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    My bookmark tab being way too full and disorganized gave me the idea to start this collection. Scrolling through hundreds of bookmarks is a pain. For some reason I never bothered to make new folders lol.

    Having some of these important works all in one place for easy reference might be useful. A lot of these are good resources for FAQs. There might even be something new even for veteran Voluntaryists . A lot of these could probably share categories but I attempted to separate them as best as possible for easier reference.
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    General/Introductions to Anarcho-Capitalism

    Antimarket Ethics: A Praxeological Critique, part 1, Part two by Murray Rothbard (Rothbard destroys many common criticisms against the market, absolutely a must read, for minarchists too.)
    The State is Not Great by Jacob Spinney
    Anarcho-Capitalist FAQ by Hogeye Bill
    The Obviousness of Anarchy by John Hasnas
    Evil Monopolies Are Fairy Tales In Free Markets by Jacob Spinney (great video)
    Fear of Monopoly by Brad Edmonds
    Monopolies by D.T. Armentano (In an economy free of governmental regulation, wouldn't a firm or group of firms obtain a monopoly over some vital resource or product?)
    The Myth of Natural Monopoly by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
    Taxes are the price we pay to... by Mike P (taxation, self ownership, democracy)
    What Is Anarchy? by Butler Shaffer
    What Libertarianism Is by Stephan Kinsella
    Disproving the State by Stefan Molyneux
    The Non-Aggression Axiom of Libertarianism by Walter Block
    The Death Wish of the Anarcho-Communists by Murray Rothbard
    The Stateless Society: An Examination of Alternatives by Stefan Molyneux
    Introduction to a Stateless Society Introduction list with multiple articles and authors
    The Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard
    Society Without a State by Murray Rothbard (Rothbard defines the State and Anarchy here)
    Forget The Argument From Efficiency by Stefan Molyneux
    War, Peace, and the State by Murray Rothbard (philosophy on nukes here)
    Why We Couldn't Abolish Slavery Then and Can't Abolish Government Now by Robert Higgs
    Anarchy and the 'Problem of the Commons' by Stefan Molyneux
    Toward a Universal Libertarian Theory of Gun (Weapon) Control:a Spatial and Geographical Analysis by Walter Block (theory on nukes included)
    Arguments Against Anarchy by Jarret B. Wollstein (warring defense agencies)
    Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections by Roderick T. Long
    Objectivism and The State: An Open Letter to Ayn Rand by Roy A. Childs, Jr.
    Anarchism and Minarchism; No Rapproachment Possible: Reply to Tibor Machan by Walter Block
    Anarchy by Pete Leeson (very good video.)
    Introduction: The Six Questions, and FAQ by Stefan Molyneux, added 6/04/11
    Are Libertarians "Anarchists"? by Murray Rothbard added 6/15/11
    What Are You Calling 'Anarchy'? by Robert P. Murphy added 6/15/11
    What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist by Stephan Kinsella added 6/16/11
    Market Anarchism: Are You Guys Crazy, or Just Nuts? by Stefan Molyneux added 6/16/11
    Anarchy, Government, and the State by Sentient Void added 6/28/11
    Privatize the Highways — and All Roads for That Matter by by Zachary Slayback added 8/03/11
    Creating Monopolies that Control Us by Mary Ruwart (answered objection: monopolies in a voluntary market) added 9/26/11
    Is statism needed to protect against corporate monopolies? added 10/14/2011
    Big Business will dominate the free market? added 10/14/2011
    Milton Friedman on Monopolies added 10/14/2011
    Tom Woods on Monopolies added 10/14/2011
    The Free Market Solution to Poverty by Chase Rachels added 2/6/12

