Libertarian Anarchy

Good morning and welcome to the February, 2009 edition of the Market Anarchist Blog Carnival. David Gross presents Like the withered stalk of a cattail posted at The Picket Line. David argues that there is growing awareness of the corruption in the central institutions of authority — government, economy, media, etc. Andrew Q presents A [...]

“The true test, then, of the radical spirit, is the button-pushing test: if we could push the button for instantaneous abolition of unjust invasions of liberty, would we do it? If we would not do it, we could scarcely call ourselves libertarians, and most of us would only do it if primarily guided by a [...]

The first obvious strategy for anarchists is education: we need to teach people that government is immoral, unnecessary, and doesn’t work. But how do we achieve this? Do we convert the masses or the intellectuals? Do we emphasize morality or practicality? Hans Hoppe has provided the answer to such questions with his strategy of “Anti-intellectual [...]

My paper “A Rothbardian critique of Cuzán and Ostrowski and a Typology of Anarchy”, has been posted in the Mises Institute Working Papers. Here’s the abstract: With his 1979 article “Do we really ever get out of anarchy?” Alfred Cuzán provides us with a wonderful insight: “Anarchy, like matter, never disappears – it only changes [...]

Many people accuse market anarchists of being Utopians; of assuming that everyone will become angels once the government is abolished. However, this is simply not true. Criminals will likely always exist. Market anarchy is the best way to punish criminality and reward voluntary, cooperative behavior.