anarchy

Anarchy, State, and Batman IFRL-Mindiv-22935017801_ecf14fd494_o

Anarchy, State, and Batman

Ethan Gach January 19, 2012

The discussion between Taylor Marvin, Erik Kain, and Jamelle Bouie about Nolan’s Batman films is already superb. I’m...

Would J.R.R. Tolkien Have Occupied Wall Street? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-kevin-fitzgerald-385792-unsplash

Would J.R.R. Tolkien Have Occupied Wall Street?

Erik Kain October 20, 2011

I’m not sure where this came from originally (I found it on Facebook) but it’s pretty hilarious....

Liberty, Anarchy and the Pragmatist’s Dilemma IFRL-TLC-War-34594055905_593b617445_o

Liberty, Anarchy and the Pragmatist’s Dilemma

Erik Kain September 19, 2011

I will be blogging Gary Chartier’s Conscience of an Anarchist over the next couple of weeks at...

Anarchy and Liberalism IFRL-TLC-Religion-aneta-pawlik-1248121-unsplash

Anarchy and Liberalism

Erik Kain August 22, 2011

Commenter Peter Munchen asks: Oh trying or anarchy now, eh ED? What, your flirtation with liberalism hasn’t...

Capitalism, Anarchy & War Part II IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426208

Capitalism, Anarchy & War Part II

Erik Kain September 9, 2010

A few things to follow up on my last post with, briefly. First, I agree with the...

Capitalism, Anarchy & War IFRL-Mindiv-Society-40358682824_716abc21c1_b

Capitalism, Anarchy & War

Erik Kain September 9, 2010

IOZ devotes a bit of time to snarking at that Karl Smith post everyone’s been linking to...

InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025I think Jay is right about this though. If you're going to get rid of him do it for that reason, not…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025The mistake was hiring him. He's doing things which are NOT compatible with his current job/role nor…
Dark Matter in reply to Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Syria is complex but my impression is the US backed groups aren't in charge. The big group that did…
Jaybird in reply to DensityDuck on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Any given special-interest group has concerns that are serious and legitimate and, unfortunately, so…
Philip H on American Foreign Policy Drive-by: Houthis and the Blowfish EditionAs with so much of this administrations work, performative war works for people with short attention…
DensityDuck in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025"It’s not related to his arguments that we should primary useless Democrats in safe seats. It’s beca…
Jaybird in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025And, to be perfectly honest, removing Hogg from his seat not because "you can't sabotage Dems in goo…
Jaybird in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Even a blind squirrel is right twice a day.
LeeEsq in reply to Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Like it should be blindingly obvious to people that there is a big issue in Islam's adopting to mode…
Saul Degraw in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/12/2025Eh. I think David Hogg should have stayed but that in the end this is kind of gossip for the very on…