Month: January 2026

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A Schematic Anarchism: Anarchy and the Governmental Series

January 21, 2026 Shawn P. Wilbur
OUR LOST CONTINENT Related links: A New Proudhon Library [project page] Voline, “On Synthesis” (1924) Anarchy as a Beacon and as a Focus for Synthesis (2018) EXPLORATIONS: PHASE ONE: RELATED: “Our Lost Continent” (April 4, 2015) “The ‘Benthamite’ anarchism and the origins of anarchist history” (April 5, 1015) “New Uncertainties and Opportunities” (April 6, 2015) “Looking Forward—Mapping Our Lost Continent” (April, 2018) “What Mutualism Was: Coming to Terms with Our Anarchist Past” (January 4, 2019) “Our Lost Continent” [tag stream] “Extrications” [tag stream] — notes on synthesis, anarchist development, etc. SUMMARIES & RATIONALES: MAPPINGS: Notes for an Introduction GREAT DIVIDES: […]
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Research and Translation Journal (December 28, 2025 – January 10, 2026)

January 11, 2026 Shawn P. Wilbur
Links: This the first in a series of posts documenting the kinds of work that tends to fill my days lately, wide-ranging research and on-the-fly translation that often goes undocumented on the site. It’s a lot of what I’m doing these days and, honestly, even I have trouble keeping track of all of the minor bits of progress on multiple fronts. The goal is to post something in the “journal” category every week or so.  Some recent posts and page updates: Lewis & Ann Masquerier in the “Boston Investigator” (1834-1888) — Documentation of research on Ann Tabor, wife of Lewis […]