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Market Anarchist Carnival no. 20

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, philosophy | 3 Comments »

Welcome to the 20th edition of the Market Anarchist Blog Carnival! It is my great pleasure to host it this month. David Gross of The Picket Line submits an exploration of ethical reductionism in the context of political theory: Does political ...

Agorism and ancap panarchy - a response to an Obama voter

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy, politics | 12 Comments »

A dear friend I have not seen in ages writes: Hey there, You know, it's funny, after reading your recent interview, I feel as though essentially you and I believe in the same (or a very similar) ideal world. I never realized ...

Tsujigiri and the error of moral relativism

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 7 Comments »

During the first and only philosophy course of my ill-fated university career, I and my fellow students were presented with an assignment to read about an ancient Japanese samurai practice called tsujigiri and to comment upon it with an eye ...
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My muddy anti-corporate anarchist ethics

Sunday, August 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 3 Comments »

I've made a couple of posts here so far illustrating how I've taken to refusing work which supports government. To the most recent, Francois Tremblay offered both praise and a question of consistency: I also applaud you, however do you also do ...
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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, ...
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Educating for anarchism

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 18 Comments »

I was just finishing up at the post office this morning, mailing out the letters I wrote yesterday, when I got a phone call from a client. (Matters of inconsequential fact have been changed to protect identities and my business relationships.) Client: ...
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What is murder?

Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, people, philosophy | 8 Comments »

This article and philosophical discussion began as a response to my "Fuck the troops!" post. As that thread has grown rather extensive, and the specific issue of my own (anarchist) definition of murder is related but tangent, I have decided ...
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42 days: UK accelerates slide into police state

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, politics, prison, surveillance | 3 Comments »

It is a principle of English common law that if the State is to arrest someone, it must charge them with a crime in relatively short order, or release them. It is known as the habeas corpus doctrine, and has ...
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Put up prices: go to prison

Monday, June 9th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics | 1 Comment »

That Robert Fico and his government are utterly ignorant of how markets work should come as a surprise to nobody. But then, they do say that ignorance is bliss... Me, I'm off to go jack up the rates I charge to ...
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An Open Letter to All Libertarians

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Written by Francois Tremblay and published at his website. Dear Libertarians, Most of you have staked all of your hopes on Ron Paul. He has been defeated, during the course of the popularity pageant we call the democratic process. The Libertarian Party has ...
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