Dr. Mark Thornton: Wikipedia and Spontaneous Order

Tags: Biographies, Health, Media and Culture

06/27/2014 Jeff Deist Mark Thornton

Jeff Deist and Mark Thornton discuss Mark’s recent experience as an opponent of the drug war at the Oxford Union debating society, his influence on Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and how Wikipedia demonstrates a kind of stateless spontaneous order, complete with private dispute resolution.

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