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The Daily Meme #935!

There is sooo much more to being an anarchist than simply seeing one on your skateboard and identifying with freedom. There is a long history of real people giving

Political theory: general questions

Dear Hiveans, as we had lots of politics in the last weeks, today I'd like to write more general about polital theory, and share some of my unpopular thoughts. Democracy

Origin of "government" according to Mancur Olson

According to Mancur Olson, origin of "government" is roving bandit becoming stationary bandit, settling on a certain territory to rob continuously. In

First translation into English of an anonymous condemnation of Marxism written in the Weimar Republic

Here I will transcribe and translate an interesting, roughly 90-year old German text on Marxism that had never entered the internet in text-form before my Twitter-thread

The Six Pillars of Politics

If you asked me what political value or principle is most important to me, I'd say with no hesitation, liberty. However I recognize that tunnel vision blinds us

“Let your light so shine before men…”

Self-Organizing Societies We ordered our first chickens from a hatchery catalogue. They were delivered by mail in a small cardboard box, tightly packed so that they

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Theonomy and Hobbes

It occurred to me while reading Hobbes that a Commonwealth could never form under Theonomic law. That is, natural man will never assent to be governed under God’s

Anarchy And Hobbes

Since I have free time now, I’ve been able to go back and re-read some of the books that influenced my political thinking. One of these books is “The World’s Great

The Only Way Anarcho Capitalism Could Work

We always hear Anarchists say that there are rules in anarchy but no rulers, but what if i told you that premise totally misunderstands what Anarcho Capitalism truly