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 ...
Squatter bobcats of doom!
Monday, September 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 6 Comments »From the LA Times: [caption id="attachment_587" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="These sweethearts don't share your definition of property rights. Should they be killed?"][/caption] First of all, everyone knows I love cats, right? KITTIES!!! You go, kitties! Now, to serious matters. With homeowner in doghouse, bobcats move ...
“Sovereign” renunciant headed for disaster
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | 7 Comments »I knew my tracking of news stories for keywords like "renounce OR renunciation OR renunciant AND citizenship" would strike gold one day... From the Stanwood/Camano News, Camano Island, Washington: Troubles brew for island coffee stand 16 September 2008 They say “no man is an ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 5 Comments »WEBSITE ACCESS AGREEMENT Entry to nostate.com (hereinafter the "Website") is restricted by contract. By pressing "Submit" below you freely, fully, explicitly and expressly agree: that you shall not, by act or omission, take away any impressions, copies, extracts, derivatives, subsets ...
The state and others respond
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, police | 5 Comments »Well, some of the responses to my letters seeking alternate means of identification have started coming back. The Slovak post sent back a form letter listing the documents they accept. Worthless, as none of the options I presented were addressed. No ...
Christian Michel: Why I am not a democrat; I prefer freedom
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, philosophy | 3 Comments »I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting Christian Michel, organizer for the Libertarian International, the Libertarian Alliance, and ISIL, the International Society for Individual Liberty as well as founder of the website liberalia.com. It is not often, here, that I ...
Guantánamo: Beyond the law
Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison, torture, war | No Comments »A little something for the "they hate us for our freedom" file. But never you mind, these are just "a few bad apples" and "isolated incidents". There's no pattern here whatsoever. And no, of course these "enhanced interrogation techniques" will ...
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 ...
Military Commissions Act partially overturned
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, prison, war | 1 Comment »No sooner do I complete writing a post mentioning one of the most odious pieces of legislation ever devised in the "land of the free" that a faint ray of hope comes through: From the New York Times: Justices Rule Terror Suspects ...
Getting away with murder
Friday, June 6th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, war | No Comments »The State's "justice" systems just can't seem to find it when the perpetrators are its own hired killers. Surprised? Appalled? Asking the State to punish its own agents, even for the most heinous of offenses, is almost never effective. Where the State ...
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