If the government didn't have a monopoly on security, only rich people would be able to have security just like when the government got out of other businesses, the only cars produced were limousines, the only clothes produced were tuxedos and the only food produced...
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Imagining a Revived, Twenty-First Century Capitalism
by Zack Sorenson | Dec 6, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles
The death of capitalism has been a common topic of conversation lately. Millennials seem resigned to it, the younger generations can’t wait for it. Bastions of global capitalism—alleged capitalism—such as the World Economic Forum in Davos are quite eagerly promoting...
A Conversation with Keith Knight and Dave Smith on The Voluntaryist Handbook
by Connor Freeman | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog
Keith Knight, our Managing Editor and host of the Don't Tread On Anyone podcast, went on Dave Smith's Part of the Problem to discuss Keith's new book (Amazon's #1 bestseller in anarchism!) The Voluntaryist Handbook: A Collection of Essays, Excerpts, and Quotes. Keith...
Where Is the Anarchism in HBO’s ‘The Anarchists’?
by Tom Mullen | Aug 23, 2022 | Featured Articles
I had the opportunity last week to watch the sixth and final episode of the HBO documentary, The Anarchists. Director and executive producer Todd Schramke accomplished the primary mission of any good documentary filmmaker: he made an interesting miniseries about...
How Could Anyone Be an Anarchist?
by Keith Knight | Jul 6, 2022 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
The following excerpts are from the Keith Knight - Don’t Tread on Anyone podcast ***** Keith Knight: A lot of criticism of the free market is not unique to the free market. For example, there is greed, there is dog-eat-dog competition, it can disrupt & disorder,...
10 Books That Made Me a Libertarian. Sheldon Richman & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Mar 3, 2022 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/ekldvZ7Ykn8 Once admit any right of secession whatever, and there is no logical stopping-point short of the right of individual secession, which logically entails anarchism, since then individuals may secede and patronize their own defense agencies,...
Boomerang Argument
by Sheldon Richman | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Libertarianism
Any argument against a totally free society that depends on the dark side of human nature inevitably circles around to hit the one making the argument smack in the back of the head. Hence, it is a boomerang argument. The reason is that if people are so bad that we...
Dear Cenk Uygur, Supporting Government is Worse Than Supporting the Ku Klux Klan
by Keith Knight | Jul 30, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/ldmXyqAnbmI Mankind is a mixture of good and evil, of cooperative and criminal tendencies. In my view, the anarchist society is one which maximizes the tendencies for the good and the cooperative, while it minimizes both the opportunity and the moral...
Liberty Truckers Trying to Stay Awake w/Reed Coverdale
by Tommy Salmons | Jun 11, 2021 | Year Zero
Reed Coverdale joined me to have a semi-conscious conversation about things. I was honestly so tired I don't remember much. And before you judge me for not listening back to jog my memory, listen to yourself talk for a fucking hour and report back with how much fun it...
Episode 576: The Thought Of Leon Trotsky And His ‘Connections’ To Neo-Conservatism
by Peter R. Quiñones | May 12, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
74 Minutes PG-13 Bird is one-fourth of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast. Bird joins Pete to talk about the political thought of Leon Trotsky and any connection he may have to Neo-Conservatism. Episode 558: Marxism Part 5 - The Thought Of 'Post-Marxist'...
Exposing the Most Dangerous Cult on Earth. Ace Archist & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Apr 1, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/H3mSQra1UkA ... just as religion has been separated from the State, and the economy can be separated from the State, so can every other State function, including police, courts, and the law itself! Murray N. Rothbard For a New Liberty, pp....
Episode 558: Marxism Part 5 – The Thought Of ‘Post-Marxist’ Hans-Hermann Hoppe
by Peter R. Quiñones | Apr 1, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
88 Minutes PG-13 Bird is one-fourth of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast. Bird joins Pete to go over the thought of the pre-eminent Post-Marxist in the world, Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Episode 547: Marxism Part 4 - The Utter Brutality of Abimael Guzmán and the...
Natural Law Anarchism. Mark Passio and Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Mar 8, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/-qbM_iv-Pqs Since the nature of man is such that each individual must use his mind to learn about himself and the world, to select values, and to choose ends and means in order to survive and flourish, the right to self-ownership gives each man the...
Episode 547: Marxism Part 4 – The Utter Brutality of Abimael Guzmán and the ‘Shining Path’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 8, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
80 Minutes PG-13 Bird is one-fourth of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast. Bird "concludes" the series on Marxism talking about Peru's Abimael Guzman and the "Shining Path." Episode 539: Marxism Part 3 - The Thought of Mao Zedong Episode 534: Marxism Part 2 - The...
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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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