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Center for a Stateless Society

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The Center for a Stateless Society (c4ss.org) is a left market anarchist think tank promoting the ideas of vibrant social cooperation free from violence and oppression.

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Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

On the latest episode of Mutual Exchange Radio host @zacharywoodman.bsky.social interviews @mattpolprof.bsky.social about the possibilities of liberal socialism, the anarchist critiques thereof, and more.👇

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Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 5d

"I believe there is no peace now, and there never will be peace, so long as man rules over man; I believe in the total disintegration and dissolution of the principle and practice of authority; I am an Anarchist." - Voltairine de Cleyre

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Our Present Attitude

I believe in the total disintegration and dissolution of the principle and practice of authority.

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 6d

"The overwhelming tendency on the libertarian right has been, for a generation and more, whenever commenting on a dispute between employer and worker, or between landlord and tenant, to reflexively take the side of the employer or landlord." - @kevincarson1.bsky.social

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“What’s a ‘Libertarian Authoritarian’?”

. . . Let Me Help You Out. In a review of Offended Freedom: The Rise of Libertarian Authoritarianism, Reason’s Brian Doherty summarizes the book’s topic as “people formerly of the left, who ‘were once...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 7d

"The actors in this system do not want revolutions. They do not want market competition. The system itself aims to guarantee profits. This is where the state-corporate nexus forms." - Ryan Neugebauer

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Market, State, and Anarchy: A Dialectical Left-Libertarian Perspective

[Hear an in-depth discussion on this article and its topics in this episode of The Enragés] Preface This article was originally composed as a series of posts on Facebook; I prefaced my series with th...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 9d

"Liberal-anarchism invites us to reimagine freedom not as isolation or license, but as non-domination and mutual respect." - Wesley Whitman

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Liberal-Anarchism

. . . or “The Theory of Libertarian Social Democracy” Liberalism, properly understood, is not merely a justification for free markets or negative liberty. It is, at root, a philosophy of emancipation....

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 10d

"The shape of a free society is formed not only by anonymous economic tendencies and 'market forces,' but also by conscious social activism and community organizing." - Charles Johnson

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The Bold and the Desirable: A Prophecy and a Proposal

Charles Johnson: Left-libertarians are sometimes known to stick on distinctions and the definitions of words.

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 13d

On the latest episode of Mutual Exchange Radio host @zacharywoodman.bsky.social interviews @mattpolprof.bsky.social about the possibilities of liberal socialism, the anarchist critiques thereof, and more.👇

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Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 13d

"Throughout American history, every time there’s been mobilization and victory by marginalized groups or workers, the response on the right has been state, paramilitary, and vigilante violence." - @kevincarson1.bsky.social

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Dear American Right,

The “Violent Rhetoric” Is Coming From Inside Your House Kirk As the New Horst Wessel / Ernst vom Rath / Reichstag Fire Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk Wednesday, all over the right-wing politi...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 15d

"Centralizing decision-making has rendered it easy both for politics to take the place of science and for mistakes to be dramatically amplified." - Gary Chartier

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Making Room for Social Experimentation Should Be a Priority for the Left

Commentators criticizing authoritarian health policies from the mainstream left could turn more radical. I hope they do. Leftist critics of heavy-handed political responses to the Covid-19 pandemic ha...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 16d

"Libertarians, have a rather clear-cut choice in facing the repression. They tacitly or otherwise support the state or they can remain with the Resistance. There is no convenient middle course such as simply opting out of the struggle." - Karl Hess

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The Coming White Terror

There is going to be a time of repression in this country. It may be quite harsh. For many, including libertarians, it may be frightening and discouraging. For the only vaguely committed it will be to...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 16d

"There are simply more left libertarianisms on heaven and earth than are dreamt of in Zwolinski's philosophy." - @zacharywoodman.bsky.social

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Self-Employment, Workplace Democracy, and Moral Theory

What Matt Zwolinski Gets Wrong About Left-Libertarianism Over at The Bleeding Heart Libertarian,1 Matt Zwolinski has a recent post about what we left libertarians get right and get wrong. According to...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 17d

War, pacifism, proportionality, violence against innocent shields, and more, are among the topics discussed on the latest episode of The Long Library. Listen/watch below👇

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Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 19d

In a new episode of "Seeds of Revolution" @rechelon.bsky.social discussed the differences between liberal and radical abolitionism and the corruption of radical prison abolition by liberal nonprofits👇

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Seeds of Revolution: William Gillis on Abolitionism

