Category: Anarchism/Anti-State

Demon’s Domain

None agreed to this social structure, the state Though we appease it with or without it in mind. Far more violent than anything humanly devised It has become. Yet, we choose to ignore such a force. Maybe it is not ignored. This ingenious tormenting fiend. How terrifying is […]

After the Social Explosion

From Black Rose Anarchist Federation An Interview with the Anarchist Federation of Santiago In 2019, significant segments of the dominated classes of Chile gave shape to what is now known as the “social explosion”, a popular uprising of national proportions. The social explosion produced a profound political crisis […]

Could Trump Win as a Felon? and Other Questions from 2023 America

Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown talks to me about Israel/Palestine, Vivek Ramaswamy, war and veterans, the Ron Paul legacy, problems in the libertarian world, whether Trump could win as a convicted felon, and plenty more. (Ep. 2417) Sponsors: Monetary Metals: https://monetary-metals.com/woods/ Cheeky Maiden: https://www.cheekymaidensoap.com Code: WOODS15 Video Mentioned: […]

Thomas Meyer-Falk is Free!

From The Final Straw Radio We’re sharing here a recent conversation that I had with Thomas Meyer-Falk, an anarchist who just finished a 27 year prison stint in Germany to speak about his life, his incarceration and his hopes now that he’s out. Thomas was involved in a […]

Against the Grain: Anarchist Firebrand

From Against the Grain, Anarchist Firebrand Perhaps best known for his advocacy of “propaganda by the deed,” Johann Most (1846-1906) was a committed socialist before turning toward anarchism. What spurred that shift? Why did Most advocate violence – and later abandon that position? Tom Goyens is writing a biography […]

2024 Berlin-Kreuzberg Anarchist Bookfair

By anon (not verified) From Anarchistische Büchermesse Berlin-Kreuzberg October 9, 2023 2024 Berlin-Kreuzberg Anarchist Bookfair We are pleased to announce that an anarchist book fair will take place from September 5th to September 8th, 2024 at NewYorck at Bethanien 2 B, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg 36. The last time something […]

The Scourge of Territorialism

Robert Ardrey The Scourge of Territorialism from The Territorial Imperative (1967)   Note This is one of the most insightful and anti-conventional pieces of writing on the Israeli-Palestinian problem. The core of the argument is that the violent enmity of the Arab League towards the colonising Jews has […]

Israel-Palestine is Just the Tip

By thecollective Anarchist News by CyberDandy A lot of leftists and anarchists have accepted a narrative about Israel-Palestine that is pretty warped. The basic problem isn’t limited to anglophone ignorance about Jews and/or Palestinians; it’s a problem that leftists and anarchists seem to have in comprehending multinational conflicts […]

An Attempted Marxist-Anarchist Dialogue

By anon (not verified) by Wayne Price A Review of Michael Lowy & Oliver Besancenot, Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist-Anarchist Solidarity Michael Lowy and Oliver Besancenot, two Marxists from the Trotskyist tradition, have made an effort to discuss possible convergences and interactions between Marxism and anarchism. (The little […]

Proudhon’s Sociology

Pierre Ansart (Author); Cayce Jamil (Editor); Shaun Murdock (Translator); René Berthier (Translator/Introduction); Jesse S. Cohn (Translator) An introduction to the thought of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first person to declare themself an anarchist. Available in English for the first time, Proudhon’s Sociology is the landmark statement on Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s thought. […]

History’s First Libertarian?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. – Herbert Spencer, Essays [1891] HORNBERGER’S BLOG September 28, 2023 Former Slaves Show We Don’t Need Social Security One of the popular arguments for keeping Social […]

Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster?

Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan debate the merits of anarcho-capitalism. GENE EPSTEIN | 9.22.2023 11:55 AM (Brook photo by Gage Skidmore; Graphic by Lex Villena) Audio Player Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. 1×1.1×1.25×1.5x2x3x :15  :15 Download Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute Yaron […]

Libertarian Autobiographies

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 it is the greatest good for a man to discuss virtue every day and those other things about which you hear me conversing and testing myself and others, for the unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates HORNBERGER’S BLOG September 22, 2023 Libertarian […]

Gender and Sexuality in Saint-Imier

From CrimethInc. A Memoir In the following narrative, a participant in the worldwide anarchist gathering that took place in Saint-Imier, Switzerland in July 2023 explores political practices and discourse around gender and sexuality in the contemporary anarchist movement. Lest the following text occasion any conflict with the residents […]

Saint-Imier 2023: The International Anarchist Meetings

By thecollective From collettivoanarchico by FAI International Relations Commission This summer, one of the most important international anarchist meetings of recent years, the Rencontres Internationales Antiautoritaires (RIA) “Anarchy 2023”, took place in Saint-Imier (Switzerland), from 19 to 23 July. Thousands of people from different continents participated, although a […]

Why I Am Not An Anarchist

David Ivison Why I Am Not An Anarchist (1972)     Note A beautiful analysis of the limits of the anarchist conception seen as an ideology that,in ultimate instance, everybody should or must accept. That is why Max Nettlau, the historian of anarchy, found Panarchy a very intriguing […]