Comments Elsewhere: Diplomatic corps for a secessionist republic of one.

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Yessss…

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S4SS/App State “Ask an Anarchist” day report back. Because they are awesome.

Well, I’d wager to say that Appstate Students for a Stateless Society’s first Ask an Anarchist even was a huge success! We had dozens of people approach us at our table and 28 people (including panelists) at the panel tonight! Video of the panelists and maybe the Q&A will be up as soon as I can edit them. Shout out to our new (and old) friends from Firestorm Cafe and Books and Blue Ridge Liberty Project for making the drive from Asheville and all of our other friends who drove, biked, skipped or walked from more proximate distances as well as our lovely panelists (Elizabeth, Seth and Andy) and moderator (Thomas) who helped make this event such an awesome and fun experience!

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OK everyone, important question, how far back do you need to go to find the best small-government Roman Emperor?

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Tonight: moar Spartacus (Kirk Douglass, this time); Plutarch; Appian.

Article posted 20 April 2014 April 20, 2014 at 08:31PM [via Facebook] posted 5pm

Tonight: rewatching the 2004 Spartacus miniseries (the one with Goran Visnjic based on the Howard Fast novel, not the 4-season Starz gore fest).

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The existence of this film is deeply displeasing to me. I invite you to share my pain.

Review: ‘The Unknown Known’ â˜…â˜…â˜…

The crucial Rummyism in the life, lexicon and flamboyantly knotty verbiage of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld isn’t the infamous “known knowns/unknown knowns/known unknowns” briar patch.

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Students for a Stateless Society is doing this in Boone, because they are awesome.

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Article posted 19 April 2014 Fake Geek Guys: A Message to Men About Sexual Harassment [via Facebook] posted 8am

Fake Geek Guys: A Message to Men About Sexual Harassment

ComicsAlliance Editor Andy Khouri challenges men in the fandom, professional, and media communities to police each other and put a stop to sexual harassment.

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Article posted 19 April 2014 April 19, 2014 at 11:21AM [via Facebook] posted 8am

Things I enjoy: when I post a brief historical note on the role of Mexican street-food vendors in early 20th century labor culture, and jokingly sub-title this brief note “Mexican food as revolutionary praxis.” Then it gets posted to /r/Anarchism and one of the /r/Anarchists, taking this entirely literally, responds with indignation that “food-based activism” is such a silly idea, & who would be dumb enough to suggest you can become “a super awesome activist because I can handle my chilies” . . . .

Article posted 17 April 2014 April 17, 2014 at 11:09PM [via Facebook] posted 8pm

Pirate a paper today for Aaron Swartz. Let me know something you want to read about in JSTOR (if you have a specific paper, great; if you just have a general topic, I’ll try to find something). I will hook you up with a pirated copy. Knock down the garden walls.