Henry David Thoreau: Libertarian

"Emerson said, 'No truer American existed than Thoreau.' Likewise, no truer libertarian ever existed."  Column by James Ostrowski.

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

"The popular history reduces Thoreau to an eccentric character whose principal interests ran to eastern religion and experiments in hermitage. Small reference is made to the proximate cause of Thoreau’s discomfort with the America of his time: the State."  Column by new Root Striker Tom Knapp.

Thoreau and 'Resistance to Civil Government'

A special treat for our fearless editor, and any Thoreau fan.

Dissent Needs to Be Practiced

"The means and moral fabric of sincere dissent is the supreme threat to evil regimes."  A column about Thoreau and civil disobedience by SARTRE.

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