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Ladybugs for liberty!

Monday, 6 July 2009 by Mike Gogulski
activism, mind control | 3 Comments »

During one fine day in Wrocław, I distributed about 350 tiny plastic ladybugs to people on the streets. Most reaction was very positive: smiles, thanks, change of body language to indicate a dropping of defenses. [caption id="attachment_2590" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sign for the ...

Liberty Camp question: Are you a criminal?

Monday, 29 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
crime | 5 Comments »

Today I discussed crime and punishment in my groups, pointing out the difference between moral crimes and crimes in law, and then offering also the suggestion that a change from a punishment model of crime control to one based around ...

Applied Buddhism, Liberty Camp question: What is your highest value?

Sunday, 28 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
diary | 3 Comments »

Posed in a session aimed at invoking the power of right-brained thinking in order to produce creative, integrative thinking toward solutions to practical matters. Answers varied wildly. The exercise, as constructed, was great, because I didn't know this answer for myself ...

Liberty Camp question: What is capitalism?

Friday, 26 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy | 8 Comments »

In my first day of Liberty Camp sessions as instructor/facilitator/whatever today in Martin, Slovakia, I introduced each session by asking group members to answer the question "What does capitalism mean to you?" in less than sixty seconds each. With a single ...

Scratching By: How Government Creates Poverty as We Know It podcast

Thursday, 18 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
podcasts | 2 Comments »

Essay by Charles Johnson aka Rad Geek, published in The Freeman in December 2007. There's at least one meow in the recording, courtesy of Henry, and the mix toward the end is less than perfect. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy. Download (mp3, ...

Repost: The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand podcast

Wednesday, 17 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy, podcasts | 1 Comment »

I present my audiobook version (reposted here for podcast compatibility) of Kevin Carson’s The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand: Corporate Capitalism as a State-Guaranteed System of Privilege, based on the HTML version at flag.blackened.net. [podcast]http://www.nostate.com/audio/The_Iron_Fist_Behind_the_Invisible_Hand/The_Iron_Fist_Behind_the_Invisible_Hand.mp3[/podcast]

Intellectual property does not exist

Wednesday, 17 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy | 7 Comments »

Intellectual property claims, to me, come down to a claim of an exclusive right to pattern mass-energy in specific ways, which implies a right to shoot people who fail to respect such claim via refraining from so patterning mass-energy without ...

The a3 subreddit

Monday, 8 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
activism | No Comments »

I've created me (and you) a reddit: http://reddit.com/r/agora/ From the opening post: This reddit is specifically for agorists, and for content related to agorist theory, counter-economic practice, black- and gray-market news and so on. While new folks are welcome, I intend this to ...

Heroin dealers for liberty?

Saturday, 6 June 2009 by Mike Gogulski
philosophy | 6 Comments »

No, not really. Patri Friedman puts forth a quibble with agorist theory which is worth addressing in Indirectly Improving Institutions: Agorism and Civil Society. Let us consider one of the largest black markets in the world, the market for illegal drugs, which ...

A New Libertarian Ally [...] “buys” [...] argument and expertise

Saturday, 30 May 2009 by Mike Gogulski
activism, philosophy | No Comments »

Argument and expertise, you say? Well gee whiz! Buy your thingamajings and whatchamacalits today! Our prices are innnsaaaaaaannne!!!!! A New Libertarian Ally does not follow a tactician or strategist, but rather "buys" their argument and expertise. Anyone offering a better plan ...