On becoming a libertarian leftist
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 4 Comments »It's ridiculous to talk about what "the government" might do when facing the challenge of a big situation X like the bailout, like the wars, like anything at the grand policy level. What makes sense, rather, is to consider the ...
Being against “all authority” is silly
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 9 Comments »There are some anarchists who like to make noises against "all authority", no matter what the source or situation. Many of these hail from a decidedly more socialist-anarchist background than I do, and at least a good number of them ...
Renunciation as divorce
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 4 Comments »More than one person has advised me that I should not renounce my American citizenship as I plan to do. The reasons vary: the inconvenience of losing so much visa-free travel, the loss of ability to do good work for ...
The dark genius of Robert Lindsay
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, philosophy | 13 Comments »It's one thing to discuss insane, inhuman philosophies. It's quite another to encounter them, even through our diffuse online medium. One Robert Lindsay, who claims an IQ of 147, responding to some comments of mine at his blog challenging his ridiculous ...
The Profit Motive; A response to Francois Tremblay
Friday, August 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics, philosophy | 24 Comments »Oh, it's late. Anyway, here's the original link... Workers in general do not care about profits nearly as much as they care about their own wages and well-being. I'm not sure whether or not you fell off the definitional rails here. To ...
Adam Kokesh, Enemy of the State
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, politics | No Comments »Though I disagree entirely with some of the underlying premises here, this is still one hell of a speech in the context of 2008 America. If Adam's words could be put into real practice it would certainly be a great ...
The wrong kind of anarchism
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime | 5 Comments »Hoo-rah "anarchists" from one of my old home towns go wild! From Anarchist news dot org: Santa Cruz: Condo Windows Smashed Submitted by anon on Mon, 2008-07-14 23:15. Tags: Anarchist Practice On the 4th of July, amidst the tourist frenzy and sounds of fireworks, at ...
To Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, history, people | 1 Comment »Dear Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement: First of all, and let me be very clear, I love you guys (and girls). Around 8:30am Pacific Time on September 11, 2001, after my girlfriend and I had watched -- shocked, ...
The face-smashing game
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police | No Comments »Epidemic, anyone? From some random TV station: KALAMAZOO, MI -- A Kalamazoo police officer is suspended without pay for ten days and reassigned, for allegedly roughing up a teenage suspect during an arrest. On May 22, a 16-year-old was arrested for violating ...
Cops on the hunt: Bubaris acquitted
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police | No Comments »The nostate.com news lemurs have been closely following the case of former policeman George Bubaris, accused of dealing a drunken, homeless Guatemalan immigrant a fatal blow and leaving him to die. It seems the prosecution brought a rather flimsy case. Whatever ...
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