I see that there’s an e-book available of our Anarchism/Minarchism anthology. It has a different cover (somewhat reminiscent of the hyperspace sequence in 2001) and everything.
But it costs exactly as much as the print edition. What’s up with that?
And, um, why does the blurb describe it as a book on Neoplatonic philosophy of mind?
Ken MacLeod’s left-libertarian “Fall Revolution” cycle, whose praises I’ve previously sung, is now back in print in two volumes: Fractions (comprising The Star Fraction and The Stone Canal) and Divisions (comprising The Cassini Division and The Sky Road).
If you like anarchism, Scottish pubs, intelligent computer programs, political subversion, high-tech immortality, libertarian in-jokes, government conspiracies, anti-government conspiracies, stuff blowing up, and endless debates among different flavours of political radicals – and of course you do – then check it out.
So is Marrakesh southeast or southwest of Casablanca?
Is Fez east or northeast of Marrakesh?
According to Trafalgar Tours – well, y’know, whatever:
The Mohawks want to ban guns in their territory. Canadian border agents want to carry them. Details here.
A simple solution: the Mohawks should secede from Canada and the U.S. Next, any gun-friendly Mohawks should then secede from the seceders. There, all solved.
Well, I didn’t say the implementation would be simple ….
Although this article on the Free State Project is partly (albeit not entirely) hostile, it still seems like fairly good publicity.
I thought it was amusing that the Globe considers it “bizarre” to protest intrusive government by publicly performing manicures without a license – but doesn’t seem to find it bizarre that there is such a legal offense as performing manicures without a license.
I’m nervous, excited, honored. It’s like in Shakespearean times, when the king would come to the show. – actor in the play our President Incarnate attended in New York
I couldn’t think for the first 10 minutes of the show because the president was sitting right [next] to me. – audience member at same play
(From this news story; CHT Stephan.)
In the meantime, prisoners are being denied trial, evidence of torture is being suppressed, the economy is being Mussolinised, and Middle Eastern children are being blown to bits under the reign of this affable theatre-goer. Plus, woe betide any ordinary New Yorkers who just wanted to go about their business in the vicinity that day, as cops closed off the street for blocks around the Presidential Theophany.