Libertarian Book Club Disbands After Members Cannot Agree on Rules

The Galt's Gulch Reading Society, a libertarian book club founded in March, has formally dissolved after its seven members failed to reach consensus on any operational framework, including when to meet, what to read, or whether the concept of a 'club' inherently violates individual sovereignty. The group's demise was precipitated by a dispute at its third meeting, held at a Denny's after members rejected both public libraries ('taxpayer-funded propaganda repositories') and private homes ('an unacceptable concentration of hosting power in a single individual'). 'We couldn't even agree on a book,' said founding member Rand Voluntarius. 'I suggested The Road to Serfdom, but Marcus said choosing a book for the group was itself a road to serfdom. Then Janet proposed we each read whatever we wanted and just discuss the concept of reading, but Derek said that was too structured.' The final meeting reportedly devolved when member Ayn Freelander proposed a set of bylaws. 'The room went completely silent,' Voluntarius recalled. 'Then five people started talking at once about how bylaws are the embryonic form of tyranny. Derek left. He said even being in the same room as a proposed bylaw was a violation of his non-aggression principle.' The Denny's manager has asked the group not to return, citing an unpaid bill that the members refused to split evenly on the grounds that 'forced redistribution of breakfast costs is socialism.' Voluntarius says he is now reading alone, which he describes as 'the purest form of intellectual liberty.'