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A biographical account of Anselme Bellegarrigue

February 1, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

A GASCON Minister plenipotentiary of the Republic of San-Salvador AT PARIS. We are going to present a sketch of a bizarre and independent type who, through the adventures of his cosmopolitan life and especially the […]

Open Letter on Libertarian Feminism

February 1, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

Stephan Molyneux has recently graduated from shoddy to What is this I don’t even…, with a pair of videos on feminism, which he describes as “socialism with panties.” There is a hopeful part of me […]

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The trial of Joseph Déjacque

February 1, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

An account of Joseph Déjacque’s 1851 trial for inciting hatred and contempt between classes, and against the government, is now available in English translation, over on From the Libertarian Library. It’s a lot of fun, […]

The trial of Joseph Déjacque, October 23, 1851

January 31, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Courts and Tribunals COURT OF ASSIZE OF THE SEINE. M. d’Esparbès de Lussan, presiding. Offense involving the press. The Lazarenes. Mr. Joseph Déjacque, a […]

Proudhon and intellectual property

January 28, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

Apparently I missed a post on the C4SIF site last March, claiming that Proudhon was an advocate of intellectual property. Now, as I am a notorious softy on that question (or self-serving reactionary, depending on […]

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “Explanations Presented to the Public Prosecutor” (1842)

January 23, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

Explanations Presented to the Public Prosecutor on the Right of Property — COURT OF ASSIZE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DOUBS (Session of February 3, 1842.) Last February 3, there appeared before the jury of […]

Déjacque’s “Authority—Dictatorship,” revised translation

January 22, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’ve posted a revised translation of Joseph Déjacque’s essay, “Authority—Dictatorship,” also known by the title “Down with the Bosses!” My original working translation was not the most elegant of attempts, and it’s nice to have […]

Joseph Déjacque, “Authority.—Dictatorship.” (1859)

January 22, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Authority.—Dictatorship. aka “Down with the Bosses!” Le Libertaire, no. 12 (April 7, 1859) [revised translation] What assurance have I gained? What conclusion can I […]

Proudhonian consistency—II

January 22, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

One of the stumbling blocks to accepting Proudhon’s post-1861 “New Theory” of property seems to be the fact that it is hard to image that “monopoly,” “absolutism,” even “despotism” (all words Proudhon used to describe […]

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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “The Celebration of Sunday” (1839)

January 17, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’m happy to finally be able to present the full text of Proudhon’s The Celebration of Sunday, available as rich text at From the Libertarian Library and in pdf form as well. When I started […]