Beyond Partisanship: The Fundamentals of Pan-Secessionist Activism

Attack the System Beyond Partisanship: The Fundamentals of Pan-Secessionist Activism January 5, 2014 Keith Preston gives a comprehensive overview of the ARV-ATS strategic outlook and clarifies certain misconceptions. Topics include: Why the philosophy of self-determination transcends ordinary partisan boundaries. The need to distinguish the meta-political and meta-strategic concepts […]

Attack the System: Who Are the Power Elite?

Attack the System Who Are the Power Elite? December 29, 2013 Keith Preston dissects the American ruling class. Topics include: The difference between power elite analysis and conspiracy theories. Power elite analysis versus theories of democratic pluralism. Classical elite theory as developed during the interwar period of the […]

Attack the System: A New Anarchist Perspective for the 21st Century

Keith Preston discusses his new book.

Moving to the Left of the Left of the Left, Part Two: Why the Progressive Left is Now Conservative

Keith Preston continues his discussion of the decline of American progressives as an effective opposition force, and outlines an agenda for a new radicalism.

Moving to the Left of the Left of the Left: The Case for Pan-Anarchism

Attack the System Moving to the Left of the Left of the Left: The Case for Pan-Anarchism October 20, 2013 Keith Preston continues his discussion of the likely political future of the United States. Topics include: Peter Beinart’s recent article, “The Rise of New New Left,” and how […]

The Next 30 Years of American Politics

Attack the System The Next 30 Years of American Politics October 13, 2013 Keith Preston discusses how American political culture will likely develop over the next few decades. Topics include: Why the American Empire will continue to implode due to loss of legitimacy and fiscal constraints. Why American […]

Libertarian Populism vs Totalitarian Humanism: The Battle for the 21st Century

Attack the System Libertarian Populism vs Totalitarian Humanism: The Battle for the 21st Century October 7, 2013 Keith Preston discusses the dynamics of political conflict as it will unfold over the coming century. Topics include:

The World According to ARV-ATS

Attack the System The World According to ARV-ATS September 29, 2013 Keith Preston discusses contemporary events from the perspective of the ARV-ATS philosophy and strategy. Topics include: How Putin’s upstaging of Obama over Syria indicates the American state’s loss of legitimacy. The possibility of a bloc of “rogue […]

Grand Alliance Theory and Fourth Generation Warfare, Part Two: In Defense of Revolutionary Struggle

Attack the System Grand Alliance Theory and Fourth Generation Warfare, Part Two: In Defense of Revolutionary Struggle September 22, 2013 Keith Preston continues the discussion of revolutionary action within the context of contemporary political and military circumstances. Topics include: The unfortunate tendency of many contemporary radicals towards lifestyle […]

The Life and Times of Jerry Rubin

Biographical Podcast The Life and Times of Jerry Rubin September 21, 2013 Keith Preston examines the career of a 1960s radical leader and how it symbolizes the history of American society over the past 50 years. Topics include: Rubin’s role as an early anti-Vietnam War protest organizer, founder […]

Sometimes It Sucks to Be Right

Attack the System Sometimes It Sucks to Be Right September 8, 2013 Keith Preston revisits some of the core ATS documents in light of contemporary events. Topics include: How the neoconservatives have been eclipsed by the liberal internationalists as predicted in the 2003 essay “Philosophical Anarchism and the […]

Weekly News Update: September 2, 2013

News of the Week Update September 2, 2013 Keith Preston discusses American saber rattling against Syria. Topics include: The role of the Power Elite in building the American Empire. The amazing continuity of U.S. foreign policy regardless of which party is in power. The convergence of interests that […]

Cascadia: Interview with Casey Corcoran

ATS editors Keith Preston and Vince Rinehart discuss Cascadia and bioregionalism with guest Casey Corcoran.

Topics include:

-Defining Cascadia as a place rather than a political entity.
-The ideas and history of bioregionalism as a movement.
-The commonalities shared by colonized peoples.
-The relationship between ecological crises and colonialism.
-The need for food sovereignty.
-How technological and ecological values can co-exist.
-Why radical localism is the path to resistance.
-The film “Occupied Cascadia.”

