Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1854–1939)

As is usual with Anarchist writing, there is a lot of criticism of the current political-economic system, and not many suggestions of practicable alternatives; much discussion of what Anarchism isn't and not a lot of detail on what it is.

Here, Tucker shoots down Liberty reader interpretations of how an Anarchist state would be run, while providing only vague and hand-wavy alternatives ("voluntary associations") which readers are then free to misinterpret and suffer more printed rebuke.

This show more is unsurprising - anarchism is against, not for; reactive, not proactive; destructive, not constructive. Which is fine, but why pretend otherwise?

The most interesting part of this book is the feuds into which Tucker enters with other Anarchists, and the similarity of their progression: 1) Praise, 2) Trivial Difference, 3) Derision. show less