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Anarchy has a bad reputation. Most people think of mustachioed men with Molotov cocktails or, worse, a civilization that has fallen into chaos.
But that’s not what we have in mind.
Anarchism is rules without rulers—a condition marked by five basic features:
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Non-Monopoly. There is no monopoly on enforcement powers; instead agencies compete for your custom within customary law.
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Right of Exit. The right to leave a system that isn’t working, perhaps to join another system.
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Association by Agreement. Contracts, not compulsion, establish legal relationships. Communities, not compulsion, establish cultural ties.
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Private Property. The primacy of private property with provisions for creating commons and club goods where necessary.
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Competitive Courts. Competing entrepreneurial legal services and courts resolve disputes and enforce agreements.
But what about democracy?
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