Totalitarian Humanism and the Paradox of the Sexual Minority Rights Movement

Weekly Podcast and News Update Totalitarian Humanism and the Paradox of the Sexual Minority Rights Movement August 25, 2013 Keith Preston revisits his controversial 2009 article “Is Extremism in the Defense of Sodomy No Vice?” in light of recent news events. Topics include: The lengthy history of the […]

Update August 18, 2013

News of the Week Update August 18, 2013 ATS News of the Week Commentary with Keith Preston. Topics include: The harassment of Glenn Greenwald’s partner in London. The emerging left/right unity in opposition to the surveillance state. The work of writers like John Whitehead and William Norman Grigg […]

Where the Right Goes Wrong

Attack the System Where the Right Goes Wrong August 18, 2013 Keith Preston replies to conservative critic Todd Lewis’ critique of his work. Topics include: The actual origins and meaning of historic conservatism and why the contemporary American “conservative movement” is in fact a leftist movement. The roots […]

Back to Basics: The American Revolutionary Vanguard Twenty-Five Point Program

Keith Preston discusses the founding document of ARV-ATS and its continuing relevance to the struggle against the System.

The Manning Trial, Support Spots, the Paul Drug, and Libertarian Populism

News of the Week The Manning Trial, Support Spots, the Paul Drug, and Libertarian Populism August 3, 2013 Weekly News Update Topics include: The trial and conviction of Bradley Manning and the necessity of a “Free Bradley” movement. The granting of asylum to Edward Snowden by Russia and […]

The Necessity of Defending the Undefendable

Attack the System The Necessity of Defending the Undefendable August 4, 2013 Keith Preston says too many anarchists and libertarians are falling down on the job. Topics include: A discussion of Walter Block’s classic work “Defending the Undefendable” and Sean Gabb’s new book on the decline of free […]

Weekly News Update July 23, 2013

News of the Week Weekly News Update July 23, 2013 July 28, 2013 Keith Preston reviews recent articles that indicate ARV-ATS ideas are now moving into the mainstream. Topics include: Chris Hedges’ admission that the liberal class is a failure and has abandoned the poor in favor of […]

The Growth of Black Anarchism

Attack the System The Growth of Black Anarchism July 28, 2013 ATS senior editors Miles Joyner and Keith Preston discuss anarchist influences on radical tendencies in black communities. Topics include: The reaction of the black community to the Zimmerman verdict. The obscuring of the Bradley Manning trial by […]

“First They Came for the Fascists…”: Reflections on White Nationalism

Attack the System “First They Came for the Fascists…”: Reflections on White Nationalism July 21, 2013 Keith Preston strives for an objective analysis of the most taboo political philosophy. Topics include: The need to defend freedom of opinion and association for everyone. The lack of objective scholarly analysis […]

ATS News of the Week: Zimmerman Acquittal, Kokesh, and the Coerced Sterilization of Female Inmates

News of the Week Zimmerman Acquittal, Kokesh, and the Coerced Sterilization of Female Inmates July 14, 2013 ATS Weekly News Update July 14, 2013 Topics include: The acquittal of George Zimmerman and the reasons for the media’s showering of attention on what was essentially a routine murder trial. […]

ATS Roundtable: Gangs and the Lumpenproletarian Class Base of Anti-System Struggle

ATS Roundtable Gangs and the Lumpenproletarian Class Base of Anti-System Struggle July 14, 2013 ATS senior editors Miles Joyner, Vince Rinehart, and Keith Preston discuss the political potential of organized outlaws. Topics include: The misperception of gangs as a distinctively lower class social phenomenon. The enormous size of […]

Attack the System and the Question of Identity

Attack the System ATS and the Question of Identity July 8, 2013 Keith Preston discusses the theories of Daniel Byman of the RAND Corporation on the development of insurgent movements. Topics include: The identity of ARV/ATS as a challenge to the stagnant political ideas of the anarchist establishment […]

Attack the System: News of the Week July 8, 2013

News of the Week Update July 8, 2013 July 8, 2013 ATS News of the Week Commentary with Keith Preston. Topics include: The overthrow of Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi and why the introduction of Western liberal democracy in Middle Eastern nations ironically tends to fuel the creation of […]

Attack the System: A Culture War Showdown at the Supreme Court

Attack the System A Culture War Showdown at the Supreme Court June 30, 2013 Keith Preston discusses the background and implications of the Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage. Topics include: Topics include:

Attack the System: Robert Nozick and the Evolution of Anti-State Thought

Keith Preston discusses the work of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick.

