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John Beverley Robinson in “The Engineering Magazine” (1891–1896)

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

“JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON, who takes the radical position of opposition to all building legislation, is an active practising architect of New York, and one whose experience in contact with the intricacies of the New York […]

Corvus Editions, the First 150 (+)

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

The Corvus Editions catalog passed the 150-title mark sometime over the weekend. Here’s the current list: LeftLiberty 1: The Unfinished Business of Liberty LeftLiberty 2: The Gift Economy of Property Mutualist 1: Two-Gun Mutualism and […]

Transmutation of Virtues into Vices, Charles Erskine Scott Wood

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

Transmutation of Virtues into Vices Charles Erskine Scott Wood I believe a very tolerable essay could be written on the transmutation of virtues into vices—perhaps it has been done. There is no new thing under […]

Stephen Pearl Andrews’ “New Rendering of Ten Commandments”

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] New Rendering of Ten Commandments. BY STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS. I. Thou shalt have no other gods than The Most High (that, whatever it is, that embodies, […]

To the Point! To Action!! (4 of 4)

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

[Part 1] – [Part 2] – [Part 3] XIX With governmental control, such as was held by fallen administrations and as we have preserved until the present time, we can boldly address a challenge to […]

To the Point! To Action!! (3 of 4)

May 9, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

[Part 1] – [Part 2] XIII But there are people who are still far from accepting this reasoning. The theoreticians, our masters, find ideas preferable to fact. And this doctrine that they maintain provides them […]

To the Point! To Action!! (2 of 4)

May 8, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

[Part 1] VII The representatives to the National Assembly were elected, let us not forget, to create a democratic constitution, to simplify the administration to allow a reduction in tax and respect for the individual; […]

To the Point! To Action!! (1 of 4)

May 8, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

To the Point! To Action!! AN INTERPRETATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA[Part 2] – [Part 3] – [Part 4] Anselme Bellegarrigue I am told that that I am governed for my own good. Now, since I […]

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Waste…not! (2)

May 4, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

Not every batch of paper is a victory. If I get two good sheets out of this morning’s batch, I’ll consider myself lucky. But every attempt is a step towards competence in a new set […]

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Might Makes Right (a bad book is good to find…)

May 3, 2010 Shawn P. Wilbur

Ragnar Redbeard’s infamous work, “Might is Right,” aka “The Survival of the Fittest, or the Philosophy of Power” (1896), has shown up at Archive.org. Those inclined to hate egoism should cherish this work, which has […]