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 […]
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Gotcha–the attack on thought
I came across another article, this by Jacob Hornberger in his blog. In addition to the sickness of Clinton and “the Donald,” there is a deep river of rust running through the mass media. Designed to inform and challenge, much of the media are cheerleaders for politicians. Witness the incident Mr. Hornberger refers to in […]
Politics today isn’t our grandfather’s politics
If you are as disgusted with America’s political scene as I am, then you are really disgusted. We have a congenital liar on one side who is obsessed with the Scrooge complex. Who can imagine paying that woman a quarter million dollars to hear her speak? She is a dry-bone boring as one can […]
Rudolf Rocker’s book The Six now available in new printing
The Six by Rudolf Rocker, translated by Ray E. Chase, was originally published in 1938 by the Rocker Publications Committee. Since then, The Six has been unavailable except as rare finds in used bookstores. I was introduced to the book in the late 1960s when my friends at the Libertarian Book Club in New […]
Resurrecting Joseph Labadie
After nearly a century of being out of print, many of the poems and articles published by Joseph Labadie at his small, rural workshop in Michigan have been resurrected in a new book I published some months back, Joseph Labadie and His Little Books. Joseph Labadie was a prolific writer and printer who published from his […]
Rudolf Rocker and Fermin Rocker, too often-ignored authors
Two significant authors suffer in obscurity Sometimes I ask myself how it is that really valuable authors find themselves and their books so ignored while writers of far lesser caliber dance across the pages of book publishing history as stars. In truth, there often is no single answer to this perplexing question. When I’m bombarded […]
Honoring Rudolf Rocker: FREE bonus with orders of Nationalism and Culture
What is the best way to honor Rudolf Rocker? I can think of no better way than to spread his ideas and ideals, and while I don’t always agree with everything Rudolf Rocker wrote, there is so much in his work that deserves a hearing. For far too long his contributions to the study of […]
Joseph Ishill broadside available
Broadside honoring Joseph Ishill, renounded printer and publisherhttps://www.letterpressbookpublishing.com/product/i-have-remained-a-poor-devil/ A printing legend Joseph Ishill, one man alone in his home shop, working nights and weekends with his beloved press, turned out some of the finest books published in America. His books [and his pamphlets and other emphmera] are rare because he printed only a few of […]
Remembering Rudolf Rocker
Rudolf Rocker carved an unforgettable place as a social philosopher Throughout his long and active life as a writer, speaker and libertarian activist, Rudolf Rocker carved for himself an unforgettable place as one of the great social philosophers of the Twentieth Century. When he died on September 19, 1958 [57 years ago this week], the […]
Jo Labadie and His Little Books: a review
I have long been fascinated by Joseph Labadie and his publishing saga. As a tribute to the man and to his work, I compiled a collection of stories and poems from his many little books and published them as a book I titled Jo Labadie And His Little Books. In keeping with the tradition established […]