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Gustave De Molinari and The Production of Security: Gustave De Molinari was a radical classical liberal associated with Frederic Bastiat and the French liberal school of economics. In his work "The Production of Security", Molinari was the first economist to propose the possibility of free competition...
Posted Fri, Jan 30 2009 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Minarchism, Competition, Monopoly, Libertarianism, Economics, Free Trade, History, Anarcho-Capitalism, Murray Rothbard, Frederic Bastiat, Gustave De Molinari

Benjamin Tucker: American Anarchist: Benjamin Tucker was arguably the leading figure of individualist anarchism in America in the 19th century. He was the editor and chief of the classic anarchist periodical "Liberty", which involved many key figures in early individualist anarchism...
Posted Thu, Jan 29 2009 by Brainpolice | 2 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Coercive Monopoly, Natural Rights, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Labor, Free Trade, History, Anarcho-Capitalism, Mutualism, Murray Rothbard, Egoism, Max Stirner, Proudhon, Benjamin Tucker, Natural Law

Transcending Anarcho-Semantics: There is a reoccuring problem that occurs within internal libertarian and anarchist discourse that I like to call the anarcho-semantics problem. The anarcho-semantics problem most often occurs in discussions and debates between socialist oriented anarchists...
Posted Sat, Sep 6 2008 by Brainpolice | 11 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Collectivism, Capitalism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Vulgar Libertarianism, Anarcho-Capitalism

The Headroom Between Mutualism and Anarcho-capitalism: I find it inaccurate to use either the terms "anarcho-capitalism" or "mutualism" to describe my own viewpoint. Being a pluralist as well as a person with a fairly complex and subtle heirarchy of preferances that may situationally change...
Posted Sun, Aug 24 2008 by Brainpolice | 8 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Libertarianism, Economics, Labor, Anarcho-Capitalism, Mutualism

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 Mon, May 26 2008 by Brainpolice | 27 comment(s)
Filed under: Centralization, Racism, Equality, Religion, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, old right, conservatism, Immigration, Nationalism, History, Vulgar Libertarianism

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 Fri, Apr 25 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
Filed under: Racism, Collectivism, Religion, Capitalism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, conservatism, Corporatism, liberalism, Nationalism, History

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 Fri, Apr 18 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Minarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Racism, Collectivism, Democracy, Altruism, War, Constitution, Social Contract, Religion, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, conservatism, Environmentalism

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 Thu, Apr 17 2008 by Brainpolice | 14 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics, Corporatism

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 Sun, Mar 30 2008 by Brainpolice | 9 comment(s)
Filed under: Non-Aggression Axoim, Ethics, Competition, Consistancy, Racism, Collectivism, Discrimination, Separatism, Interventionism, Libertarianism, Economics, isolationism, Free Association, Immigration, Nationalism, Labor, Free Trade, Prohibition

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 Thu, Jan 10 2008 by Brainpolice | 4 comment(s)
Filed under: War, Capitalism, Libertarianism, Economics, old right, conservatism, isolationism

"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 Sat, Dec 29 2007 by Brainpolice | 6 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Competition, Capitalism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Economics