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Left-Libertarianism
I consider myself a left-libertarian. To avoid any confusion over what this may imply, I fully support private property, voluntary exchange, money, rent, employment, and so on (or more strictly speaking, I don't advocate their abolition). And I completely...
Posted 26 May 2008 02:39 PM by Brainpolice | 26 comment(s)
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Does Social Evolution Necessitate Decentralization?
Social evolution can be thought of in terms of increased complexity . Simple forms of organization are uniliteral and homogenous, while more complexity in an organizational structure implies pluralism . Increased plurality, combined with a finite number...
Posted 21 May 2008 05:36 PM by Brainpolice | with no comments
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Resolving Anarchist Conflict
Conflict between the socialist oriented and market oriented camps within anarchism can get very tedious. Many anarcho-communists and anarcho-syndicalists appear to emphatically claim that market anarchism isn't truly anarchism, that opposition to...
Posted 05 May 2008 08:57 PM by Brainpolice | 6 comment(s)
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The Nail in the Coffin of "The Right"
It is common for many libertarians, especially those in America, to assume that they have a natural alliance with "the right". This is based on certain assumptions, such as the notion that contemporary libertarianism grew out of the old American...
Posted 25 April 2008 04:54 PM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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Definitions
So I put together some relatively witty definitions of my terms. If you're not offended by at least one of these, then you are awesome! Constitutionalism - The belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate...
Posted 18 April 2008 01:08 AM by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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The Anarcho-Statists
For quite some time now, Kevin Carson has critisized what he calls "vulgar libertarianism". Vulgar libertarian is a tendency of some libertarians, particularly those with an affinity for "the right", to function as apologists for currently...
Posted 17 April 2008 01:46 PM by Brainpolice | 4 comment(s)
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The Case For Free Immigration, The Case Against Borders
Immigration is a hot topic these days, particularly for those in the southern and south-western states of America. There has been a rising anti-immigration sentiment, directed specifically at immigrating Mexicans. The public cries out, "Secure the...
Posted 30 March 2008 09:47 AM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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"Private" and "Public" are Misleading Terms
This is a response to the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b9qGxjjAP8 Hello Luke I share your frustration with the definitional chaos surrounding these words. In many ways the meanings typically attached to the terms public and private...
Posted 04 March 2008 03:23 PM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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I hate conservatism
In the most classical definition of the word, conservatism has always stood for a defense of the status quo. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the so-called "liberal" parties were more or less interested in revolutionary change into the future...
Posted 10 January 2008 01:29 AM by Brainpolice | 2 comment(s)
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"Vulgar" Libertarianism and Voluntary Socialism
From what I've been able to gather, "vulgar" libertarianism is a label applied to the tendency of some libertarians, particularly with right-wing sympathies, to defend currently existing property arrangements and corporations as if they...
Posted 29 December 2007 02:37 AM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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