    Anarchy,Law, and Security

    Chaos Theory (Private Law and Defense) by Bob Murphy added 6/09/11
    The Myth of the Rule of Law by John Hasnas
    Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution by Murray Rothbard
    Customary Law with Private Means of Resolving Disputes and Dispensing Justice: A Description of a Modern System of Law and Order without State Coercion by Bruce L. Benson
    Anarchism and the Public Goods Issue: Law, Courts, and the Police by David Osterfeld
    Justice Entrepreneurship In a Free Market by George H. Smith
    The Production of Security by Gustave de Molinari
    Defense Services on the Free Market by Murray Rothbard
    How Would An Anarchist Society Handle Child Abuse? by Walter Block
    But Wouldn't Warlords Take Over? by Robert P. Murphy
    Criminal Private Courts by Murray Rothbard (awesome video, 10 mins)
    Justice Without the State by Bruce L. Benson (short 3 min intro to private order)
    How a Free Society Prevents the Re-emergence of a Government by Stefan Molyneux
    The Stateless Society and the Protection of Children by Stefan Molyneux
    Pollution by Murray Rothbard
    Outlaw Protectors by Murray Rothbard (text of Criminal Private Courts)
    Collective Defense by Stefan Molyneux
    Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella ( Audio Book ) added 6/15/11
    Polycentric Governance by Bruce L. Benson added 6/15/11
    Anarchy Unbound, Or: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think by Pete Leeson added 6/15/11
    The Possibility of Private Law by Robert P. Murphy added 6/15/11
    Law and Appeals in a Free Society by Robert P. Murphy added 6/15/11
    Warring Defense Agencies and Organized Crime by Morris and Linda Tannehill added 6/15/11
    Private Defense Is No Laughing Matter By Robert P. Murphy added 6/15/11
    Legislation and Law in a Free Society by Stephan Kinsella added 6/21/11
    Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society by Stephan Kinsella added 6/21/11
    State or Private Law Society? by Hans-Hermann Hoppe added 6/21/11 (video)
    Answering the Warring Defense Agencies Objection by Murray Rothbard added 7/22/11
    Legislation and Objective Law by Morris and Linda Tannehill added 8/02/11
    The Market for Security by Robert Murphy (video) added 8/12/11
    Law without Government: Conflict Resolution in a Free Society by Graham Wright (video) added 8/20/11
    How Could A Voluntary Society Function? by Nielsio (video) added 8/30/11
    Polycentric Law in the New Millennium by Tom W. Bell added 9/01/11
    Defending a Free Nation by Roderick T. Long added 9/28/11
    Wouldn't a private defense agency become criminal, or turn into a dictatorship, etc? video with Larken Rose and Marc Stevens added 10/29/11
    Private Security and Dispute Resolution in a Free Society by James Carlin added 2/11/12
    Libertarian Society: Won't The Rich Take Over? by Walter Block added 3/14/12
    The Market For Law by Bruce Benson (video) added 5/15/12
    Law Without Taxation by Wesker1982 added 7/26/12
    Fallacies of the Public Goods Theory and the Production of Security by Hans-Hermann Hoppe added 10/16/12

    Social Contract

    The Social Contract: Defined and Destroyed in under 5 mins by Stefan Molyneux
    I'm Allowed to Rob You by Larken Rose (video)
    Love it or Leave It by FearsEdge
    The “social contract” is an empty concept by Mike P
    If you don’t like it, leave — for a price by Geoffrey Allan Plauche
    No Treason, The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYJTWa5v24I)
    (downloadable audio http://mises.org/media/category/238/...f-No-Authority )
    Statist myths debunked: the social contract by lordthawkeye (video, under 3 mins) added 6/17/11
    The Social Contract by Jacob Spinney (video, under 4 mins) added 6/17/11
    Consent of the Governed? by Robert Higgs added 1/27/12
    Exposing Another Political Fallacy – Physical Location Doesn’t Equal Presence Within a State by Marc Stevens added 4/22/12
    Taxation is Theft by Wesker1982 added 4/22/12
    When Did I Sign This 'Social Contract'? by Tom Woods added 8/7/12

    Social Contract Debate: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3445947 + http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3447710 + http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3449042 + http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3452382 added 8/14/11



