Commentary
Big Business Getting Something for Nothing
David S. D’Amato looks at tax avoidance by major corporations.
The State, Put A Fork In It
Tom Knapp asserts that the era of the Westphalian nation-state is over.
Banking Cartel “Consumer Protection”
David S. D’Amato explains that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a scam.
It’s Not Big Government If It Helps the Rich
Kevin Carson on conservatoid hypocrisy.
Counter-Power and the Arab Spring
David S. D’Amato says the Arab Spring can be a harbinger of greater change to come, if we want it to be.
Scots Splitting From the State?
David D’Amato discusses the notion of Scottish secession.
A Choice Between Extremes or a False Choice?
David S. D’Amato on the Peruvian presidential election campaign.
Bitcoin: With Enemies Like Schumer, Who Needs Friends?
Charles Schumer, a charter member (along with Lieberman, Hatch and Feinstein) of the US Senate’s authoritarian moral scold caucus, is at it again. Schumer, for those who don’t recall, exemplifies the managerialist heart of darkness of 20th century liberalism. That ideology might be personified, in the colorful phrase of libertarian commentator Joe Stromberg, as “the…
Vote No-Confidence . . . In the State!
David D’Amato discusses the recent no-confidence motion in the Japanese parliament.
Copyright Argument Implications: Is Competition Theft?
Kevin Carson explains that in a free market you would have no right to a certain rate of profit.
Anti-Poverty = Anti-State
David D’Amato on statism as the cause of poverty.
The Syrian State vs. Syrian Society
David D’Amato: “Events in Syria are a microcosm of events that go on unabated, at varying orders of magnitude, in every corner of the world.”
Libya and G8 Hypocrisy: The State Must Go
David D’Amato on imperialism in the guise of “humanitarian intervention”.
If This Is the Free Market, Why Do I Feel So Unfree?
Kevin Carson on rhetoric versus reality.
Exporting Thuggery
Darian Worden on Western governments supporting notably repressive regimes.
Iceland: A Thaw in the DRM Curtain
Kevin Carson on the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative and more.
The Political Compass: Don’t Waste Your Time
Kevin Carson urges you to “tear up this wretched quiz”.
The Self-Service State
Thomas L. Knapp on who the state serves.
Intellectual Property: Some Countries Are More Equal Than Others
Kevin Carson on the globalist imperialism of copyright tyranny.
Strauss-Kahn: As Sleazy as the IMF in General
David D’Amato on the man who put the “MF” in “IMF”.
Anarchy and Democracy
Fighting Fascism
Markets Not Capitalism
The Anatomy of Escape
Organization Theory