about-us-imperialism/#bibliography

What if they were already giving us the tools we need to beat them? Support this project at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield where you can get early, ad-free episodes, exclusive author's notes, and more for only $1/mo Video version: https://youtu.be/QaDtAOWgKdQ Text version: https://literatemachine.com/2026/10/08/the-technofeudal-roadmap-to-socialism/ Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/10/08/the-technofeudal-roadmap-to-socialism/#bibliography

I hit 50k subs! Here's some questions and answers! Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/sfHRjccnt9 Support this channel at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield for early, ad-free episodes, exclusive author's notes, bonus essays, and more for only $1/mo. Bibliography: Video about the problems with DeleteMe and Incogni: https://youtu.be/iX3JT6q3AxA Video about the problems with VPNs: https://youtu.be/mIwfNw5UaHA?si=oi065lcla5vGw_0Y How Meta used a VPN to spy on people: https://twinsilos.substack.com/p/zuckerbergs-120m-spy-app-how-meta How the advantage of centrism on "electability" has disappeared: https://www.ms.now/opinion/study-moderate-progressive-turn-out-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers Megastudy about how undocumented immigrants don't increase crime rates: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02542-0 How immigrants increase economic activity: https://govfacts.org/immigration/the-economic-case-for-immigration-what-the-data-shows-about-americas-workforce/ Police don't solve crimes: https://theconversation.com/police-solve-just-2-of-all-major-crimes-143878 Prisons increase recidivism back making the transition back to society difficult: https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.095931 Trump wants to skip FDA inspections for meat: https://newrepublic.com/post/214909/trump-beef-fda-inspections-america-sick

With the economy getting more technofeudal, work is getting more medieval. What if this could play into the hands of creating a more cooperative economy that's better for everyone and not just the rich? Text version: https://literatemachine.com/2026/09/07/the-medievalization-of-work-and-the-cooperative-cure/ Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/09/07/the-medievalization-of-work-and-the-cooperative-cure/#bibliography  Audio version on your favorite podcast app. Support this project at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield for early, ad-free videos, exclusive authors notes, and bonus material for only $1/mo.    Apologies for the sound quality: I normally don't do hand-held and the mic is usually farther from my mouth, so I forgot to turn the gain down before recording and as a result there's more distortion/clipping in the sound than I would like. I used a bunch of filters and even overdubbed some bits to mitigate the problem, but it's not perfect.