Daniel Morena Viton

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Should We Embrace the Stateless Roman Political Thought?

11/29/2023 Mises Wire Daniel Morena Viton

The traditionalist author Álvaro d’Ors emphasized in his work that the political thought of Rome was essentially stateless as it had a personalistic character. In contrast, Greek political thought had...

Coto Mixto: Anarchy in Galicia

06/03/2023 Mises Wire Daniel Morena Viton

A concrete example of an anarchic order existed within Spain, on the current border between Spain and Portugal, in the kingdoms of Castilla and Galicia. By “anarchy” I mean the abolition of...

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Should We Embrace the Stateless Roman Political Thought?

12/13/2023 Daniel Morena Viton

The concept of the state has more to do with the worldview of ancient Greek philosophers than with the Roman Empire. We could learn a few things about statelessness from the Romans.

Coto Mixto: Anarchy in Galicia

06/17/2023 Daniel Morena Viton

People commonly believe that a society without central political authority will dissolve into chaos. But a small kingdom within Spain existed peacefully for seven hundred years under what we would call anarchy.

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