    Historical Examples

    Medieval Iceland and the Absence of Government by Thomas Whiston
    The Mild, Mild West by John Tierney
    An American Experiment in Anarcho-Capitalism: The Not So Wild, Wild West by Terry L. Anderson and P.J. Hill
    Ireland's Success with the Free Market and Anarchism from For a New Liberty, I think.
    Property Rights In Celtic Irish Law by Joseph R. Peden
    Pennsylvania's Anarchist Experiment: 1681-1690 by Murray Rothbard added 6/16/11
    The Jurisprudence Of Polycentric Law by Tom W. Bell (includes Historical examples of polycentric legal systems) added 9/01/11
    Law Prior to the State (Polycentric Law) by Tom W. Bell added 9/01/11
    Customary Legal Systems with Voluntary Enforcement & The Rise of Authoritarian Law by Bruce L. Benson (from The Enterprise of Law) added 9/04/11
    Voluntaryism and Protective Agencies in Historical Perspective by Carl Watner added 9/14/11
    The English Experience With Private Protection by Roderick T. Long added 9/28/11

    Miscellaneous/Philosophy

    Living in a State-Run World by Murray Rothbard
    May a Libertarian Take Money From the Government? by Walter Block
    Is there a Human Right to Medical Insurance? by Walter Block
    Hobbes, Minarchism, and Anarchy by Stephen Krogh (short audio, 12 mins)
    Anarchy and Democracy by Stefan Molyneux (video)
    Taking Care of the Poor in a Free Society by Stefan Molyneux (video)
    Mises Panel Discussion Live FAQ with Roderick Long, Walter Block, Jacob Huebert, Yuri Maltsev and Doug French (video)
    Wage Slavery by Stargazer5781 (video)
    The Immaculate Conception of the State by Murray Rothbard (The most important attempt in this century to rebut anarchism and to justify the State fails totally and in each of its parts.-Rothbard)
    Somalia by Pete Leeson (short video.)
    The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Lysander Spooner added 6/10/11
    Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau added 6/10/11
    Vices Are Not Crimes by Lysander Spooner added 6/15/11
    Anarchy in Somalia by Bob P. Murphy added 6/30/11
    Understanding Somalia and Anarchy (1:10:00 to 1:32:00) by Peter Leeson (The whole presentation is great, highly recommended.) added 6/30/11
    The Tale of the Slave by Robert Nozick added 7/05/11
    The Inner Contradictions of the State by Murray Rothbard (video) added 8/10/11
    Somalia: Failed State, Economic Success? by Benjamin Powell added 12/11/11
    Somali “Anarchy” Is More Orderly than Somali Government by Benjamin Powell added 12/11/11
    The Morality of Human Nature by Murray Rothbard (pretty much the myth of the State debunked in a couple of paragraphs, lol Rothbard.) added 1/21/12

    Various Informative Forum Discussions and Posts

    How might child abuse be handled in a stateless society? http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/...px?PageIndex=1
    Minarchists or Anarchists? http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/...px?PageIndex=1
    Some problematic scenarios (for anarchy) http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/23271.aspx
    Two reputable courts producing different decisions http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/...px?PageIndex=1
    Short FAQ (funding,children,roads) http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3188946
    Dispute Resolution System in a Libertarian Society http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/21460.aspx
    Somalia, Criminal Courts, Anarchic Ireland http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3247815
    Help me understand anarcho-capitalism... (basically a FAQ thread) http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...cho-capitalism...
    Voluntary Law Society Questions Answered http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3425413 and http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3430302 and http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post3431569 added 8/06/11
    Law Without Government http://mises.org/Community/forums/p/...19.aspx#427619 and http://mises.org/Community/forums/p/...46.aspx#427646 added 8/06/11



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    Great resource!

    No Treason is a total must-read. Spooner was so out of this world, so ahead of his time, people are still trying to catch up.
    "When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight, because once they've got you violent then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor. "

    ---John Lennon


    "I EAT NEOCONS FOR BREAKFAST!!!"

