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In the Albany Times Union, columnist Mark Dalton argues that libertarian control of the government would result in chaos. As right-wing libertarians rolled back state regulation agencies, no one would be left to protect the consumer. Individuals’ only recourse would be to sue. Sue they would, resulting in overflowing courts. Although Dalton doesn’t mention it, […]
Agorism, the idea that we should trade outside the purview of the state in order to bring about a better world, is risky business. But these gentlemen are heroes. These water vendors – and I have seen businesspeople like them all over the world – exemplify the best aspects of humanity. Although they are down […]
There’s a meme making the rounds that agorism, the idea that one best reforms society by building a new one in the shell of the old, is better or safer than civil disobedience, the idea that we should disobey unjust state decrees. Yet agorism is a form of civil disobedience. And this video clearly shows […]
Marc Emery is a Canadian man who is now in (US) federal prison for 5 years over his business of selling cannabis seeds to the public. It breaks my heart to see this man in prison. He has harmed no one. There is no victim for the crime he is accused of. In Canada, his […]
Tonight at 8PM we’re going to touch base about the liberty-themed play I’m proposing for Liberty Forum in March 2011. We’ll be meeting on Skype in the public chat called “Liberty Play 2011.” It’s text-only, so no need for a camera. If you can’t find it, ping me via Skype chat username morelibertynow.com and I […]
Armed liberty lovers from around the Delaware Valley met up at Plymouth township’s Bicentennial Park to pick up litter and chew the fat. In all 17 good folks attended. Every one had a grand time, lots of litter was picked up and even the next generation got to compare notes. Check out the above video […]
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7 Ways to Keep Doing Agorism
Now that you’ve started practicing agorism – the idea that by trading outside the purview of the state we can bring about complete liberty – it’s time to consider how you’ll continue doing it. This is no small matter to be overlooked or pooh-poohed. It’s easy to start a new project, but not always so […]
I‘m a guest this week on Movement Radio’s Anarchy Time show, tonight at 9PM EST. Anarchy Time is an entertaining and informative show hosted by James Cox, Mandie Cunningham and Tom Ender. You can listen online for free every Sunday evening from 9-11PM EST. Almost 140 people have RSVP’d on Facebook for the show, so […]
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How to Start Doing Agorism
Six years on, I wrote 5 Reasons Why Agorism is a Failed Strategy. The million-dollar question – how do we start doing agorism? We’re convinced the right way out of this tyrannous morass is to starve the bastards out by trading outside of their purview. We’re giving up on voting in their sham elections. We’re […]