Tag: state
The Political Compass: Don’t Waste Your Time
Kevin Carson urges you to “tear up this wretched quiz”.
The Politics of Hunger
David D’Amato on rising food prices.
Self-Determination and Ivory Coast
David D’Amato looks at events on the Ivory Coast.
The Drums of Wars
David D’Amato on US military intervention in Libya.
The Return of the Return of Anarchism
Thomas L. Knapp responds to the hit piece on Anarchism by neo-con Abe Greenwald in Commentary.
Hillary Clinton Lets the Cat Out of the Bag
Kevin Carson analyzes Hillary Clinton’s remark that drugs can’t be legalized because there is “just too much money in it”.
The Last “Political” Essay
Anna Morgenstern on statism, poverty and war.
Libertarian Mixed Feelings on Wisconsin
Kevin Carson on the public employee labor controversy in Wisconsin.
Government Shutdown Theater
Thomas L. Knapp on the “essential” versus the “non-essential”.
Monopoly: A Nice Trick If You Can Do It
Kevin Carson explains why the “progressive” regulatory state is not an obstacle to monopoly, but its greatest enabler.
Statist “Private Property” Is Theft
David D’Amato finds a recent court decision makes an excellent opportunity to examine the concept of property.
The State Makes Serfs
Darian Worden on the politics of corporate control.
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM: Statecraft in the Wikileaks Era
A collaborative effort to consider the effects of ongoing WikiLeaks releases on the state, and what they mean for the advocacy of a stateless society.
Anarcho-“Capitalism” is Impossible
Anna Morgenstern on words and their meanings.
The Camera is the New Gun, and Wikileaks is a Howitzer
Ross Kenyon explains that Wikileaks and Julian Assange delegitimize the state — not by begging our rulers to stop murdering people, but by exposing their criminal actions.
Homeland Security Mission Creep: “Intellectual Property Crime”
Kevin Carson tackles the fanciful notion of file sharing being a cash cow for Al Qaeda.
Stop Governing, Not Providing Services
Darian Worden: What is an essential government service anyway?
Capitalism: A Good Word For A Bad Thing
Kevin Carson examines the matter of whether or not the word “capitalism” is useful to describe a true free market economy.
Advocates of Freed Markets Should Embrace “Anti-Capitalism”
I. Introduction Defenders of freed markets have good reason to identify their position as a species of “anti-capitalism.”[1] To explain why, I distinguish three potential meanings of “capitalism” before suggesting that people committed to freed markets should oppose capitalism in my second and third senses. Then, I offer some reasons for using “capitalism” as a…
Politics for Anti-Politicians
Thomas L. Knapp suggests voting for NOBODY.
Anarchy and Democracy
Fighting Fascism
Markets Not Capitalism
The Anatomy of Escape
Organization Theory