In a new interview on Camas Books and Infoshop’s podcast Seeds of Revolution, C4SS Technical Coordinator William Gillis talks about the differences between liberal and radical abolitionism and corrupt...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 20d

"Liberal-anarchism invites us to reimagine freedom not as isolation or license, but as non-domination and mutual respect." - Wesley Whitman

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Liberal-Anarchism

…or “The Theory of Libertarian Social Democracy” Liberalism, properly understood, is not merely a justification for free markets or negative liberty. It is, at root, a philosophy of emancipation. Like...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 21d

"What Trump has in mind is clearly a consolidation of power on the model of Hungary’s Victor Orban; but he’s doing everything completely in the wrong order, and as ineptly as humanly possible." - @kevincarson1.bsky.social

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Where Are We At Now?

My Assessment When I wrote my original piece after the election and before Trump took office, I somewhat underestimated how rapid and extensive his power grabs would be. I very badly underestimated ho...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 25d

Come say hi to us and grab a sticker or book tomorrow at the NYC anarchist book fair🏴

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Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 26d

"I define Anarchism as the belief in the greatest amount of liberty compatible with equality of liberty; or, in other words, as the belief in every liberty except the liberty to invade." - Benjamin Tucker

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Armies that Overlap

Anarchism, the belief in the greatest amount of liberty compatible with equality of liberty.

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 27d

"Feeling our anger is easy, but we have a responsibility to think our anger as well." - Roderick Long

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Thinking Our Anger

Roderick T. Long: At a time when emotions run high, how should we go about deciding on a morally appropriate response? Should we allow ourselves to be guided by our anger, or should we put our anger a...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 28d

"We must protect individual rights, whether of immigrants, drug users, gun owners, or queer folks, especially trans youth. Let’s create a network of sanctuaries that eventually engulfs the entire world." - @lglitterbomb.bsky.social

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Nullification, State’s Rights, and the Sanctuary Movement

California, Minnesota, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, New Mexico, and at least 13 other states all recently declared themselves sanctuary states for trans youth, thus further building upon the pre-e...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · 29d

"Anarchism and Marxism emphasize dramatically different vulnerabilities in capitalism, which in turn imply dramatically different strategic orientations toward the world." - @mutual-a.bsky.social

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We Don’t Agree on Capitalism

Not a Good Century for Thinking One curious thing about the history of anarchism and Marxism is despite the long history of rivalry and conflict between our respective traditions, there’s an implicit ...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · Sep 8

"News flash: markets coordinated economic activity to some extent for thousands of years before the rise of capitalism, and will likely continue to serve an important coordinating function long after its demise." - @kevincarson1.bsky.social

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Book Review: Filthy Lucre

Joseph Heath. Filthy Lucre: Economics For People Who Hate Capitalism (Toronto: HarperCollins, 2009). Heath states his goal at the outset: I’m not interested in selling anyone on the virtues of private...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Jury nullification is exercising conscience rather than helping the state unjustly cage human beings." - @nathanpgoodman.bsky.social

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Queer Liberation and Jury Nullification

It’s June, and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, that means it’s Pride month. All around the world throughout June, pride parades and pride festivals celebrate ...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · Sep 5

"We need those who consider themselves allies to help us strike at the root. We need an end to all the institutions that carry out these disgusting orders, and allow them to come up. Trans justice requires radical change." - @mchugh-alex.bsky.social

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The (Trans) Kids Are Alright

Recently, the Trump administration, through the Department of Health and Human Services, issued a worrying memo about gender identity. In the memo, HHS argues for an interpretation of gender and sex t...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

"While hierarchical firms do result in fewer transaction costs, this comes at the expense of stifling the localized and tacit knowledge that workers have in guiding the firm." - @zacharywoodman.bsky.social

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Self-Employment, Workplace Democracy, and Moral Theory

What Matt Zwolinski Gets Wrong About Left-Libertarianism Over at The Bleeding Heart Libertarian,1 Matt Zwolinski has a recent post about what we left libertarians get right and get wrong. According to...

Center for a Stateless Society @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Here we come in contact with privileges and handicaps maintained by the government. These artificial restrictions and handicaps, no less than natural obstacles, affect the exchange value of things under which they are produced." - Laurance Labadie

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Laurance Labadie’s “Anarchism and the Money Problem”

Commentary This piece was likely written in the early to mid 1930s, and the draft version was archived in the Joseph A. Labadie Collection of the University of Michigan Library. As per my update I hav...