The Mandalorian and Public Choice Theory
Channel: Professor McCoige
Date: 12/06/2023

In this video I examine the now-notorious Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian, "Guns For Hire", also known as "The Jack Black and Lizzo Episode". As it happens, my issue with it isn't with the ridiculous celebrity cameos, but with the depiction of political economy in the episode, to the point that I suspect that the intention is subtly propagandistic.

Related Materials: 
A basic introduction to James Buchanan's public choice theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1zIz6I1TV0
A longer but still basic introduction to public choice theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmXeLEcs9s
A solid academic article on public choice as it applies to politicians from political philosopher Robert Higgs: https://mises.org/library/public-choice-and-political-leadership
Another public choice article from philosopher David Gordon: https://mises.org/library/libertarianism-and-public-choice
Economist Robert Murphy on the cost of voting and its incentive effects: http://web.archive.org/web/20210921143125/https://lara-murphy.com/much-pay-vote/
My video on "woke" propagandistic storytelling: https://youtu.be/lQCKGweXDRI