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Anarchist Theory FAQ
Source: Bryan Caplan
Country: United States

A useful survey of the origins and variations of anarchist politics and philosophy. One of our favorite Freedom Home Pages of the Week. Warning: this FAQ is so complete it will take a long time to download.

Bibliography and Index of Liberty
Source: The Memory Hole
Author: Wendy McElroy
Country: United States

A comprehensive, scholarly index to Benjamin Tucker's "Liberty" magazine.

Private Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case
Source: David D. Friedman
Author: David D. Friedman
Country: United States
E-mail: DDFr@best.com

Friedman's now-classic examination of medieval Iceland's anarcho-capitalist society.

A Fatal Instability in Anarcho-Capitalism? The Problem of the Restitution Ratio
Source: Libertarian Alliance
Author: Paul Birch
Country: United States
E-mail: LA@capital.demon.co.uk

"In which the author considers the question as to whether anarcho- capitalist courts would be just and could avoid restitution ratio instability."

The private production of defense
Source: Journal of Libertarian Studies
Author: Prof. Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Country: United States

Hoppe critiques the concept of security as a collective good that must be supplied by the nation state. Instead, he says, security is a private matter. (Adobe Acrobat plugin required) (Winter '98-'99)

Market chosen law
Source: Journal of Libertarian Studies
Author: Edward Stringham
Country: United States

Stringham addresses claims that the government's so-called "natural monopoly" over law can not be addressed in a voluntary, state-less way. (Adobe Acrobat plugin required) (Winter '98-'99)

Private police: a note
Source: Journal of Libertarian Studies
Author: Patrick Tinsley
Country: United States

Tinsley sketches out the failures of government "law enforcement" and the superior promise offered by private protection agencies. (Adobe Acrobat) (Winter 2000)

Privateering and national defense: Naval warfare for private profit
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Author: Larry J. Sechrest
Country: United States

The author challenges claims that national defense is a public good that must be supplied by the state, and examines the history of privateering -- privately provided naval warfare. (02/00)

The radical individualism of Paul Goodman
Source: Lewrockwell.com
Author: Richard Wall
Country: United States

"Paul Goodman, long-time New York resident, writer, poet, anarchist, theorist and co-developer of Gestalt therapy, American patriot in the true sense of the word ... described himself as 'an old-fashioned man of letters' who was anti-war and anti-statist all his life. His work has something to say for the times we live in today." (2/28/03)

Government is not compassion, part 1
Source: Strike the Root
Author: Glen Allport
Country: United States

"The single most damaging error of the modern age is the misperception of government as an agency of compassion. As a replacement for the 'divine right of kings,' this misperception has, for those in power, been an astonishing success. For the rest of mankind, it has frequently been a disaster beyond imagining." (07/08/02)

Government is not compassion, part 2
Source: Strike the Root
Author: Glen Allport
Country: United States

"Is coercive government a necessary evil? Or merely an ancient one? And if the latter, why are we still confused about it?" (12/04/02)

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