As agorists seeking to demonstrate that the state is obsolete, we look for new solutions to real world needs. To be successful, we must look to alternatives and to the fringes to find voluntary solutions to the problems of the world. We cannot take the well-trod path, doing the same thing everyone else has been
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In the early ‘80s, the Los Angeles area was an intellectual feast for libertarians of every stripe because it exploded with supper clubs, student groups, debates, conferences, small magazines, and larger-than-life personalities. The interaction was so politically intimate that a resident wit described libertarians as people “who make a living by selling newsletters to each
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“My schooling not only failed to teach me what it professed to be teaching, but it prevented me from being educated to an extent which infuriates me when I think of all I might have learned at home by myself.” George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) We all want to provide an education for our children, but
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Appealing elements of agorism One of the more appealing elements of agorism is the sheer practicality of it. We deny the lifeblood of the state while creating solutions to real-world problems. We need to be just as practical in our interaction with those who believe that government is necessary or worse yet, good. We need
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“Occupational licensing directly affects nearly 30 percent of U.S. workers today and continues to grow in density and scope.”(Thornton 2015)This figure ought to scare all liberty-minded people, as well as those simply concerned with safety and quality. Licensing does nothing to guarantee safety or quality. In practice, licensing does quite the opposite. Licensing acts as
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For hundreds of years, money lenders have been viewed in a poor light, often for good reason. Lenders were essentially a cartel that controlled interest rates and allowed a narrow set of conditions in which loans would be made, all while being protected by political powers. This left many — if not most — people
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By now, it is likely you know what agorism is, but you may feel overwhelmed by all the things seemingly have to do as an agorist. Perhaps it is unclear as to what can be done right now. Hopefully, this will clear confusion and draw inspiration from some unlikely sources. Three primary ways to act
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The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why.—Michael Sandel [Emphasis added] Anarchist justice confronts two broad categories of crime: statism and wrongs done by individuals to each other. Each requires a different approach.
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“The thin and precarious crust of decency is all that separates any civilization, however impressive, from the hell of anarchy or systematic tyranny which lie in wait beneath the surface.” Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963), British writer I. Overview of Theories of Anarchism Politics, in all its forms, has failed. The notion that we can safely
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