Topics include:

-Nozick’s “Anarchy, State, and Utopia” as a landmark work in political philosophy and its influence in academia.

-How both the Left and Right often read Nozick selectively and vulgarize his thinking.

-The relevance of Nozick’s concept of the “ultra-minimal state” to fourth generation warfare theory.

-Nozick’s concept of a meta-utopia of self-determined communities and how this presents a model for the evolution of anti-state radicalism beyond both leftist anarcho-social democracy and vulgar libertarian plutocratic apologies.

ROUNDTABLE: Gangs, Protesters, Facebook Groups, Whistleblowers, and more

News of the Week ROUNDTABLE: Gangs, Protesters, Facebook Groups, Whistleblowers, and more June 23, 2013 A roundtable discussion of current events with ATS senior editors Keith Preston, Vincent Rinehart, and Michael Parish.

The Case of Edward Snowden: Breaking Down Boundaries of Left and Right

Keith Preston explains how concerns about the surveillance state are creating opportunities for new political realignments.

Attack the System: The Struggle to Come

Keith discusses the process of revolutionary build up that must occur in the decades ahead for the System to be effectively challenged by mid-century..

Keith on Bilderberg, Leslie Van Houten, the Surveillance State, and more

ATS News of the Week Commentary with Keith Preston.

Topics include:

-The participants in the current Bilderberg gathering.

-The shooting in Santa Monica.

-The parole hearing of former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten.

-The death of a young Antifa in France.

-Obama’s culpability in the growth of the surveillance state.

-A discussion of Jeffrey St. Clair’s article on the decline of the American Left.

-Scott Locklin’s article on why Americans are too fat and lazy for a revolution.

-The need for an American Hezbollah.

For a Libertarian Legal Revolution

Keith calls for a revolutionary reorganization of law along libertarian lines. Topics include:

-The non-aggression principle as the basis for libertarian law

-Conflicting interpretations of the NAP among anti-state radicals.

-How legal institutions in a stateless society might be organized.

-Much needed reforms within the realm of criminal law.

Neither Big Government nor Big Business

Keith Preston criticizes the mainstream narratives that promote the myth of big government and big business being antagonists of one another.

Topics include:

The false narratives maintained by liberals and conservatives alike regarding the relationship between State and Capital.

The rise in recent years of popular movements rooted in economic discontent.

Radicalizing the Center, Part Two: Reflections on Movement Building

Keith Preston continues his discussion of how to bring revolutionary anarchist ideas into the mainstream.

Topics include:

How the prevalence of cultural leftist fanaticism within the anarchist milieu is undermining the growth of the movement and outreach efforts.

Why the state is a unique institution of oppression and why efforts to equate statism with other forms of authoritarianism are misguided.

Beyond Sectarian Anarchism: Radicalizing the Center

Keith Preston reflects on recent violent conflicts within the anarchist milieu and discusses more constructive approaches.

Topics include:

How the variety of hyphenated forms of anarchism will continue to grow as anarchism becomes a more prevalent political ideology.

How the many hyphens within anarchism need not be a source of division but of strength and potential outreach to an ever greater number of constituencies.

The need for leaders and activists to emerge in different anti-state movements who recognize the need for a united revolutionary front against common enemies.

The Legacy of the New Left: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Keith Preston offers a critical evaluation of the movement that shaped the cultural life of contemporary Western societies.

Topics include:

The intellectual and political origins of the New Left as a “fourth way” movement beyond capitalism, fascism, and communism.

The convergence of social forces during the 1960s that made the growth of the New Left possible.

The success of the New Left at carrying out a comprehensive cultural revolution in Western civilization.

The failure of the New Left at opposing American imperialism, challenging the hegemony of plutocratic capitalism, and preventing the subsequent growth of police state repression.

All Nations Party: Interview with Ryan Faulk

Keith Preston interviews returning guest Ryan Faulk.

Topics include:

Ryan’s latest project, the All Nations Party, a proposed political meta-party devoted to pan-secessionism.

How such a party might be composed of sub-parties devoted to specific regional, ideological, or identitarian interests and how these might break down into constituent sub-interests of their own.

How cultural conflict prevents the growth of effective opposition to the political class.