Anarchism

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Yesterday, many states held primary elections where candidates within political parties competed for whose name would appear on the ballot this coming November. One of the states holding such elections

Why the Government Is So Loved by So Many 09/25/2025 • Mises Wire • Ryan McMaken • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 One of the most memorable passages in the memoir of the escaped slave Frederick Douglass is where he describes

Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy 03/12/2025 • Mises Wire • David Brady, Jr. • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 William F. Buckley, Jr. wrote in 1952, “We have to accept Big Government for the duration [of the Cold War]—for

September 17th is Constitution Day in the USA. On this date in 1787, the Articles of Confederation which had been drafted following the Declaration of Independence were replaced by a new Constitution instead

There is a pervasive belief, seldom articulated or admitted, but inarguably embedded in public discourse, that we can achieve an ideal society if we just enact a few more laws and establish another bureaucracy

Christian music has a reputation, and it ain't great. Folks consider it derivative at best, and utter trash at worst. The sad part is, much of the time, that's accurate. But there are exceptions, and I'd

Many anarchists use the motto, "no gods, no masters," as though Church and State share the same root corruption. However, it should be noted that the early Christian Church was a threat to government

What are rights? Where do they come from? How do governments relate to them? Let's take a quick look at the framework behind the concept of negative rights. This is the concept that no one has a right

This is a cross post of @jacobtothe/have-you-heard-of-democide by @jacobtothe.The State is a territorial monopoly in violence masquerading as a source of peace and stability for society. War is just a

This is a cross post of @jacobtothe/is-this-how-to-storm-the-capitol-properly by @jacobtothe.People call riots "anarchy," even when the rioters want more government.

This is a cross post of @paulvp/christian-nationalism-pharisees-or-zealots by @jacobtothe."No gods, no masters"? Christian anarchism is also anarchism. Probably more so than you think.

Looking at the traditional definition of capitalism and the historical use of the term "Libertarian" in American thought. ▶️ 3Speak

This is a cross post of @huesos/hive-is-an-anarcho-capitalist-dream-come-true-eng-es by @huesos.Yes, Hive is the best place for us

September 17th is Constitution Day in the United States. As of this post, it has been 235 years since that dubious signing. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the political philosophers of the Age of

Outlining a common definition and understanding of freedom and comparing it to the understanding found in the unironic position that freedom = slavery. ▶️ 3Speak

This is a cross post of @badquakerdotcom/render-unto-caesar-guest-article by @jacobtothe.Caesar was a usurper who claimed to be the son of a god. The idea of the State and the claims of its figurehead

This is a cross post of @creatr/which-part-of-as-in-heaven-didn-t-you-get by @jacobtothe.Christian anarchism: the rejection of political authority in favor of voluntary ecclesiastical community.

Sorting political fairy tales from concrete reality, and recognizing the constraints on legitimate action.