Panelists include Nick Gillespie, Reason.com and Reason TV; Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor in Chief of Reason; Peter Suderman, Features Editor for Reason; and Lord Voldemort (a very special guest who cannot be named).
From its earliest examples such as Mary Shelley's The Last Man, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's Daughter, the novels of Jules Verne, plays such as Karel Capek's R.U.R., and movies such as 1924's Aelita to current blockbuster franchises such as The Avengers, Star Wars, and Wonder Woman, science fiction is an artistic genre that inherently questions politics, cultural conventions, and the trajectory of history. At the same time, there is a strong case to be made that simply by speculating on and proposing alternative futures, science fiction is inherently libertarian because it forces us all to consider and choose between possible ways of ordering human fsociety.
"Is Spock Libertarian?" will be a rollicking, take-no-hold discussion about whether libertarianism defines science fiction, the rise of left-wing and alt-right elements in the Hugo Awards, and what authors, directors, and visionaries should be celebrated and promoted to broaden the audience for libertarian ideas.
