What about Ron Paul?

If you say you’re against the state these days, someone’s sure to ask you how your views parallel Ron Paul’s. The frequency of these sorts of conversations seem likely to…

Violence, Wars, and States

[UPDATE: Due to an error, comments were disabled on the original version of this post.  It is being reposted with comments enabled.] Violence is bad news. Individuals should think twice…

Engaging—Just Not Radical

Gillespie, Nick, and Welch, Matt. The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America. New York: PublicAffairs 2011. Pp. xvi, 266. Index. 978-1-58648-938-0. The Declaration of…

Poverty and the State

Apologists for the state often suggest that the state is essential if people are to be protected against deprivation resulting from accident, disaster, or injustice. I’m not persuaded that they’re…