Journals

The following directory catalogs predominantly Individualist (Anarchist and otherwise) and Egoist journals. Our goal is to build a comprehensive online archive—ranging from basic indexes and excerpts to complete, digitized runs. While we hold physical or digital copies for most entries, some titles are currently included based on bibliographic data and historical references as we continue our search for surviving issues.

Two Eras of Publishing

Our focus spans two distinct eras. The primary scope of the Union of Egoists covers the century from 1845 to 1945. However, to properly document the historians and inheritors of egoist thought, we also catalog publications from 1946 to 2020. We intentionally conclude our archiving at 2020; the decentralized, ephemeral nature of modern digital publishing presents a different set of archival challenges that we will leave to future researchers.

Defining the Scope

Because purely egoist journals are rare—and because egoists did not write in a vacuum—this list necessarily includes publications dedicated more broadly to individual freedom and liberty. We do not restrict our survey to strict “anarchist” individualism or explicit rejections of “natural rights.” Instead, we include any journal that elevates the interests of the individual above those of the collective. The Union of Egoists serves strictly as an archival resource, not an advocacy platform, and we do not present egoism as a rigid dogma.

“Egoist Journals” vs. “Journals by Egoists”

When curating this archive, we draw a careful distinction between an “Egoist journal” and a “journal published by an Egoist.” For example, John Basil Barnhill (writing as John Erwin McCall) published The Eagle and The Serpent in 1898—an unarguable, definitive Egoist journal. However, he also published The American Anti-Socialist, which, despite its editor’s personal philosophy, was largely detached from explicit egoism. As a rule, we only catalog the former.

1845–1945

  • The Word (1872) – edited by Ezra Heywood
  • Liberty (1881) – edited by Benjamin R. Tucker
  • Lucifer the Light-bearer (1883) – edited by Moses Harman
  • Libertas (1888) – edited by Benjamin R. Tucker
  • Egoism (1890) – edited by Henry and Georgia Replogle
  • L’Endehors (1891) – created by Zo d’Axa
  • The Alturian (1895) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • The Age of Thought (1896) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • Liberty Library (1896) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • Der Eigene (1896) – published by Adolf Brand
  • The Eagle and the Serpent (1898) – edited by John Erwin McCall
  • I (1898) – published by Clarence Lee Swartz
  • The Free Comrade (1900) – published by Clarence Lee Swartz
  • L’Ère nouvelle (1901) – founded by E. Armand
  • Notes for Good Europeans (1903) – edited by Thomas Common
  • Cogito, Ergo Sum (1908) – Carlo Dalboni
  • Nihil (1908) – edited by Adolfo Antonelli, published by Michele Centrone
  • The Freewoman (1911) – edited by Dora Marsden
  • The New Freewoman (1913) – edited by Dora Marsden
  • The Lumberjack / Voice of the People (1913) – edited by Covington Hall
  • The Egoist (1914) – edited by Dora Marsden
  • Pendant la mêlée: acrate, individualiste, éclectique (1915) – edited by Charles Michel
  • The Ziegelbrenner (1917) – edited by Ret Marut (aka B. Traven)
  • The New Order (1919) – Steven T. Byington, contributing editor
  • Der Einzige (1919) – edited by Anselm Ruest
  • Der individualistische Anarchist (1919) – Benedict Lachmann, publisher
  • The 1776 American (1920) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • Freeman (1920) – edited by Albert Jay Nock
  • Ego (1921) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • L’En-Dehors (2nd Ver) (1922) – published by E. Armand
  • The Egoist (1924) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • The Mutualist (1925) – published by Edward H. Fulton
  • The Eagle and Serpent (1927) – edited by Richard G. McKnight
  • Eresia (1928) – edited by Frank Brand
  • The Clarion (1932) – edited by Abba Gordin, then Archie Turner
  • Discussion (1937) – edited by Laurance Labadie
  • Nosotros (1937) – edited by Miguel Giménez Igualada
  • L’Unique (1945) – edited by E. Armand

1946–2020