    ---Me

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    No Treason is a total must-read. Spooner was so out of this world, so ahead of his time, people are still trying to catch up.
    I haven't read no treason yet, but I will add it to my list now that you recommend it so strongly. I really admire him because not only was he a great philosopher, but he was also great entrepreneur.
    "One of the great victories of the state, is that the word "Anarchy" terrifies people but, the word "State" does not" - Tom Woods

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    Great resource!

    No Treason is a total must-read. Spooner was so out of this world, so ahead of his time, people are still trying to catch up.
    I finished that earlier this year. That guy was seriously so far beyond his time. Not only was he a great thinker, he really set the bar for non-cooperation and civil disobedience.

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    Nicely done. The Force is with you.
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
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    Quote Originally Posted by ClayTrainor View Post
    I haven't read no treason yet, but I will add it to my list now that you recommend it so strongly. I really admire him because not only was he a great philosopher, but he was also great entrepreneur.
    It's truly excellent. It has my stamp of approval.
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
    what works can never be discussed online. there is only one language the government understands, and until the people start speaking it by the magazine full... things will remain the same.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Annihilia View Post
    Cool, thanks a lot
    My pleasure

    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    No Treason is a total must-read.
    Ron Paul agrees (as do I of course)

    Quote Originally Posted by ClayTrainor View Post
    I haven't read no treason yet, but I will add it to my list now that you recommend it so strongly. I really admire him because not only was he a great philosopher, but he was also great entrepreneur.
    I don't know about you guys but I have made some serious progress in my quest for knowledge while mowing the lawn and driving lol. If you guys aren't listening to audio books, you are missing out!

    No Treason on downloadable audio: http://mises.org/media/category/238/...f-No-Authority

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    This is a must read for constitutionalists. Remember to buckle up, it will be an intellectual roller coaster.
    Last edited by mediahasyou; 06-03-2011 at 11:37 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuddyRey View Post
    Great resource!

    No Treason is a total must-read. Spooner was so out of this world, so ahead of his time, people are still trying to catch up.
    FWIW, here is a narrated version of that epic essay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYJTWa5v24I
    Quote Originally Posted by Torchbearer
    what works can never be discussed online. there is only one language the government understands, and until the people start speaking it by the magazine full... things will remain the same.
    Hear/buy my music here "government is the enemy of liberty"-RP Support me on Patreon here Ephesians 6:12

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    Quote Originally Posted by heavenlyboy34 View Post
    FWIW, here is a narrated version of that epic essay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYJTWa5v24I
    On the list already Downloadable audio from Mises, text version, and youtube version. Yeah, basically there is no excuse not to hear or read this masterpiece

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    Bookmarked, awesome list!
    "Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces."-Étienne de La Boétie

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    I would say that Atlas Shrugged belongs on the list. You have Child's rebuttal, which is, fwiw, not anti-objectivist. In order to get its context, it is worth reading Atlas Shrugged. This lays out the philosophy of anarchism. While Rand herself was a minarchist, this is merely a failure in her imagination.

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    I kept the list to things I have had a chance to read and works that are available for free online. There are a lot of free books on www.mises.org but I wanted to keep the list composed of short essays and other *relatively* short works. I'll probably add a book section eventually but my primary goal was to make a list of good intro and FAQ material for people to easily share, hoping the works would spark people's interest enough to read whole books.

    I haven't read Atlas Shrugged yet, I plan on reading it eventually though. It will probably be a while since my reading list is quite large and my main interest right now is economics and stateless order.

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    yeah, i already +repped, but yeah nice resource...

    nice to find the little ancap enclave of the forum. sup guyz.

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    This is fantastic. Bookmarked. There's actually some stuff here that I haven't read before, haha



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    Where's that old book thread?
    " Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not easy." --Aristotle

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    "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Wesker1982 again."

    IOU. Thanks for this.

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    NP.

    I figured these short videos are easier to spread, especially for the commonly repeated objections. People are more likely to watch a 5 or 10 min video than to read the equivalent amount of text. The whole chapter is available online, but iirc it is over an hour long.

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