The Huey P. Newton Gun Club protested against police shootings with an armed march in Dallas on Wednesday. Dallas-Fortworth Fox News reports: Earlier Wednesday, other demonstrators held an open carry gun march through South Dallas to protest against police shootings. Organizers there said the show of force served […]
I apologize for my lengthy prelude to Ms. McElroy’s piece, but things are moving along in a way that merits comment. It would appear that totalitarian humanism is in the process of taking over libertarianism, which is predictable enough as libertarianism left too many gaps open that ultimately […]
Contra Glenn, the real future of conflict in the US will not be between Left and Right as presently understood. The Right is rapidly dwindling in numbers, and while the Right will become more militant as it continues to decline, it will become increasingly irrelevant as the state […]
An interesting and, I suspect, accurate bit of analysis. I think this commentator is correct that as U.S. society continues to move leftward, the right will become increasingly alienated from both the political establishment and the mainstream culture, and begin to adopt a more radical, militant, and anti-establishment […]
Listen to the interview here. Robert Stark interviews Keith Preston of Attack the System Topics include: Keith’s interest in alternative economics that opposes both capitalism and socialism such as distributism Why third way economics theories have limited influence but a large potential audience NEITHER PROGRESSIVE NOR CONSERVATIVE: […]
It seems to me that in the last couple of years “free market anarchism” in its various forms has grown to the point where it’s now starting to eclipse or even surpass the “anarcho-Marxists” in terms of size and influence. I base this observation on the number of […]
Required reading. By Damon Linker Liberals are increasingly religious about their own liberalism, treating it like a comprehensive view of reality and the human good. 351 A lot of liberals are taking things very personally these days. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) At the risk of sounding like Paul Krugman — […]
“I believe that Herr Marx is a very serious if not very honest revolutionary, and that he really is in favour of the rebellion of the masses, and I wonder how he manages to overlook the fact that the establishment of a universal dictatorship, collective or individual, a […]
Robert has some very interesting interviews available featuring cutting edge political dissidents and topics that rarely get discussed elsewhere. Check some of these out:
By Crispin Sartwell The Atlantic The French Estates-General in 1789 (Isidore-Stanislaus Helman via Wikimedia Commons) Americans are more divided than ever by political ideology, as a recent Pew Research Center study makes clear. About a third of people on each side say of the other that its proponents […]
If only it were true. This is an interesting though rather bizarre article from a Maoist webzine, bits of which are re-posted on Matthew Lyons’ “anti-fascist” blog with additional commentary from Lyons himself (some of which is also rather interesting). Apparently, these Maoists think there are cadres of […]
As much as I criticize it, I’m actually glad to see the rather significant growth of the different anarchist, libertarian, and overlapping tendencies in recent years even if most of them are still at the training wheels phase. It used to be much worse. When I started this, […]
I don’t personally see myself as having a dog in this fight. I post this exchange between Given and Carson here out of recognition that this is a controversial issue among anarchists and libertarians, and one that many of them care a great deal about, even if I […]
By Kevin Carson Center for a Stateless Society Casey Given, in “What’s the Point of Checking Your Privilege?”, questions the relevance or usefulness of the concept of privilege. Not that he questions the existence of racial and gender oppression — far from it. He simply argues that privilege […]
This piece by Carson is a good discussion of the varying shades of “left-libertarian” philosophy but it also provides a good illustration of the ghettoized thinking many radicals fall into. Take this statement: “To the general public these days, “left-libertarian” is more apt to call to mind a […]
Yes, yes, yes! A thousand times, yes! By Dan Sanchez Libertarian Alliance/LewRockwell.Com Left-libertarians who espouse “thick libertarianism” especially like to lump anti-“bigotry” (I’ll explain the scare quotes later) into libertarianism: e.g., anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-homophobia, etc. The more principled ones are careful to insert the proviso that “libertarian” efforts […]
