In past writings I’ve attempted to show that the majority of the social problems experienced throughout the world — poverty, war, economic collapse, famine, hyperinflation, genocide, unilaterally broken agreements — can be traced to the dominant form of social organization under which we live: the State. Simply put, states are bullies that collect their revenue through theft and manage their populations through threats of punishment.  They use other incentives, such as tax breaks, but their existence depends on keeping their populations fearful of reprisals.  Of course they don’t want to be seen as thieves or bullies — they want our … Continue reading War Is a Racket