Anarchocapitalism Resources
Anarcho-capitalism (ancap) aka anarcholibertarianism & libertarianism. This post covers what it is and resources related to it.
What is anarcho-capitalism (“ancap”; aka anarcholibertarianism & libertarianism)?
- 2 core ideas:
- self-ownership: you own yourself
- non-aggression principle (NAP): do not initiate aggression
- private property rights are derivative of the above principles
- acceptance of the above precludes the existence of the State
- in addition to being unprincipled, anything good the state does can be done better without the state
Following are resources related to anarchocapitalism
Starting point: Anatomy of the State by Rothbard
groups & issues
Following includes groups with members including (but not uniformly composed of) ancaps, as well as significant overlap of anarchocapitalism & group issues.
- Mises Institute & their Mises University lecture series
- Libertarian Institute
- Property and Freedom Society
- American Institute for Economic Research: Bastiat Societies
- “Free State” Project
- Seasteading Institute
- Foundation for Economic Education (wiki)
- antiwar.com
- drug legalization:
- right to self-defense
- legal reform
literature
core literature
- Anatomy of the State by Rothbard
- The Law by Bastiat - “real law” relates to justice
- Against Intellectual Property by Stephen Kinsella - all “intellectual property” is not property, but rather unjust government-created monopoly
- No Treason by Lysander Spooner - the United States constitution is invalid & rather than protecting pre-existing individual rights, egregiously violates them
additional literature
- Privatization of Roads and Highways by Walter Block - privatization of the roads & highways is both morally & practically imperative
- Fool’s Errand by Scott Horton - the abomination that is the war in Afghanistan & the vile shenanigans that initiated & continue it
podcasts
events
- Porcfest - Roger’s Campground in Lancaster, NH
- AnarchoVegas - Las Vegas, NV
- Anarchopulco - Acapulco
- Jackalope Freedom Festival - Baca Meadows in Forest Lakes, AZ (~2-3 hrs from Phoenix)
- Mises Events