By Bruce Stokes CNN Editor’s note: Bruce Stokes is director of global economic attitudes at the Pew Research Center. The views expressed are his own. If you thought that political polarization in America was bad, think again. Because it’s worse than you thought. And if you’re under the […]
Rarely have I encountered an article that so vividly illustrates why the bulk of the “progressive” and “social democratic” Left is utterly worthless. The last sentence of this article is telling: “Only then can the Left shift the terrain of struggle away from apocalyptic fantasies of armed insurrection […]
I wrote this last week, but then decided I didn’t like it. However since everyone is talking ’bout UKIP here’s the actual situation. NOTE: Fans of the UKIP “revolution” should watch out for Thursday’s Newark-on-Trent by election, which is a parliamentary election on a first past the post […]
Listen to the interview. Topics include: •The recent elections in Europe •How the elections were a referendum on the neoliberal establishment •How European Nationalist parties are moving to the left economically •Whether the United State could see similar movements •Ralph Nader’s call for a left right alliance against […]
The European elections saw gains by the far right, far left, libertarians, and radical populists. The common thread was opposition to the budding continental empire of the EU and its dominance by the neoliberal plutocracy. The Europeans need the message of anarcho-pluralism and pan-secessionism as much as Americans […]
This is the most interesting development I’ve seen in mainstream U.S. politics since the Ron Paul phenomenon. Hopefully, it will have a similar effect. The Ron Paul campaign not only spearheaded massive growth in the mainstream libertarian movement, but served as a “gateway drug” that led many of […]
By Timothy Noah The Washington Post Ralph Nader wants liberals and conservatives to work together. In his new book, “Unstoppable,” he cites many instances in which such cooperation ought to be possible, at least theoretically. But the book’s greater value may lie in the opportunity to contemplate, almost […]
By Kristen East The Washington Times Ralph Nader is at it again, this time on a mission that he says will bring America’s liberals and conservatives together in the fight against corporate overreach and government secrecy. Building on a new book he has published, the longtime activist, author […]
By George Eaton New Statesman Nigel Farage arrives to speak at Ukip public meeting at Old Basing Village Hall on April 9, 2014 in Basingstoke. Photograph: Getty Images. For most of its existence, Ukip has positioned itself well to the right of the Conservative Party on the economy, […]
By Keith Preston AlternativeRight.Com by Keith Preston Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) bears the distinction of being a writer who resisted virtually all of the dominant trends of his era. He lived during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, precisely the time that modernity was fully consolidating itself […]
It looks like Ralph might have been reading ATS. By Ralph Nader The American Conservative illustration by Michael Hogue There was a time in the Depression of the 1930s when conservative thought sprang from the dire concrete reality of that terrible era, not from abstractions. They did not […]
The Stark Truth with Robert Stark. This was recorded a few months back, but it’s a good one. Listen here. Robert Stark welcomes back Keith Preston of Attack the System. Topics include: Keith’s article “Who am I? Left, Right, or Center”: http://attackthesystem.com/2014/02/21/who-am-i-left-right-or-center/ How his anti-imperialist views on foreign policy overlap […]
Be sure to tune in. Welcome to The Tom Woods Show! Join New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods every weekday at noon Eastern as he sets fire to the 3×5 card of conventional opinion with exciting guests and commentary. Listen live, or subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! […]
Yes! Jason Howerton The Blaze Radio hosts Gregg “Opie” Hughes, Anthony Cumia and comedian Jim Norton, of the popular “Opie and Anthony Show” on SiriusXM, went on a fiery tirade Tuesday against “trigger warnings” and the current culture on college campuses, which they argue is producing childish adults […]
“The transformation of the Front from fringe group into France’s leading working-class party is not sudden. In the 1980s Jean-Marie Le Pen – the founder of the FN and the current leader’s father – targeted urban voters who were leaving the Communist Party in droves. It was he […]
