Dear All,
This week’s digest contains a rich and disturbing mixture. We open with Neil Lock’s reminder that the State was never legitimate in the first place, and proceed through essays on surveillance, mass immigration, political lies, and the reorganisation of power. There are two reviews of war—one factual, one semantic. There are also essays on language evolution, currency debasement, seaside decay, and a quietly brilliant piece on Death Note. Whether you agree with the conclusions or not, you’ll find the thinking rigorous and the style clear.

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Yours in Liberty,

Sean
Politics

Britain’s Engineered Balkanisation: Mass Immigration as a Tool of Domestic Subjugation
Len D. Pozeram
This detailed exposé reveals how Britain’s Afghan resettlement programme systematically replaced veterans’ housing with migrant occupancy—executed under secrecy and with legal protection. It argues that this policy is not humanitarian but deliberate social engineering, designed to fragment national identity and suppress unified resistance. The piece documents the cost to veterans, taxpayers, and constitutional norms, calling it a betrayal of national cohesion.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/24/britains-engineered-balkanisation-mass-immigration-as-a-tool-of-domestic-subjugation/ (The Libertarian Alliance)

Enemies of the Empire: A Review of Philosophical Anarchism and the Death of Empire
Sebastian Wang
Wang reviews Keith Preston’s philosophical anarchism as radical but coherent. Preston rejects state authority—not reform it—and argues for voluntary communities over imposed political structures. He supports alliances across ideological lines in opposition to global government, emphasising decentralisation and psychological resistance rather than unified ideology. A powerful critique of the modern empire through a libertarian lens.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/21/enemies-of-the-empire-a-review-of-philosophical-anarchism-and-the-death-of-empire-by-keith-preston/ (The Libertarian Alliance)

Oppenheimer’s Razor
Neil Lock
In this intellectual reflection, Neil Lock explores Franz Oppenheimer’s legacy: a socialist who argued the state was founded on class domination. Oppenheimer defined the state as “an organisation of one class dominating others” and saw it as a corrupt structure rooted in conquest. Lock situates Oppenheimer among other political philosophers, mapping how his theory fits libertarian critiques of coercive institutions and inherited political order.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/23/oppenheimers-razor/ (The Libertarian Alliance, The Libertarian Alliance)

Everything But the Helicopters
Kevin Carson
Carson critiques Javier Milei’s presidency in Argentina, focusing on what the government doesn’t deliver: actual economic freedom. He argues Milei’s rhetoric exceeds his record, warns of authoritarianism masked as emergent market liberalism, and draws parallels with global nationalist currents undermining genuine liberty.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/22/everything-but-the-helicopters/ (The Libertarian Alliance)

The Rhythms of History 2
Neil Lock
A thematic continuation of the earlier essay, this piece examines cyclical patterns in empire-building, cultural shifts, and political decline. It offers reflections on how power rises and falls, how collective memory loops through eras, and what lessons modern Britain might take from these repeating historical arcs.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/27/the-rhythms-of-history-2/
Arts & Reviews

Ramsgate: The Endearing Elegance of a Seaside Dump
Marian Halcombe
In affectionate but honest prose, Halcombe presents Ramsgate as a faded relic of Georgian elegance—now a shabby seaside town resisting gentrification. She describes its peeling facades, closed shops, and stubborn authenticity. Not a call for restoration, but a secular celebration of enduring British decline and quiet character.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/24/ramsgate-the-endearing-elegance-of-a-seaside-dump/ (The Libertarian Alliance)
Deathnote: The Delicious Fantasy of Instant Justice
Bryan Mercadente

Anyone who hasn’t yet seen Deathnote is in for a treat. It’s clever. It’s stylish. It’s morally compromised in all the best ways. And it reminds us that the worst thing about having no Deathnote is being forced to live under people who deserve to be in one.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/20/deathnote-the-delicious-fantasy-of-instant-justice/

Commentary on ‘Your Duty to Be Beautiful’ by Bryan Mercadente
Len D. Pozeram
This review treats Mercadente’s essay with careful respect, acknowledging its provocative aesthetic ideals while questioning its moral absolutism. It’s both a critique and a plea for nuance in debates about beauty, ethics, and selfhood.
🔗 https://libertarianism.uk/2025/06/12/commentary-on-your-duty-to-be-beautiful-by-bryan-mercadente/
History

Debasement and Delusion: What Really Happened to the Roman Currency?
Sebastian Wang
An economic history explaining how successive Roman emperors reduced the silver content of coinage, triggering inflation and eroding public trust in money. It draws parallels with contemporary fiat currencies, emphasising how monetary policy serves elder elites by impoverishing ordinary citizens.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/23/debasement-and-delusion-what-really-happened-to-the-roman-currency/

Hippocrates on Health and the Fat Boys at My School
Bryan Mercadente
A reflective essay weaving together the author’s school experience with Hippocratic medical ethics. It contrasts how ancient thinkers judged health and obesity with modern medical standards, arguing for the value of personal responsibility and the roots of moral judgement in medical discourse.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/27/hippocrates-on-health-and-the-fat-boys-at-my-school/
War

The Israel Trap
Juan I. Núñez
“Despite the necessity of navigating a world not built around our idealisms, we must still recall them. The individuals of Israel and Palestine should be left to work out their claims voluntarily and peacefully, as free people, and not as pawns of collectivist states that foster mutual hatred.”
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/26/the-israel-trap/

Melanie Phillips and the War of Words: Gaza and the Truth She Won’t Face
Reginald Godwyn
Godwyn challenges Melanie Phillips’ commentary on Gaza, accusing her of rhetorical defiance that ignores civilian suffering. He critiques her refusal to reckon with moral complexity, showing how editorial tactics frame Israel’s actions as just while dismissing dissent as virtue signalling.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/07/27/melanie-phillips-and-the-war-of-words-gaza-and-the-truth-she-wont-face/

Our Comments Policy
A short note clarifying the Libertarian Alliance’s open comments framework: expression is allowed, dissent encouraged, but abuse and sloganeering are removed.
🔗 https://libertarianism.uk/2025/06/10/our-comments-policy/