Author Archives: n.n.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the horrors of (bureaucratic totalitarian state capitalist) ‘actually existing socialism’, free market fundamentalist ideologues sought to paint a picture of never-ending contentment and … Continue reading →

With its self-aggrandizing terminology of capital flows, derivatives and liquidity, capital shrouds itself in a glossy veneer of hypermodernity. Complex language is employed to reinforce the notion that neoliberal capitalism is the most advanced, forward thinking model of societal organisation … Continue reading →

Across Europe we are seeing politicians preach the necessity of austerity today so that we might someday experience a better tomorrow, so that our children are not saddled with insurmountable debt. This is falsehood is the crowning glory of a … Continue reading →

Once, when I was an adolescent, I was walking a dog around the neighbourhood. It was a cousin’s dog, they had gone away and left it to us to look after in the meantime. It was dusk, and I enjoyed … Continue reading →

When we speak of ideological opposition to the state, what do we mean exactly? It is useful to focus on the two primary definitions which are of relevance to us. The first pertains to a condition (as in, ‘X is … Continue reading →

If it were possible to achieve an equitable society in which the individual was able to act autonomously, engaged in voluntary mutual co-operation without any sort of coercion, without the use of violence, who would oppose this idea? In an … Continue reading →

Why does the idea persist that the average person is in need of an outside authority to structure and direct her life? This paternalistic notion presupposes that the vast majority of human beings are incapable of organising themselves, that the … Continue reading →

Put simply, our opposition to democracy as it exists today resides in the fact that it is not democratic. Opposing ‘the democratic’ to democracy may seem absurd to some, those whose idea of participation extends no further than placing a … Continue reading →

This blog is intended to act as a space for ideas and their dissemination, hence the name. We hope to articulate something meaningful here, something representative of our own experience. If it connects with others who feel the same, all … Continue reading →