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Stationary Bandit

It’s been a while since we’ve delighted you with fresh videos from the Libertarian Band! Today’s video concludes the second part of the cycle on libertarianism. In the first part, we started with the fact that the state has failed, and then discussed how libertarians try to eliminate it through various means. In the second part, we explained various terms and concepts popular among libertarians. And now we have returned to where we began, talking about what the state is, all its pros, cons, and pitfalls.

In the third part of our long cycle, we will proceed to explain how a stateless society is organized and how it works.

Announcing new translations

I am still far from finishing the editing of Friedman’s translation, yet two more long-term projects have appeared in the Translations section of the website. I haven’t read either book yet and will do so only during the editing process of the translations; that is when I will form my own opinion about them.

  1. Stéphane Molinier, Practical Anarchy. The translation was initiated by the Anti-state channel, while I simply took the initiative and suggested using the workflow already tested on Friedman for the translation.
  1. Eric Mack, Libertarianism. The book itself was recommended for reading by Mikhail Pozharsky. No free access to the English text was found, so I had to buy it on Amazon and then pirate it almost as in the era of paper books: take screenshots of the screen and perform OCR on the images. Therefore, the English text cannot boast good formatting; we will polish the translation itself.

To speed up the work on the translations, your donations to the wallet 1AFkD2bazCs5YZBBrSD7HsRMWLmRbg6QBo will be a great help

The free rider problem and the tragedy of the commons – new video

Check out the new video on the Libertarian band channel! This time, our focus is on two interconnected terms: the free-rider problem and the tragedy of the commons.

The free-rider problem is the bane of any community. One step to the right or one step to the left, and you either have the tragedy of the commons with the collapse of any productive cooperation, or the state with its total slavery. In the video, we outline the main approaches to solving the problem.

And at the beginning of next year, the final episode of the second part of the cycle on libertarianism awaits you, in which I will try to reveal the image of our main enemy—the state.

Institute of Reputation

I am pleased to present a new video from the Libertarian band team, with whom I have the honor of collaborating. This time, we are analyzing such an important yet murky topic as the institution of reputation.

The video took a long time to prepare because the team was moving to a new studio, and it wasn’t without a few flaws, but overall, I think it turned out quite well. The script for the next video is already ready; I hope we can release it this year.

Give it a like, comment, share the link, and improve the team’s reputation if you feel they are making a good product. I want the video to get more views than the recording of Svetovoy’s lecture)))

Support for Mikhail Svetov’s Tour

After yesterday’s announcement, I thought about letting you rest, but now I have a selfish interest.

On October 16, Mikhail Svetov will perform in Novosibirsk. This visit is part of the month-long tour of 29 cities that I previously described, of which only Saransk has fallen through so far.

On the official website of Svetov’s team, funds are being raised to support the tour as a whole. However, as I understand it, although it is written there that the money will go toward tickets and venue rentals, in reality, only tickets are paid for from there. The local organizing team claims that due to the influx of people wishing to attend the lecture, they had to find a large hall, which means the need to find 32,000 rubles for its four-hour rental. In this regard, in the Novosibirsk LPR Telegram channel (by the way, please subscribe), an additional fundraiser has been announced; the payment details differ from the official Svetov ones, don’t be alarmed.

The theme of the lecture is the new federal treaty. There is a short five-minute clip about this on the SVTV channel; he also seems to have given this lecture in several cities, but I only managed to find a recording from Yekaterinburg in terrible quality. Local organizers promise to try and make a more decent recording and a separate stream this time.

Thanks in advance to everyone who chips in for the lecture; I’ll provide a review of how it went.

Lectures in Moscow and the regions

The peak of political activity among citizens in the country is coming to an end, for better or worse: the elections are over, the results are known almost everywhere, so Russian libertarians are habitually switching from politics to education, which, of course, always pleases me.

There are about a month and a half left until the annual Adam Smith Readings, but so far last year’s program is still on the Readings website. Those who are still deciding whether to go or not can watch the recording of the 2018 Readings. It is truly a non-trivial choice—between being physically present in the heat and crowd and watching a recording in comfort, but in terrible quality.

In general, it seems that many organizers of public lectures put maximum effort into ensuring there are no glitches during the performance itself—but they lack the strength to ensure a high-quality recording or, even better, a broadcast. Not long ago, I advertised a lecture by Fariza Rodriguez in St. Petersburg, and when the recording finally appeared, I was disgusted for a long time because it was unwatchable.

Mikhail Svetov decided to set a record and organize a large lecture tour across the regions: 29 cities in 34 days, from September 15 to October 18. The performance schedule is posted on his website; you can find out if your city is there and register on the same page. Registration should not be neglected because the first lectures have already shown that Svetov is no longer a “no-name” to the current regime; his activities are monitored and hindered whenever possible. So, at the last moment, you might receive a notification about a change of location or something similar. Of course, you cannot expect a high-quality recording of Svetov’s lectures, so come in person.

As you may have noticed in Svetov’s performance schedule, there is a mysterious three-day pause from October 4 to 7. No, it is not a day off. Mikhail felt that one challenge was not enough, and during this very time, he is bringing Hans-Hermann Hoppe to Moscow. The performance of the living classic of libertarianism is expected on October 6; details are available from Mikhail in his channel.

And for those who find it boring to receive announcements three weeks in advance, I have saved for last the announcement of a cool event that will take place in Moscow this coming Saturday, September 21. The organizers couldn’t decide whether to borrow the title of a Balzac book or a Terry Gilliam film for the event, so they took both. It turned out a bit long: The Splendor and Misery, Fear and Loathing of Monopolies. This is a full-fledged conference in the TED Talks format. Four speakers are mentioned in the channel, but in fact, as of today, agreements have already been made with five, and it’s not impossible that more will appear. You can read about the speakers and the topics of the presentations in the organizers’ channel or download the conference program.

I want to separately note that although the venue is Moscow, the conference organizer is the Tea Club. As we know, no network organization in Russia can claim federal status until it conquers the capital; this is especially evident in supermarket chains or, say, restaurants. So, I am watching this bold bid by the St. Petersburg club with great interest, because in this way, they might eventually reach me in the provinces. I hope they manage to organize a decent recording this time, and if you send them some donations, the chances of this increase. Donation details are provided in the same place, in the announcement on the club’s channel.

About clothes

I am looking forward with great anticipation to the recording of stylist Fariza Rodriguez’s lecture “Power dressing” about the influence of a person’s appearance on people’s perception, and how to use this, particularly for the Russian opposition. The lecture will be this coming Sunday, August 4, in St. Petersburg, so if anyone is from there, or the surrounding area, you can try to snag the last remaining spots.

The lecture is organized by the Tea Club; all registration is handled through them.