The Left has abandoned class-based politics in favor of the identity politics, therapeutism, and cosmopolitanism of the left-wing of the middle class, and that is encouraged by international capitalist elites. Because of this, the Left has become worthless at representing the interests of the poor and working class. […]
Is PC the fault of the Frankfurt School, or capitalism? By Michael Acuna Common Ruin Across the paleoconservative blogosphere, on every “libertarian” forum and racist webpage, a strange concept is faulted for the turmoil witnessed in North America and Europe today, as well as for the alleged breakdown […]
By Pat Buchanan The American Conservative Last summer, in this capital of gridlock, a miracle occurred. The American people rose as one and told the government of the United States not to drag us into another Middle East war in Syria. Barack Obama was ready to launch air and […]
By Dr. Gary North LewRockwell.Com/GaryNorth.Com Today is a big day for me. It probably isn’t a big day for you, but it is a big day for me. On this day, 40 years ago, the first issue of Remnant Review was mailed to subscribers. It was a technologically primitive newsletter. […]
As I have been predicting. By Justin Raimondo The War Party is making a comeback. After laying low in the wake of the disastrous invasion and occupation in Iraq, and the complete failure of our efforts to subdue Afghanistan, the coalition of forces that made these strategic catastrophes […]
Read for yourself. In addition to NATA-NY, another “bridging” group between White Nationalists and libertarians is Attack the System (ATS). It is the brainchild of Keith Preston, who decades ago was involved in left-wing anarchist groups. Now he advocates “pan-secessionism,” which hopes to create a Left-Right alliance of […]
This is one of the most wide ranging interviews I’ve ever done. Listen here. Radix Journal Keith Preston joins Richard to discuss his new book, Attack The System, as well as the meaning and history of “Anarchism.” NOTES: Attack The System Keith Preston, Attack The System Vilfredo Pareto […]
This is includes an extensive discussion of my book, Attack the System. By Dr. Paul Gottfried This essay was authored by Paul Gottfried for Nomocracy in Politics. As a young faculty member at Rockford College forty years ago, my divisional chairman, who was a devout Straussian, once told […]
Míle Gaiscíoch I am very sorry that you have chosen to back out of the upcoming gathering, Cascadia Rising: A Bioregional Confluence. I feel that the perspective you folks have to offer, in regards to the tumultuous arguments that are ongoing in our various communities revolving around oppression […]
Attack the System The State of the Resistance: Five Years Into the Age of Obama April 7, 2014 Keith Preston critiques the growing libertarian movement within the context of current political trends in the United States. Topics include: Topics include: How libertarianism has grown in popularity since 2007. […]
By MK Lords Subtitled: Privilege Checking is Racist, Sexist, Bigoted, and Useless Privilege exists in this country. There are people who wear fancy suits, nice boots, and black dresses who are given immunity for heinous crimes no one else would get away with. They pass laws restricting commerce […]
It is widely believed that the term “anarcho-pluralism” that I give to my own outlook is a derivative of Alain De Benoist’s “ethno-pluralism.” But I actually picked it up from an elderly Jewish anarchist I met in NYC a few times in the 80s, Sam Dolgoff, who had […]
In what way does the actually existing libertarian movement, anarchist or otherwise, threaten the existing political order? If anything, the libertarian movement is a microcosm of the wider society. There are the “right-libertarians” who extol the virtues of capitalism, Christianity, and the American way (kind of like, you […]
I can’t believe I’m seeing an article criticizing Marcuse’s concept of “repressive tolerance” in The Nation. By Michelle Goldberg The Nation Stephen Colbert gestures during the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall in Washington. (Reuters/Jim Bourg) Perhaps every political generation is fated to be […]
“It’s always funny when people jump the gun and assume I’m some sort of conspiracy theorist or something like this. I’m interested in that stuff because we have 20 million people in the US who believe the ruling class is trying to kill us. That’s kind of interesting. […]
He sure sounds like it. Hedges is an example of what a serious Left would look like, although he’s still obviously not as radical as ARV-ATS.
Predictably, some of our left-libertarian friends have jumped on the anti-Colbert bandwagon. By Andrew O’Hehir Salon.Com Stephen Colbert (Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas)
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
Recent Comments