Dedicated to Rudolf Rocker and his great book Nationalism and Culturehttps://www.letterpressbookpublishing.com/product/the-dandelion-issue-14/ When Rudolf Rocker died in 1958, the world lost a remarkable historian and social critic, and a marvelous story teller. He stepped out of obscurity in the early 20th Century to become a leading figure in anarchist circles around the world, but with his […]
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Don’t mash your co-workers
Years ago I worked for a trade association whose boss was a recovering alcoholic who seemed to enjoy the art of smashing people. Now, he didn’t always do it, but often enough to let each of us realize he was the top dog. I think about him from time to time, but basically try to […]
Rudolf Rocker bibliography available
Rudolf Rocker’s Nationalism and Culture offers unmatched insights into the origin, development and influence that the State has had on human culture and freedom Back in 1978 when I republished Rudolf Rocker’s magnificent Nationalism and Culture, I felt that a most useful addition to the 1947 edition would be a comprehensive bibliography to help readers locate other […]
Ken Burns’s Eulogy on “The War”
Ken Burns’s History–stories that need to be told better! For years I have watched Ken Burns’s PBS documentary-style television shows on the Civil War, the Roosevelts, and “The War.” There may have been others, but these come to mind and are sufficient for the matter at hand. Mr. Burns is a charming story teller, the […]
Frank Chodorov book The Economics of Society, Government and State newly re-published
This was the book I had been looking for. This was the author. This was the time. Finally, it is back in print! The Economics of Society, Government and State by Frank Chodorov has been a long-ignored treasure waiting to be pulled from oblivion back into print again. It was 1946 when the book […]
The Janet Reno story, without the cover-up
The other day news flashed across the radio, television and newspapers that former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno of the Clinton years had died. In somber tones, the story of her accomplishments were retold, generally in a manner that painted her as a tough, no-nonsense advocate of justice. According to CNN, “former President Bill Clinton […]
Nationalism and Culture by Rudolf Rocker–an early book review by Merritt Clifton
In sorting through some old newspapers I have collected over the years, I came across a 36-year-old issue of The Book Mart–issue #40, July/August 1980, which contained an review by Merritt Clifton of my publishing of Rudolf Rocker’s classic, Nationalism and Culture. Those interested in the author or the book may enjoy reading Mr. Clifton’s review which […]
Inequality and poverty–a different way to understand them
John Norberg regularly issues short videos questioning many “accepted” ideas about critical social issues. In one video he discusses inequality and poverty in a way I have never before thought of it. Perhaps it will give you pause the next time you hear about the “richest people in the world and and the bottom 99%!” Rethinking what […]
Rape Culture book by Wendy McElroy
Being a contrarian in today’s “everything must be correct” world isn’t easy. Guess it never has been, but it seems to me that the pressure to conform, to bow to currently fashionable ideology is strangling open debate in America. The other day I received a notice about a new book, this by Wendy McElroy, on […]
New Joseph Ishill booklet published
During a recent visit to the University of Wisconsin Library in Madison, I asked the librarians whether there were any books or pamphlets in their collection by Joseph Ishill. There were four, only three of which they could locate at that time. In reading through Mr. Ishill’s book on Peter Kropotkin, I was […]