Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century (Cato Institute Book Forum, 2010
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Uploaded by LibertarianismDotOrg on Jun 10, 2011
Featuring the author William H. Patterson, Jr., Editor and publisher, The Heinlein Journal; moderated by David Boaz, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute.
Robert A. Heinlein is regarded by many as the greatest science fiction writer of the 20th century. He is the author of more than 30 novels, including Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, and the libertarian classic The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. According to biographer William H. Patterson Jr., Heinlein's writings "galvanized not one, but four social movements of his century: science fiction and its stepchild, the policy think tank; the counterculture; the libertarian movement; and the commercial space movement." This authorized biography, reviewed enthusiastically by Michael Dirda in the Washington Post, is the first of two volumes, covering Heinlein's early ambition to become an admiral, his left-wing politics, and his first novels. Heinlein later became strongly libertarian.
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Very informative. Thank you for posting.
AnaiBendai 1 month ago
The biography goes into way too much detail about Heinlein's health issues for my taste. For example, apparently Heinlein had a lot of genito-urinary problems, which makes me wonder how much of that derived from his sexual kinks.
I'd like to read the second volume to see what it says about Heinlein's decision to move to Colorado Springs in the 1950's. I suspect he and his wife Virginia did that to take advantage of the military culture of swinging there.
MrAdvancedAtheist 1 month ago
Thanks for the video.
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