Perhaps the logic of Freudianism is that so much of the human psychology is idiosyncratic that it is difficult to create generalizations. What if we could focus scientific inquiry on the features that all living humans must have? He may have decided that activity in the digestive and reproductive systems…

The Escapability Heuristic states that the less escapable an arrangement is the less voluntary and, therefore, the less coercive the arrangement ought to be. Nation states provide most of us with a style of living that we value, however, they include advanced militaries that may enter into conflicts without explicit…

Near Anarchist Societies — A Practical Pathway Towards Progress Anarchists often advocate for a stateless, boarder-less society, however, these goals may come in conflict with the need to respect indigenous peoples’ attempts to maintain continuity in their ancient homeland and the complexity of managing military forces. Members of societies that…

The goal of a Free Socialism is to eliminate unethical barriers to voluntary exchange in a way that provides access to capital without reliance on a small wealthy investor class, and in a way that better ensures that when an individual performs labor for another it is not due to…

Our society is facing two substantial problems that are difficult to resolve in a market where lower prices are nearly universally preferred. The long term environmental impact of goods and services produced through toxic industrial processes is unacceptable, however, the higher cost of more sustainable options can prevent them from…

I’m working on project that would allow Lenny Bruce to speak and those who are offended to launch a free arbitration against him. If Lenny Bruce were to lose the arbitration, participating organizations and individuals would receive a temporary boycott recommendation against Lenny Bruce that the organization or individual…

Anarchists tend to prefer a society that regulates itself through voluntary agreement and that avoids resorting to the use of force. However, proportional selfdefense and expressions of disapproval for injuries to person and property are a necessary part of any practical society. One way to meet these needs is through…

Authoritarian — based on some having the privilege to command other’s person and property through threats or actual violence against person and property. Libertarian — based on individual autonomy and attempts at persuading one another to cooperate in mutually beneficial ways without the use of threats or actual violence against…

A Sketch For A Free Socialism Part II If the revenue from rents and the extraction of natural resources generated around $1 trillion per year it could generate a substantial amount of money for the special citizen’s dividends funds if most recipients found it desirable to place their dividend into…