# Punk Rock Politics **URL:** **By** Frank Portman, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** December 1, 2017 --- Dr. Frank of The Mr. T Experience joins us to talk about the politics of punk rock. What is punk rebelling against? Is it inherently political? Dr. Frank of The Mr. T Experience joins us this week to talk about the politics of punk rock. What is punk rebelling against? Is it inherently political? Why do anti-authoritarian, counter-cultural movements so often reject free markets and libertarianism? **Show Notes and Further Reading** The Mr. T Experience on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3X5CCGAfbZKLPHnfMxc3Lp), [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-mr-t-experience/19112086), and [Amazon Music](https://www.amazon.com/Mr.-T-Experience/e/B000APYLUA). Dr. Frank's young adult novels are [_King Dork_](https://www.amazon.com/King-Dork-Frank-Portman/dp/0385734506/) (2006), [_Andromeda Klein_](https://www.amazon.com/Andromeda-Klein-Frank-Portman/dp/038573526X/) (2009), and [_King Dork Approximately_](https://www.amazon.com/King-Dork-Approximately-Frank-Portman/dp/0385736193/) (2014). The song in this episode's outro is "Institutionalized Misogyny" by The Mr. T Experience from the album _Yesterday Rules _(2004). Used with permission.