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John Beverley Robinson in “The Michigan Daily” (1916–1918)

December 27, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] “Engineering News,’” The Michigan Daily 27 no. 35 (November 11, 1916): 4. Tom P. Knockafellow, “Let’s Be a Soldier Boy?” The Michigan Daily 27 no. 93 (February 17, 1917): 5. John Beverley Robinson, “Don’t Be a Brown Bear,” The Michigan Daily 27 no. 94 (February 18, 1917): 5. Publius Croesus, “A Fly in the Ointment,” The Michigan Daily 27 no. 94 (February 18, 1917): 5. N. H. S., “Come to Rescue of Preparedness by Refuting ‘Brown Bear’ Letter,” The Michigan Daily 27 no. 95 (February 20, 1917): 4. E. D. A., “Come to Rescue of […]

Max Nettlau in “Liberty”

December 26, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Benjamin R. Tucker, “The Literature of Anarchism,” Liberty 13 no. 3 (May, 1897): 4. Benjamin R. Tucker, “On Picket Duty,” Liberty 15 no. 1 (February, 1906): 11. Max Nettlau, “Anarchism in England Fifty Years Ago,” Liberty 15 no. 1 (February, 1906): 44–51. [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] The Literature of Anarchism. A remarkable volume has recently been issued in the French language, valuable to all students of social questions and of especial interest to Anarchists. It is nothing less than a classiﬁed guide to the literature of Anarchism in all countries and tongues, including books, […]

John Beverley Robinson in “The Architectural Record” (1896–1899)

December 25, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] John Beverley Robinson, “Authority in Architectural Design,” Architectural Record 6 no. 1 (July-September, 1896): 71-76. John Beverley Robinson, “Modern Vault Construction,” Architectural Record 6 no. 4 (April-June, 1897): 447-459. John Beverley Robinson, “Architects’ Houses,” Architectural Record [serial, starting in Vol. 3, p. 188] John Beverley Robinson, “Principles of Architectural Design,” Architectural Record 8 no. 1 (July–September, 1898): 1–25. John Beverley Robinson, “Principles of Architectural Design,” Architectural Record 8 no. 1 (October–December, 1898): 181–223. John Beverley Robinson, “Principles of Architectural Design,” Architectural Record 8 no. 3 (January–March, 1899): 297–331. [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Authority in […]

John Beverley Robinson in “Liberty”

December 23, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] John Beverley Robinson: “Consistency,” Liberty 4 no. 25 (July 13, 1887): 8. “A Villain Unmasks,” Liberty 5 no. 5 (October 8, 1887): 6. “A Plea for Non-Resistance,” Liberty 5 no. 14 (February 11, 1888): 5. “Liberty and Aggression,” Liberty 6 no. 12 (February 2, 1889): 4. “The Abolition of Marriage,” Liberty 6 no. 18 (July 20, 1889): 6–7. “Architecture under Nationalism,” Liberty 7 no. 19 (January 10, 1891): 3. “A New Argument against Copyright,” Liberty 8 no. 2 (May 16, 1891): 5. “The Limits of Governmental Interference,” Liberty 8 no. 10 (August 15, 1891): 3–4. […]

John Beverley Robinson, “The New Christianity” (1886)

December 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] THE NEW CHRISTIANITY. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. There can be no doubt that a new religion is about to arise, as a natural outgrowth of the extinction of Christianity. For Christianity, in every deep and true sense, is extinct. By the very principle which it battled to maintain—the adequacy of private judgment in matters of doctrine—Protestantism is destroyed. How can one who demands the right of modifying old faiths to suit his private opinion find fault with another who by […]

John Beverley Robinson, “Rebuilding the World” (1916–1917)

December 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] REBUILDING THE WORLD An Outline of the Principles of Anarchism By John Beverley Robinson [“Written while living in Ann Arbor, 1916–1917. (Agnes Inglis)] PRICE 15 CENTS SECOND EDITION I. THE SOCIAL QUESTION. What is the Social Question? The question is this: Why are working people poor people? We are taught to think that anybody can earn an honest living by work; and can gain wealth by hard work; yet we know very well that this is not true. We know that very nearly the opposite is true, that the harder the […]

J. Wm. Lloyd, et al., “The Whisper Song of the Catbird” (1911)

December 18, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

September 14, 1908.—Yesterday, while a visitor was mending his automobile down near the woodpile, I noticed the low singing of a bird, apparently very close and behind me, in some tall weeds between the grape-vines and the woodpile. Today I heard it again, and thought it a Catbird’s voice. After repeated trials, I at last located the singer. He was a Catbird, not over four or five feet from me, sitting trustfully on a stick among the weeds, quite unconcerned, and singing in such a low, fine voice that I could only just hear him.

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William B. Greene, Foreign Correspondence (1854–1855)

November 30, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Do what you will, the crater of the revolutionary volcano is bound to be reopened. England must revolutionise Hungary, and put the nationalities of southern Europe once more upon their feet. The triumph of democracy is approaching. England and France have not two armies to lose, while Russia can have one army after another annihilated without feeling her energies exhausted. In Finland, Poland, Italy, Hungary, there and there only—with the assistance of certain populations of Asia—can the immense masses be found which are required for the adequate opposition of Russia.

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Stephen Pearl Andrews, “The Labor Dollar” (1877)

November 27, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

As the labor question is steadily and rapidly increasing in recognized importance, every effort should be made to place its “social solutions” upon a thoroughly scientific basis. One of these “solutions” relates specially to the true and ultimate system of currency. I have just received from some unknown friend, probably the author, a small pamphlet entitled “The Labor Question: what it is, method of its solution, and remedy for its evils,” by Charles Thomas Fowler.

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Joseph Déjacque — clippings

October 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Déjacque came from Jersey to New York in the spring of 1854, so the help wanted listing would have been soon after he arrived. The conflict over “La question révolutionnaire” was in 1854. The Association Internationale was formed in 1855, the same year that Claude Pelletier arrived in New York. And then Déjacque was in New Orleans for much of the period 1855–58. Le Libertaire was launched in June, 1858. [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] “BOY WANTED—WHO SPEAKS FRENCH AND English, and is between twelve and fifteen years of age. Good wages. Apply immediately, to […]