Suggested readings:
-The Anti-Federalist Papers, or check out @darjeelingzen's anti-federalist blog, will ask him for the link.
-Shays's Rebellion: http://www.amazon.com/Shayss-Rebellion-American-Revolutions-Battle/dp/0812218701
can be found at libraries.
-The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Etienne de La Boetie: http://www.constitution.org/la_boetie/serv_vol.htm
-Bastiat's "The Law"
-Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"
-Our Enemy, The State by Albert Jay Nock
-Rothbard Selections:
Do you Hate the State?
Left, Right and the Prospects for Liberty
The Anatomy of the State
-Benjamin Tucker's 'State Socialism and Anarchism....'
-More history:
Howard Zinn's "The people's history of The United States"
-Jeff Riggenbach's "Why American history isn't what you think it is"'
-The Constitution or Liberty http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/the-constitution-or-liberty/#axzz2IUPsmAzP
-Articles of Confederation versus the Constitution (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrC5lRY4Kr8
-America's Turning Point http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/americas-turning-point/#axzz2IUPsmAzP
(although it starts at the beginning)
-The Constitution of No Authority http://www.mind-trek.com/treatise/ls-cona.htm
-http://c4ss.org/
-onto Anarchism: Markets not Capitalism
this one is not introductory, but it's a collection of essays on Market Anarchism that would make much more sense after all the above.
- The End of Arrogance: Decentralization and Anarchist Organizing http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/curious-george-brigade-the-end-of-arrogance-decentralization-and-anarchist-organizing
I appreciate the interest, feel free to find links/pdfs or whatever that works for you. Holler at me with questions. Pick and choose what sounds good to you, just wanted to give many options.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
More on the word "Anarchy"
Although I do have issues with anarchism, and certain strains of anarchists, I still love it's history and what it stands for. No one ever said that you don't fight with the ones you love.
There has to be a better world out there, right?
This topic reminded me of Alexander Berkman's ABC of Anarchism
from 1929
from 1929
Check out the first chapter. It's short and sweet.
I'm glad that the Lucy Parson's Project is still hosting it, too. This site offers some pre-modern american context to anarchism. Where anarchism sprouted from, especially in America, is one of the things that puts a fire in my belly.
America's had the very same issues since day 1 ...
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