Tag: authority
De Nathan Goodman. Artículo original publicado el primero de mayo de 2016 con el título de Father Daniel Berrigan’s Legacy of Resistance. Traducción española de Luis Vera. El 30 de abril falleció a la edad de 94 años el Padre Daniel Berrigan, activista antiguerra, sacerdote jesuita, escritor y poeta. Desde la guerra de Vietnam, el…
De Nathan Goodman. Artículo original: The Weekly Abolitionist: Public Good or Public Bad?, del 17 de junio de 2016. Traducido al español por Luis Vera. Si le pides a un economista que te diga sectores en donde el Estado debe involucrarse, su respuesta probablemente sea que los Estados deben proveer “bienes públicos”. Un bien público…
Okumak üzere olduğunuz makale, Alex Aragona tarafından kaleme alınmış. 16 Temmuz 2021 tarihinde “There Are No “Anarchist Systems” without Anarchist Fundamentals” başlığı altında yayınlanmıştır. Anarşi ve Anarşizm hakkındaki tartışmalar, çoğu zaman, ekonomik ya da politik yapıları organize etmenin rekabetçi yollarını düşünmek üzerine olmaya meyilli. Bu yalnızca skeptikler ya da kinizm savunucuları ortadayken gerçekleşmemekle beraber samimi bir…
De Alex Aragona. Título original: There Are No “Anarchist Systems” without Anarchist Fundamentals, de 16 de julio de 2021. Traducido al español por Diego Avila. Las discusiones sobre la anarquía y el anarquismo a menudo se convierten en puntos de discusión sobre las formas de organizar las estructuras económicas o políticas. Esto no parece ocurrir…
Discussions about anarchy and anarchism too often jump right into talking points about competing ways to organize economic or political structures. This doesn’t seem to happen only when skeptics and cynics are present — it also tends to be a pitfall for those who value a stateless future. But it’s putting the cart before the…
De Cayce Jamil. Artículo original: Status Hierarchies: Tacit Consent and Performance Expectations. Traducido por Diego Avila. Lo que mantiene unidos a todos los diferentes tipos de socialistas libertarios es la creencia de que minimizar la jerarquía genera más libertad e igualdad. Sin embargo, la jerarquía es una palabra grabada en la ambigüedad. Los términos “poder”…
Per Nathan Goodman. Font: Does Anarchism Conflict With Human Nature? 24 octubre 2020. Traduït per Manel Finestres. “Sé prou sobre la naturalesa humana per saber que ell [l’anarquisme] és un concepte ingènuament defectuós.” “L’anarquia és una bella idea, però entra en conflicte amb la naturalesa humana”. Els anarquistes estan acostumats a escoltar objeccions com aquestes…
De Nathan Goodman. Original: Does Anarchism Conflict With Human Nature? 24 de outubro 2013. Traduzido para o português por Gabriel Serpa. Sei o suficiente sobre a natureza humana para saber que isso [o anarquismo] é um conceito ingenuamente falho. A anarquia é uma bela ideia, mas entra em conflito com a natureza humana. Os anarquistas…
Por Nathan Goodman. Fuente: Does Anarchism Conflict With Human Nature? 24 octubre 2020. Traducido por Diego Avila. “Sé lo suficiente sobre la naturaleza humana para saber que él [anarquismo] es un concepto ingenuamente defectuoso.” “La anarquía es una hermosa idea, pero entra en conflicto con la naturaleza humana”. Los anarquistas están acostumbrados a escuchar objeciones…
Di James Tuttle. Originale pubblicato il 18 agosto 2020 con il titolo Pandemics and the Threat from Adults. Traduzione di Enrico Sanna. Autodifesa è parola riverita. Nel contesto politico, è considerata una dura conquista rivoluzionaria, con la sua sacralità e i suoi strumenti scritti nei codici e sulle t-shirt. Voi avete il diritto di difendervi….
Self-defense is one of those terms that is revered. In a political context, it is regarded as a hard-won revolution with its sacredness and instruments enshrined in amendments and on t-shirts. You have the right to defend yourself. This month (August 2020), politicians must decide if schools are going to reopen during an active pandemic….
Di Cayce Jamil. Originale pubblicato il 14 novembre 2019 con il titolo Tacit Consent and Performance Expectations. Traduzione di Enrico Sanna. A tenere assieme tutte le varianti del socialismo libertario è il fatto di credere che un indebolimento delle gerarchie significhi più libertà ed eguaglianza. Ma gerarchia è una parola carica di ambiguità. Aggiungiamo a…
What keeps all different types of libertarian socialists together is the belief that minimizing hierarchy generates more freedom and equality. Nonetheless, hierarchy is a word etched in ambiguity. The terms power and status are used carelessly. Historically, libertarian socialists, with some notable exceptions, have tended to only be critical of power hierarchies. Feminists and race…
The relationship between democracy and anarchism is undoubtedly a contentious one. In his work The Principle of Federation1, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon makes it clear that democracy has an important legacy to respect. Because Proudhon declared that Universal Suffrage was above The Republic, he had to evaluate the character of democracy in ideal terms. Proudhon categorized democracy…
Abolish Work: A Lazy Exposition of Philosophical Ergophobia (LBC Books 2016), by Nick Ford It’s “no class but the leisure class” in Nick Ford’s new book: Abolish Work: A Lazy Exposition of Philosophical Ergophobia. Before continuing, I must acknowledge that this book includes two essays written by yours truly, which are credited to “Mr. Wilson”. Both…
If you ask an economist to suggest areas where the state should be involved, one answer you’re likely to hear is that states should provide “public goods.” A public good is a good that is both non-excludable and non-rival. By non-excludable, economists mean that once the good is produced individuals cannot be excluded from consuming…
Entrepreneurs, or people who are alert to profit opportunities and act in order to obtain profits for themselves, exist in all societies. But the profit opportunities they seek will vary. Some entrepreneurs may seek to profit by providing consumers with goods they value, such as pizza or beer. Others may attempt to profit by seeking…
On April 30th, Father Daniel Berrigan, an anti-war activist, Jesuit priest, author, and poet, passed away at the age of 94. Since the Vietnam War, Father Berrigan spoke bravely against American imperialism. But his opposition to US military interventions abroad went beyond speech. Father Berrigan bravely and repeatedly engaged in direct action to resist America’s…
America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited Authored by Sheldon Richman Foreword by Jeffrey A. Tucker This book challenges the assumption that the Constitution was a landmark in the struggle for liberty. Instead, Sheldon Richman argues, it was the product of a counter-revolution, a setback for the radicalism represented by America’s break with the British empire. Drawing…
Josiah Warren, “A Brief Outline of Equitable Commerce,” The Boston Investigator, XXI, 50 (April 14, 1852), 3. Mr. Editor: — Believing that the suggestions contained in the following article will be of service to those persons who interest themselves in the subject of Social Reform, and whose desire is to find a method of securing…
