In my evolution toward anarcho-capitalism (AnCap), there have been many influences from various organizations and individuals in many areas of study. And, there are many more resources to be explored.
Most of the following are not supportive of AnCap per se, but in some measure, knowingly or unknowingly, support its defining principle, the non-aggression principle (NAP). Others flatly reject the NAP, AnCap and its related tenents. Then others, who may neither approve nor disapprove, still have other interesting or helpful ideas such as how to best plan, communicate, educate, motivate, act, etc. for social, economic and political change. Learning from such diverse resources not only continually tests the concept of AnCap but also exposes potential pathways for its acceptance and application.
Athough I take sole responsibility for all posts, I take no credit and make no claim of originality as to any of the ideas and terminology presented through this site. I have borrowed liberally from many resources. All of these presentations can be traced to the works of many organizations and individuals from various walks of life, many of which are listed below.
These include professional economists, philosophers, historians, political theorists, social scientists, religious leaders and judicial analysts. Still others are military personnel, business owners/managers, assorted trade contractors, teachers, professors, doctors, accountants, lawyers, journalists, among others; most of which have had extensive experience in creating value for consumers while navigating the labyrinth of government.
Although listing these influences may initially seem a little pretentious, in sharing them, I hope to inspire interest in synthesizing logic, history, the evolution of freedom and accountability, the strength and resilency of the NAP, how it founds AnCap, the breadth of its potential and for this rationale to resonate with more people to a critical mass that ultimately defaults to its application. Leonardo da Vinci was to have said “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. In simplicity, there is beauty and possibility.
If properly understood and applied, the simplicity of the NAP would operate as a powerful rule of law with profound implications to the status quo. AnCap needs neither a political apparatus, nor leader, nor vote, nor tax, nor faith, nor prophet. Without the volitile mixture of these social and political components, the services of governance can be more justly and efficiently provided through the free market.
The beauty of AnCap rests in its utilitarian nature that stands alone in the simultaneous maximization of freedom and accountability in a growing world of mutli-culturalism. It is equally organic and self-correcting; thus, it is sustainable for the just and peaceful advancement of mankind — a vast and infinite oasis of potential for everyday entrepreneurs and their customers.
Even more astonishing, AnCap is the most unassailable socioeconomic political philosophy discovered to date. Given the current global forces in the decentralization of knowledge, communication, energy and money, its arrival may be inevitable. But in reality, whether by natural evolution or expedited education and action, its benefit of greater justice, peace and prosperity needn’t be delayed.
Authors of influence (alphabetically):
Alinsky, Saul D.
Badnarik, Michael
Ballvé, Faustino
Barzun, Jacques
Bastiat, Frédéric
Beck, Charlotte Joko
Block, Walter
Bryson, Bill
Camus, Albert
Chopra, Depak
Deist, Jeff
Engels, Friedrich
Friedman, Thomas L.
Garrison, Roger W.
Gibran, Kahlil
Graham, Benjamin
Gribbin, John
Griffin, G. Edward
Hayek, Friedrich
Hazlitt, Henry
Hoppe, Hans-Hermann
Hueber, Jacob H.
Hülsmann, Jörg Guido
Hutchinson, Allan C.
Keynes, John Maynard
Kurzweil, Ray
Lao-tzu
Levy, Robert
Livio, Mario
Lott, John R.
Machiavelli, Niccolò
Marx, Karl
Mill, John Stuart
Mises, Ludwig von
Moyers, Bill
Murphy, Robert P.
Naparstek, Belleruth
Napolitano, Judge Andrew
Ovshinsky, Stan
Paul, Congressman Ron
Rifkin, Jeremy
Rockwell, Jr., Llewellyn H.
Rothbard, Murray N.
Sharp, Gene
Smith, Adam
Sowell, Thomas
Suzuki, Shunryū
Talbot, Michael
The Invisible Committee
Tzu, Chuang
Tzu, Han Fei
Tzu, Sun
Watts, Alan
Wilber, Ken
Woods, Thomas E.