Editor’s Pick. Written by Hilinda. All curriculum still has two things in common. One is that life is separated into subjects at all, and the other is that there is an order in which things are taught that is decided on by someone other than the person doing the learning. So how does the person…
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Unapologetic Anarchism
Editor’s Pick. Written by Alex R. Knight, III. The most obvious question that never gets asked is: “What, pray tell, makes you believe that those who call themselves government – those whose very livings are derived from stolen and extorted loot (taxes), are themselves more heavily armed than anyone else, and are responsible for every…
Yin and Yang: The Market and the State
Editor’s Pick. Written by Greg Allmain. One of the oldest and most popular representations of the duality of man and nature is the Yin and Yang. Light and dark, life and death, happiness and sadness, all bundled up in a simple black and white symbol. The idea of Yin and Yang can also be applied…
Holding on to Collectivized Security
Editor’s Pick. Written by Shawn Gregory. As an anarchist, I am accustomed to getting grief from conservatives, progressives, and Statists of other stripes, but among libertarians, I occasionally get significant grief from those with whom should otherwise be on much friendlier terms: minarchists. Generally speaking, there are two types of minarchists. The first kind of…
Nonviolent Resistance is Not Futile
Editor’s Pick. Written by Benett Freeman (original). Some thoughts on resistance… 1. Individual, isolated acts of resistance – whether violent or not – cannot bring about an end to industrial civilisation or any aspect of the incumbent paradigm. 2. With sufficient (majority) support, the sheer weight of popular, non-violent, resistance will be enough to depose…
Rethinking Tattling
Editor’s Pick. Written by L. R. Knost. Few things irritate adults as quickly as a tattle-tale. The kneejerk response is often “Stop tattling!” or “Handle it yourself!” or even to shame (heard of the ‘Get Along Shirt’ where parents force their squabbling children into close bodily contact with one another instead of helping them to…
A Theory of Civil Disobedience in Three Minutes
Editor’s Pick. Written by Jason Brennan. Civil disobedience is one of the easiest topics in political philosophy. Civil disobedience is at base the conscientious decision to break a law on the grounds that it’s unjust. It may or may not be accompanied by active public resistance and displays, a willingness to submit to punishment, attempts…
Get Out of Their Way
Editor’s Pick. Video by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Use It Or Lose It – An AnCap Perspective On Squatting
Editor’s Pick. Written by Gyorgy Furiosa. Mikhail Bakunin warned that if you make plans for after the revolution, you are a reactionary. Therefore, the following is a speculation to better understand the conflict between anarchist practices and what in our society is held to be the sacred right of property, with the aim of shedding…
Discipline: Teaching Through Love Instead of Fear
Editor’s Pick. Written by Pam Leo. Can you imagine threatening your partner or good friend by counting “One… two… three…” if he or she did not do what you wanted? One of the big issues in schools today is “bullying.” Parents and teachers struggle daily with how to stop this behavior. Without realizing it, adults…