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Those who desire to see the grip of statism released from our world, the abolition of coercive monopoly government, to be replaced by a peaceful and rulerless social and legal order, must decide for themselves how best to achieve it. Unless we are to be discovered as hypocrites, it is my opinion that we anarchists must embrace tools and strategies consistent with our ends, a peaceful and rulerless social and legal order. That is, we must embrace persuasion over force, reason over aggression, and free markets over control. Read the rest at EVC.

The difference between the state and an owner of private property is often made fuzzy by anarchists of the collectivist tradition. They see those who claim private property beyond what they personally occupy and use as a form of statism, and on that ground incompatible with anarchism. I think the difference can be explained as the state claiming and enforcing a monopoly on the provision of law and order, and by extension, a monopoly on crime. Let me explain. Read the rest at EVC.

One of the criticisms that voluntaryists receive is that in a free society, what's to stop someone from obtaining a monopoly on the provision of a good or service? If there's no central anti-trust regulator, a business could use all sorts of tactics and schemes to secure for themselves a monopoly in the market. Is this a valid criticism? Not really. Read the rest at EVC.

So much has changed in my life since I became an adult all those many years ago, I've had a lot of experience with the concept of "principles." I thought I'd put down my thoughts on what principles are and what they're for. Here goes. Read the rest at EVC.

In June 2015, LPL sold 408 books across North America and Europe. Here are the top 5: 139 copies, Profit and Loss  - Ludwig von Mises 29 copies,  For a New Liberty  - Murray Rothbard 15 copies, Boundaries of Order  - Butler Shaffer 13 copies,  Principles of Economics  - Carl Menger 14 copies,  Our Enemy, the State   - Albert Jay Nock LPL's all-time top 10 bestsellers are: For a New Liberty - Murray Rothbard Our Enemy, the State - Albert Jay Nock Principles of Economics - Carl Menger Economics for Real People  - Gene Callahan The Mystery of Banking  - Murray Rothbard Fascism vs. Capitalism - Lew Rockwell The Politics of Obedience  - Etienne de la Boetie Profit and Loss  - Ludwig von Mises Great Wars and Great Leaders - Ralph Raico Bourbon for Breakfast  - Jeffrey Tucker