source Part of the baggage that tends to come along with contemporary libertarian politics is a rejection of egalitarianism. The notions of liberty and equality are conceived of as being in an antagonistic relationship, with egalitarian ideas being equated to a forced plan that attempts to circumvent “the natural order” …
Dr. Eduardo M. Rivera source Too many Students are placing too much importance on the insignificance that Title 26 has not been enacted into positive law and not enough on the fact that all the Titles of the United States Code are written for the United States, the territory owned …
Dr. Eduardo M. Rivera source The Organic Laws of the United States of America are presented in Volume 1 of the United States Code as the foundation of “the general and permanent laws of the United States.” This presentation of the four Organic Laws and all the Titles of the …
From: Bryan Douglas Caplan <bdcaplan at symbol phoenix dot Princeton.EDU> Subject:Game theory and evolution To: libernet-d at symbol Dartmouth dot EDU (Wed, 27 Oct 1993 14:08:15) I’ve recently been reading a book called Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism by Peter Marshall, and it has sparked a few thoughts on …
Gary Chartier source Left libertarianism (hereinafter LL) can be seen as an exercise in packaging and propaganda. Or it can be seen as a powerful expression of concerns that ought to be at the heart of movements for freedom. Cynical libertarians and leftists alike might see talking about LL as …
“Oh, Ye Are For Anarchy!”: Consent Theory in the Radical Libertarian Tradition Carl Watner 1986 source …Part II (Much like the assumption that if one’s parents are English, one’s allegiance and citizenship are automatically British.) “In Thoreau’s day, the church taxed each member of its congregation, and the taxes were billed and …
source; new, 10 years later “160 Years of Libertarian” This year, 2008, marks the 150th anniversary of the use of the word “libertarian” by anarchists. As is well known, anarchists use the terms “libertarian”, “libertarian socialist” and “libertarian communist” as equivalent to “anarchist” and, similarly, “libertarian socialism” or “libertarian communism” as an alternative for “anarchism.” This is perfectly understandable, as the anarchist goal …
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3D82D71342FF00E5 Government is a relatively new human phenomenon, and even as it exists today the State is not everywhere doing every thing, thankfully. We do plenty without State intervention or consent, some deliberately, and in some places the state fails (see Fragile State Index, formerly Failed State Index). When …
source excerpts from The Solution of the Social Problem P-J. Proudhon 1848 critique of representative or parliamentary democracyThe “ideal republic” is “an organization that leaves all opinions and all activities free. In this republic, every citizen, by doing what he wishes and only what he wishes, participates directly in legislation and …
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain “The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”. Plato “Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to men feebly …