I'd certainly love to hear an example of Fred's "statism". The Match has few equals in my mind for straight down the line anarchist thought and action. David

I have mixed feelings about the Match. Fred does criticize many members of the "trendy left" in his magazine. I'm generally in agreement with him on things like primitivism, political correctness, and other fads. But in some areas such as technology he comes across as a little strange. He really believes that cellphones cause cancer and quotes a very weak study from Sweden which basically asks how many people with acoustic neuroma also used cellphones a great deal. Might as well ask them how much coffee they drank. He once tried to suggest that direct current electricity (DC) would be a better choice for household use than the regular 110 volt AC "juice". Alternating current can be raised in voltage with transformers making distribution over long distances a practical matter. DC distribution would require many and very thick cables going to every house, generators on every block,etc.. In the late 1880s severe winter weather in the north eastern United States caused heavy DC lines to collapse and people were killed in the process. He suggests that photovoltaic (solar) energy (which he does use apparently) is not a practical technology for major scale use. This is despite the fact that "grid interconnects" ie. selling "home made" electricity back to the utilities is becoming more common. In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan the local (state owned) utility is buying this power at the same rate that they normally charge customers. Werner Scott

Sean's description of a "senile guy yabbering on the bus bench" is an interesting thing to call incredibly intelligent, personal, honest, and powerful writing. And "ridiculous faux-anarchist cum statism" is an interesting thing to call one of the only anarchist point of views nowadays that DOESN'T include statism. And he says to commit money to a DIY project? Because of course, a magazine published independently for years on a real printing press Woodworth knows how to put together himself is not NEARLY as "DIY" as a punk photocopying cut-n-paste zines in a library. anonymous

Nobody beats the Match? How about any single anarchist zine anywhere, even including the dopey hardcore punk ones? The Match is indeed crotchety, but not in the Mark Twain sense, but more in the senile guy yabbering on the bus bench. Save yourself money and commit it to a DIY project than waste it on Woodworth's ridiculous faux-anarchism cum statism. Sean S.

The Match is a very good & interesting read, well put together & well written. It is a bit too poisonous on occassion though. The whole "Ethical Anarchism" idea is a bit more like "Polite yet Crotchety Libertarianism". Norstein Beckler

The Match is the best anarchist publication ever. Everyone should switch their minds from the faux-anarchist "Green Anarchy" and "Anarchy" journals to The Match. luke