I saw the Golden Compass today. While the storytelling didn’t really draw me in, I really appreciated its message. In the other-world of the movie, society is lorded over by a global organization called the Magisterium, a parallel to the Catholic church during medieval and early modern times. Just like the church, the Magisterium actively and violently discourages free inquiry. It has a very individualist and libertarian bent. Well worth a watch for lovers of liberty of thought and action.