Vagobond

Books and Writing that Matter. Travel fiction, philosophy, memoir, and experimental work from the road.

Category: Politics

  • A Question of Authority

    A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY Often with the topic of anarchy comes the question “But what about authority? Who will be in charge? And how will they stay there and be…

  • Religious Anarchy and Social Context

    RELIGIOUS ANARCHY AND SOCIAL CONTEXT I thought that the first time I heard of anarchy was when I was 15. I was listening to the Anarchist Collective “CRASS” and had…

  • Bellinghamblin Rant

    BELLINGHAMBLIN’ MAN by Christ Damitio [email protected] FUN LOCAL POLITICAL STUFF! Hey, if you’re lookin to read about some wierd long winded guys vacation outta state, you’re in the wrong column.…

  • Anarchist Manifesto

    This one made it into the book. I wrote it in 2000, when I was twenty-something and believed the best way to be honest about a political philosophy was to…

  • Choices

    Choices You can’t really do anything about anything except make the best choice you can and face the consequences. You weigh what you can about the consequences, greaten your odds…

  • Trash

    Trash One of the biggest problems our society faces is the amount of waste we produce. Our dumpsters, our landfills, and our landscapes are overflowing with waste. What is waste?…

  • An interview with a candidate for Mayor

    Russ Weston Interview …filtering that out and determining whether its critical or important or not or both or neither and uh that just comes down to the bottom line and…

  • Philosophy of Electromagnetism

    Philosophy of Electromagnetism. I The universe is composed of forces. We recognize some. We understand some. We think we understand and recognize others. Electricity, magnetism and gravity are the primary…

  • Outline for a movie "Vulgar"

    outline for vulgar I. opening with a man and woman eating dinner A. He tells an off color story B. She is highly offended C. run credits with Vulgar as…

  • How to Start a Magazine

    HOW TO START A MAGAZINE (or How to put yourself in the poorhouse) Believe it or not, I had a job 6 months ago. It was a great job by…

  • Iraq, Yugoslavia, Hatemail

    FAIRHAVEN PARK, YUGOSLAVIA, IRAQ, AND HATEMAIL There’s a new road cut into the woods behind Fairhaven Park. I don’t know why the road is there but it sure ruins a…

  • Ideas for a Libertarian Website

    government The government exists to serve its citizens. Our government is a government of, by, and for the people. As citizens we have both rights and obligations. These rights include…

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  • Notes from an Interview with a Militiaman

    Interview with Paul Ridley A woman n Skagit in The idea is absurd that domestic violence is man beats up woman, that doesn’t teach anybody anything an if you can’t…

  • Ramblin Man (Bellinghamblin' Man's) Bio

    Ramblin’ Man’s Bio. Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1971 to a rock musician and a cocktail waitress. We moved from Tacoma to Big Bear Lake, California and travelled most of…

  • Throw Away Society and Friends of the Trees

    THE THROWAWAY SOCIETY Our society faces some problems! One of the biggest is the amount of waste we produce. Our landscape is overflowing with “waste”. What is waste ? Websters…

  • Financial Aid Blues

    Financial Assistance Blues The other day I noticed that my cupboard was close to bare and my bank account in a similar situation. A lot of us know it is…

  • Gun Control?

    GUN CONTROL OR NO GUN CONTROL I was on the bus this morning when a heated debate broke out behind me. I often eavesdrop on the public transit system, so…

  • The Internet and Masturbation

    HATEMAIL The following was sent via the U.S. Post Office to the echo Hello Bellinghambling man..Gooten morgan and Heil Hitler. You make me sick, you spout off about armegedon and…

  • More Hatemail

    MORE OF YOUR RANTS!!! I realize some hatemail wil be a little dated, that is because my deadline creates nearly two weeks of delay between writing and press time. It…

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  • Hatemail

    HATEMAIL! It’s not looking good for me. I’ve recieved only two hatemails in the past week and one of them was from my mom! That means I only need 148…

  • Y2K for your Dining Pleasure

    Y2K FOR YOUR DINING PLEASURE. Hitlers power rested on a foundation of media manipulation, public spin, and staged events.Do you ever wonder if we’re getting fed the worlds biggest snowjob?…

  • Peace?

    PEACE? If the Serbians accept the plan proposed by NATO is that peace? Of course not. Peace is unachievable in our current system. We are suffering from a lack of…

  • Block Party

    BLOCK PARTY It’s great to live in a community that likes to get together with their friends and neighbors. Block party is a great idea….that’s been ruined by people out…

  • How to Stop a Tank

    MORE BITCHING Rock the vote…they say. What’s the point when the system is so locked into a basic premise that is so incredibly wrong. The big problem is that I…

  • Race Relations

    NATIVE RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, AND WEALTH DISCRIMINATION I don’t give a damn what anyone says Irishmen, Germans, and Chinese are every bit as good as Africans and Englishmen. What do…