Tag: Lysander Spooner

Is taxation theft?

February 27, 2017 | Post

I have my doubts about the “taxation is theft” meme making the rounds on my Facebook feed.

The bell curve of anti-slavery

February 19, 2017 | Post

Abolitionism is one of the complex historical topics that is always over-simplified in textbook accounts of history.

Here are 7 lesser-known classical liberal thinkers for your World Philosophy Day

November 17, 2016 | Post

Here are seven criminally underrated philosophers to celebrate this World Philosophy Day.

Quote of the Day: Lysander Spooner

March 29, 2016 | Post

Lysander Spooner on the Social Contract

February 24, 2016 | Post

For more of Spooner’s libertarian anarchist criticism of the US Constitution, check out his “No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority.”

Liberty Against Privilege: The Life and Thought of Lysander Spooner

January 22, 2016 | Post

The following is an excerpt from Matt Zwolinski’s blog post over at Libertarianism.org on the life and thought of radical abolitionist, anarchist, entrepreneur, advocate of women’s suffrage and libertarian Lysander Spooner. Spooner wrote about a variety of topics – from slavery to intellectual property to his own proposed system of free banking. And of course […]