My memories were correct. A few early issues of Libertad's "l'anarchie" are wall-to-wall goodness — but there are stretches when the paper is downright dull. Around the middle of 1906, E. Armand starts to stir the pot regularly, but it's a bit of a slog getting that far.

Here are some translations from the genre of Anarchist Christmas stories. And, with a little luck, I'll add a few more, from "Le Libertaire," before I drift off to sleep tonight. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/tag/christmas/

I've been struggling to synthesize three kinds of "encounter" in Proudhon's work into a bit of more general theory. Lo and behold, the most seemingly disparate elements all appear to be accounted for among the senses of "se rencontrer." That leaves work to be done, but it's a wonderful step forward.

Based on previous efforts, the "Golden Fleet" seems likely to really lift the spray-paint industry.

Dear Leader announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" in which "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory" will battle "a radical IRA splinter cell led by Kevin O'Donnell." No word yet whether Jack Ryan will be featured in the National Garden of American Heroes.

Well, it's that time of year again... when someone stumbles on my largely moribund Redbubble shop and treats themselves or some hard-to-please acquaintance to something from the DRAWNFROMHISTORY collections. www.redbubble.com/people/shawn...

New translation: "The Bank of the People Must Regenerate the World" (1849) — A pamphlet issued in support of Proudhon's second mutual credit project, from an anonymous author of somewhat independent opinions. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/wp-content/u...

Some discussion of the practical details of mutualist credit "banks" over on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/mutualism/...

New translation: Proudhon, "Organization of Credit and Circulation." The third of the pamphlets collected in "Solution du Problème Social," with an introduction by Charles Fauvety not included in the Œuvres Complètes. Economic theory + Bank of Exchange. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/wp-content/u...

I've been "translating" some caricatures and broadsides relating to Proudhon. Some will show up on a mutual credit page I'm putting together right now, but here's one that I uploaded to my Patreon as a freebie: www.patreon.com/posts/apostl...

I spent some time this morning working on the Corvus Editions archive, linking the best copies available of texts from the Utopias and “Utopian” Socialism / Science Fiction library. There are some neglected gems there. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/corvus-editi...

The Department of War is rumored to be preparing to split the Coast Guard once again into the United States Revenue Cutter Service — because "cutter" sounds pretty warrior-ethos-y and cutting revenue is one of the administration's proven strong points ...

Something I was reminded of today: "What can we do [about pauperism]? First, we must close up official out-door relief. Second. we must check private and indiscriminate benevolence, or charity, falsely so called. Third, we must get hold of the children." www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/from-the-arc...

We could probably achieve a real increase in various kinds of clarity in modern society if all "AI" responses were required to simply begin "Well ackshually..."

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for an unconscionable betrayal today."

I'm pleased to be able to share a draft translation containing the Introduction ("On Happiness"), Books I-V and the Epilogue from Pierre Leroux's "Humanity" (1840). www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/wp-content/u...

I finished translating the first 3 books of Pierre Leroux's Humanity last night and am on pace to finish the next two today. That's the bulk of the analysis, with just a very long historical "proof" following it. I think folks will find it useful in the context of Proudhon and his contemporaries.

A free post over on the Patreon, because no one should have to pay to experience these horrors ("available now with our Premium service, which, this week only, you can have for the low price of...") www.patreon.com/posts/in-cas...

Lots of useful information here on growing native plants frm seed: klamathsiskiyouseeds.com/seed-germina...

I have completed translations of the sections of Proudhon's "Jesus and the Origins of Christianity" not included in the collection published as "Jesus AntiChrist." www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/wp-content/u...

Not content to merely adapt the work of former administrations, the president is intent, in his Washington, DC renovations, on completing a work begun by [checks notes] the British in 1814.

Oregon boast year-round fishing opportunities, but these days, as the administration has promised to deal with antifa in the same way that they have dealt with the cartels, it's important to understand the risks...

There is nothing in Portland for this administration but a pretext, provided for them by the nightly police riots of 2020, the product of a Democratic city government collaborating with a particularly political police force in a program of collective punishment of citizens.

This Wikipedia page is actually a useful crash-course for anyone who needs to know the very political history of policing in Portland, OR en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...

Tinkering with a Wotja-based mix this morning, it struck me that I must have half a dozen good clock and watch libraries, but the ticking sound I always seem to gravitate to is an insect clicking rhythmically in the mud, recorded in the local greenway on my phone or a pitched-down hummingbird.

#noise #eugenics #radicaljoy #HOPE #Resist #protest #mutualaid #solidarity #themomenthascome #themomentisnow #HopeIsADiscipline #DemocracyDiesInSilence #thesheeplookup #organize

"I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary." — We can only assume that the early authorizations were for Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=plrg...

It's early fall here in war-ravaged Portland and [checks notes] the community splash pads are closing...

Encounters with Anarchist Individualism: Bigger on the Inside — Robinson on egoism, with a response in the spirit of Whitman. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/contrun/enco...

I'm finally writing a bit on John Beverley Robinson's 1915 essay "Egoism," returning to the question of the einzige as "the only one."

Word on the street is that one round had the entire text of Otto Rühle's "The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism" AND a complex joke involving the name "Proudhon" lovingly hand-engraved on it.

TOTAL GOOSE MEME ERA

One September goal — other than digging out the rest of the lawn for a xeriscaped space — is the completion of a fairly finished translation of E. Armand "Anarchist Individualist Initiation." I want to make a simple trade edition available for purchase, with just a couple of other texts included.

Luke Haines, "Never Work" (Oliver Twist Manifesto) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmHy...

It's finally time to wrestle a bit more seriously with Proudhon's notion of the human individual as "free absolute" — which means, among other things, exploring his references to the caloric theory of heat and considering their relation to the theory of collective force.

Alfred Costes, "The Vicissitudes of the Lacroix Edition of the Complete Works of P.-J. Proudhon" (pdf) — A translation of an academic article from 1958, detailing the various difficulties involved in publishing Proudhon's works after his death. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/wp-content/u...

I can finally share a complete, if rough draft translation of Pierre Leroux's "Equality," together with a draft of the first few sections of its sequel, "Humanity." They are linked from the Pierre Leroux / Doctrine of Humanity project page. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/pierre-lerou...

A bit of attention for the project from a site I admire: autonomies.org/2025/08/shaw...

Pierre Leroux, “De l’Union européenne” / “Of the European Union” (1827) www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/utopian-and-...

This is a first attempt at a complete summary/outline for the in-progress book: www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/contrun/the-...

Has anyone asked Mike Johnson if he's in the Epstein files?

For a peek at the material I'll be using to organize "The Anarchism of the Encounter," you can check out the page where I'm collecting passages, mostly from Proudhon, relevant to the various sections. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/contrun/the-...

It's always a good sign when I can start to picture the new thing.

The Anarchist Encyclopedia — Z: All of the "Z" entries are now complete. Every little bit helps. www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchist-en...