A lot of things I missed while I was gone… Here’s a bunch of short commentary
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I liked B.R. Merrick on non-voting. I’m tired of election-year nonsense, and of course, this is the time when the “get out and vote” crowd yells the loudest.
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I liked this post at End the War on Freedom. [...]
Radley Balko responds to those who want to use the current financial meltdown as an argument against the privatization social security which constitutes a good portion of workers’ retirement accounts. For the unititiated, these “accounts” are now largely controlled and owned by the government under the fragile ponzi-scheme known as Social Security. Privatization, writes [...]
Wulf aks about anarchism
I find anarchists to be fascinating, compelling, and completely impenetrable. Jokes aside, the lack of dogma and structure makes them a little hard to learn about.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Anarchopedia and other web resources. I’d especially love to hear from anticapitalism anarchists, because I have no idea where [...]
The earthship, as proposed on the official earthship website, is just a luxury hobby for yuppies who were able to buy out at the top, and who have embraced a greener, eco-friendly lifestyle. (My previous post on earthships.)
Most people can’t buy out at the top, instead, they need to figure out how to buy [...]