Tag Archives: anarchism

Inevitable Anarchism: The Non-aggression Principle’s Persuasive Challenge

“Taxation is theft.” “War is murder.” “Citizenship is slavery.” If you’re a frequenter of libertarian circles like myself, then you’ve likely encountered some of these oversimplified statements before. They can be overheard at countless conferences and socials, usually overconfidently declared … Continue reading

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Does Law Only Come From the State? Find Out Tomorrow Night, 8PM

Join SFL and students from all over the world tomorrow night at 8PM to discuss the historical evidence supporting the existence of medieval Lex Mercatoria. What is Lex Mercatoria, you ask? Read on! Wednesday, April 25  at 8pm EST Speaker: … Continue reading

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“Justice Without the State” Online Discussion with European Students For Liberty

Liberty should be viewed from many angles. This ESFL webinar will focus on many aspects of legal systems operating without government involvement. The webinar will begin at 20:00 GMT +1 (that’s 2PM EST for all you SFL’ers in the states!) … Continue reading

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Libertarians You’ve Never Heard Of: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number – Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you – Ye are many – they are few. -Percy Bysshe Shelly, The Call to Freedom The importance of … Continue reading

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Anarcho-hockey: Order Without Central Authority

People engage in activities every day that, according to most people, should be impossible. The world cannot function, they argue, without central authorities to make and enforce rules. Their line of logic usually goes something like this: If people were … Continue reading

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Gary Chartier and Matt Zwolinski at the SFL Philosophical E-Seminar

It is a pleasure to announce two new keynote speakers for the Students For Liberty Philosophical E-Seminar: Gary Chartier and Matt Zwolinski. Gary William Chartier is an American legal scholar, philosopher, theologian, and “left-wing market anarchist.” He currently serves as … Continue reading

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From the SFL Vault: Lessons in Liberty

Lessons in Liberty was a series launched in September of 2010, intended to demystify some of the terminology that is commonly thrown around in the liberty movement.  Posts came from SFL leadership and from student leaders in the SFL network, and … Continue reading

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Don’t Just Bake, Strike the Root!

Today the College Republicans of the University of California, Berkeley are hosting an affirmative action bake sale to highlight the problem of inequality under the law and race-based college admissions criteria.  Unsurprisingly, it has kicked off a firestorm of controversy … Continue reading

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The Little Guide to Gustave de Molinari

Little Guides to Big Ideas is the Institute for Humane Studies‘ newest educational series. Each post is an introduction to an important libertarian thinker, written to give liberty-minded students a starting point. These guides are meant as samples, not summaries, of the … Continue reading

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Lessons in Liberty: Anarchism

To many people, anarchism is synonymous with the word chaos. This misconception is so pervasive and wide spread that it has become almost an instant reaction for anarchists to be quickly labeled as malcontents who strive to achieve a world … Continue reading

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