# Freethought and Freedom: The Political Theory of Jean Meslier

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/freethought-and-freedom-the-political-theory-of-jean-meslier>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** February 14, 2018

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George H. Smith critically examines the claim that Jean Meslier was a communist anarchist.

George H. Smith critically examines the claim that Jean Meslier was a communist anarchist.

[Originally published in essay form on August 21, 2015.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-political-theory-jean-meslier)