The Civil Society/State Dichotomy

By Chris Shaw Gramsci rightly identifies that in the modern political environment, simply recognising actors as either public or private, in the realm of states or markets respectively, is problematic. Unfortunately the crux of international political economy has accepted this modernist doctrine, tacitly deifying the rationalist discourses of […]

Burn the flag on inauguration day!

By William T. Hathaway Let’s welcome our new Commander in Chief by demonstrating how little he knows about the Constitution of the United States. Each incoming president is required on inauguration day to take the oath of office, affirming to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.” But Trump […]

Keith Preston is a Really Bad Guy

I don’t think the author of this particular screed likes me very much: “If you see Keith Preston or any of his national-“anarchist” cronies making inroads into your communities, do something about it. If people cite or share his articles without realizing what he stands for, take the […]

Robert Stark interviews Alt-Left Youtuber Prince of Queens about SJW’s & the Regressive Left

Listen Here!   Robert Stark, co-host Pilleater, and Bay Area Guy talk to alt-left YouTuber Prince of Queens. Topics includes: Quiplash and Google hangouts Joshua David McKenney was a college roommate of Prince of Queens in college Professor Jordan Peterson and “Authoritative” psychological traits The Queer community and fourth-way intersectional feminism. The Regressive Left SJW’s […]

Where Do We Go From Here?

As with the Gillis article, I find the general tone of this Kevin Carson piece to be overly hysterical. Other than that, these are some damn good ideas. Why can’t the libertarian left exercise this level of revolutionary zeal all the time? By Kevin Carson Center for a […]

What the Alt-Right Really Means

By Christopher Caldwell New York Times Not even those most depressed about Donald J. Trump’s election and what it might portend could have envisioned the scene that took place just before Thanksgiving in a meeting room a few blocks from the White House. The white nationalist Richard B. […]

Defining “Political Correctness”

A FB friend recently asked me to provide a definition of “political correctness.” Here’s the definition I would use… I would define “political correctness” as the common term for the institutionalization and enculturation of progressive moral norms in such a way that their transgression generates ridicule, disproportional feelings […]

Rest In Power anarchist comrade Michael Israel, killed fighting ‘Islamic State’ fascists in Rojava

Insurrection News **UPDATE** via Kurdish Question People’s Protection Units (YPG) volunteers, American Michael Israel (27) from Colorado and German Anton Neshek (Zana Ciwan), were killed by Turkish warplanes on 29 November according to another international volunteer fighting alongside the pair against the Islamic State group (IS/ISIS/ISIL), north of Raqqa. [updated]. On his Facebook […]

Too Much Stigma, Not Enough Persuasion

A leftist writer describes how the Left has managed to shoot itself in the ass by acting like fools. By Conor Friedersdorf The Atlantic The coalition that opposes Donald Trump needs to get better at persuading fellow citizens and winning converts, rather than leaning so heavily on stigmatizing […]

An Anarchist We Can Work With

An discussion of yours truly by a reviewer from the far-right American Renaissance. This is by far the most accurate review of my work that has appeared outside of ATS circles. By Ronald Neff American Renaissance Despite its title, only a few of the essays in this new […]

Donald Trump: Republican Business as Usual?

So says long time leftist activist and professor James Petras. By James Petras Information Clearing House November 18, 2016 “Information Clearing House” – Every aspect of this year’s US Presidential election has been fraught with myths, distortions, fabrications, wishful thinking and invented fears.  We will proceed to discuss […]

How the Left Can Survive Under Trump

By Benjamin Studebaker Over the last few days, many people have been panicking about what Donald Trump might do as president. There is a lot of fear. Because most commentators and academics are deeply hostile to Trump, many people writing about this are still deeply emotionally shaken by […]

Make Money Great Again: Vote for Gold

By Guy Christopher, Originally Published on Money Metals Exchange Who could possibly have predicted the astounding results of the November 8th presidential election? A lot of folks, it turns out. Better than 60 million at last count. But that doesn’t include highly paid, and obviously over-paid, pollsters. And […]

Robert Stark interviews Keith Preston about Donald Trump and the Return of Liberalism

LISTEN HERE! Robert Stark and Alex von Goldstein talk to Keith Preston about his essay Donald Trump and the Return of Liberalism Topics include: The three waves of Liberalism, classical liberalism, reform liberalism, and neoliberalism Neoliberalism, which is essentially a hybrid of capitalism and social democracy under the managerial state, starting under Jimmy […]

Trump and the Neoconservatives

By Jon Basil Utley The American Conservative Even before the Iraq War, John Bolton was a leading brain behind the neoconservatives’ war-and-conquest agenda. Long ago I wrote about him, in “John Bolton and U.S. Lawlessness,” “The Bush administration’s international lawlessness did not come from nowhere. Its intellectual foundations […]