The Guillotine Mystique
The French Revolution has long inspired progressive radicals ready for change at any cost.
Revolution
Seeing Like an Anarchist
How former slaves built an autonomous, self-sufficient, and nearly stateless society in the mountains of Haiti, and how they lost it
Two Reflections on the American Revolution
I recapitulate why it's important that the American Revolution was not an ethno-nationalist secession movement, and address claims that history would have taken a better course had the Revolution been defeated or never happened.
From the Cholera Riots to the Coronavirus Revolts
The more punitive the approach to public health, the fiercer the backlash.
This Rap-Based School Curriculum Is Teaching Kids That John Locke Was Cool Like Che Guevara
The Cuban revolutionary was not a big fan of life, liberty, and property.
Civilians Around the World Become Better Armed
Will widespread private arms rebalance power between individuals and the state? It looks like we're going to find out.
Mexico Needs Independence From the Cronies Who Hold Its Economy Back
The aristocrats who rebelled against Spain to maintain their high standing in Mexican society never really went away.
Liberland Is Either a Libertarian Paradise or It Doesn't Exist
On the Croatian Serbian border a libertarian utopia takes hold. Or not.
Ukraine: A Turning Point in the Revolution
Violence and political dissent stand out as the smoke clears.
Ukraine's Revolution Beyond the Chaos
It is fueled by a demographic-defying desire for democracy.