After sharing my post on anarchy over at reddit, Anen-o-me wrote this enlightening reply (links are mine): “Removing the lie” with an argument only works for the reflective thinkers of the population, which is a fairly small slice. Notably, the INTJ(P) personality type, the mental system builders who are bothered by logical inconsistencies and also willing…
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Anarchy, Never Been Tried?
The below is an excellent six-part series exploring a number of anarchistic societies throughout the world both in the past and in the present. Written by Daniel Hawkins. Part 1 – Moresnet (Europe) Part 2 – Emerald Anarchy (Ireland) Part 3 – Fire and Ice (Somalia, Iceland) Part 4 – In the Beginning (Jericho, Çatalhöyük,…
Voluntaryism vs. Anarcho-Capitalism
A friend on Facebook asked, “Can someone give me an example of a situation in which a voluntaryist and an ancap could reach different conclusions about something? I’ve been trying to use more precise language and I’d like to have a better understanding of any differences in the meanings of the two terms.” Ancaps don’t…
Constitutional Government Failed Because it is Socialism
I just had to save the below from the dustbin of history, now that the Mises forums are gone. It speaks for itself, written by “Stranger”: Ludwig von Mises defined bureaucracy as such: In what does the position of such a provincial governor differ from that of the manager of a business branch? The manager…
Questions on a Voluntary Society
A cousin sent me a message over Facebook with a few questions he had regarding voluntary societies. I reproduce his questions below (italicized), each followed by the answer I sent him. There are a few real world concerns that I have for a complete voluntary system.1. Most people don’t value having the strongest army in…
The Communist Manifesto as Scripture?
Phillip Eger, my EVC podcast co-host, wrote the following in a religious Facebook group post that asked the question, “What books do you accept as scripture?”. I set him up with, “Phillip Eger would say everything that comes from the mind of man. All are portals to the unconscious mind, where the true god can…
Re: Peaceful Travelers
Kilgore, you’re absolutely correct. A friend of mine and the president of the Libertas Institute of Utah, a libertarian policy think-tank, Connor Boyack wrote a well researched and in-depth essay on the absence of immigration control in the US Constitution. Do check it out. Skyler.
Austrian School of Economics Business Cycle Theory
Dan Pratt wrote a brilliantly concise explanation of the Austrian School theory of business cycles (booms and busts), on Facebook. Here it’s reprinted in full: Here’s a little lesson on the Austrian Business Cycle Theory that will illustrate why central banking and the expansion of the money supply is ultimately harmful: In a free market…
The Purpose of the Economy
If you don’t listen to the Tom Woods Show, you’re really missing out. He always has fantastic guests, like Bob Murphy, Scott Horton, and Will Grigg. In a recent Q&A episode, he had this to say about the purpose of the economy, contra government propaganda: “The purpose of the economy is not just to shuffle…
The State is Not the Way
I wrote the below as a reply to a blog post by Daniel Mackler, who is exploring voluntaryism in relation to his beliefs that humans aggress both against nature, for obvious reasons, and against the unborn by not working through their own childhood traumas before having kids. The latter of these ideas is very intriguing…