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| Individualist Anarchism -- History (56 items) |
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| Chodorov's Peaceful, Persistant Revolution |
| on 15 Apr 2023 by Wendy McElroy |
| Chodorov's Peaceful, Persistant Revolution by Wendy McElroy It is easy to imagine the libertarian icon Murray Rothbard (1926–1995) modeling himself on his mentor, the Old Right icon Frank A. Chodorov (1887–1966), in the same manner as Chodorov undoubtedly looked to his mentor, Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945). As a young grad student Rothbard stumbled across Chodorov’s pamphlet Taxation Is Robbery. His reaction: [read more] |
| Libertarianism and Boycotts |
| With the widespread boycotts, Ireland experienced its first peaceful mass uprising. |
| on 11 Apr 2023 by Wendy McElroy |
| “There oughta be a law” has become the default position for those seeking social change, and mainstream libertarianism is beginning to forget effective non-legal, non-violent strategies from the past. A powerful one is the boycott. The term “boycott” was coined in 1880 by the Irish Home Rule leader Charles Stewart Parnell to describe a campaign of social and economic ostracism that [read more] |
| The Abolitionist Adventure |
| on 09 Apr 2023 by Wendy McElroy |
| The Abolitionist Adventure by Wendy McElroy “Resolved, that the compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell — involving both parties in atrocious criminality — and should be immediately annulled.” This resolution, passed by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, was written by the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. The compact to which it referred [read more] |
| Going Postal: A Libertarian Tradition |
| on 05 Mar 2023 by Wendy McElroy |
| Going Postal: A Libertarian Tradition by Wendy McElroy June 1, 2002 BENJAMIN TUCKER, editor of Liberty (1881–1908) and the prototypical 19th-century radical libertarian, constantly experimented with strategies to educate people away from government. He particularly delighted in anti-government stickers, which he declared to be “highly useful” because of their cheapness and versatility. The stickers were “invented” by Steven T. Byington, who also translated [read more] |
| Reflections on Robert LeFevre |
| Robert LeFevre was a prominent libertarian figure in his day, who enjoyed a devoted circle of admire[...] |
| on 30 Jun 2018 by Wendy McElroy |
| REFLECTIONS ON BOB LEFEVRE. Robert LeFevre was a prominent libertarian figure in his day, who enjoyed a devoted circle of admirers in Southern California where he lived with his wife, Loy. At least, that is where I met him. In my twenties, I was fortunate enough to encounter Bob regularly at supper clubs and other libertarian events. Bob died in [read more] |
| The Permanent War Economy's Need for an Enemy |
| on 08 Jun 2017 by Wendy McElroy |
| The Permanent War Economy's Need for an Enemy by Wendy McElroy The American Socialist Ed Sard reputedly originated the concept of a “permanent arms economy” as a way to explain why America experienced a post-World War II boom while World War I had been followed by recession. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_war_economy Sard concluded that the U.S. retained many of the characteristics of a war economy, [read more] |
| State Heretics, State Infidels |
| Statolatry refers to worshiping the state as the source of goodness to which all else should be subo[...] |
| on 02 Jan 2015 by Wendy McElroy |
| State Heretics, State Infidels by Wendy McElroy Statolatry refers to worshiping the state as the source of goodness to which all else should be subordinated. Instead of separation of church and state, the state replaces the church and becomes its own religion. In his book Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War (1944) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotent_Government, Ludwig von Mises explained, [read more] |
| War is the health of the State. |
| War is the health of the State. the meaning of Randolph Bourne's famous 7 words |
| on 15 Nov 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| First published on October 5, 2011 War is the health of the State. The famous seven words appeared in an unfinished manuscript written by the progressive essayist Randolph Silliman Bourne (1886-1918) during World War I. In a collection of Bourne's essays entitled War and the Intellectuals (1964), editor Carl Resek explained the phrase's meaning. Resek wrote, "In its proper place it [the [read more] |
| American Anarchism |
| 19th-century individualist anarchism in America. |
| on 15 Nov 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| I want to take a very basic look at one of the traditions that underlies modern libertarianism — namely, 19th-century individualist anarchism in America. Before doing so, however, I want to define what I mean by modern libertarianism. Namely, the body of political thought that emerged from and continues to develop through the synthesis of the best theory from four schools [read more] |
| Robert LeFevre, Paying a Debt Backward |
| I owe an unpaid intellectual debt to Robert LeFevre (1911-1986) with whom I associated in my twentie[...] |
| on 10 Nov 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| Robert LeFevre, Paying a Debt Backward by Wendy McElroy I owe an unpaid intellectual debt to Robert LeFevre (1911-1986) with whom I associated in my twenties. LeFevre deeply impacted libertarians who met him personally but current and future generations may not understand why. They will meet only his books which are deceptively simple and less impressive than was the man himself. LeFevre [read more] |
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