Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1854–1939) was a significant figure in the American individualist anarchist movement and a proponent of egoism and free-market principles. He was born on April 17, 1854, in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and was largely educated at home. Known for his polemical and clear writing style, Tucker's philosophy blended Max Stirner's egoism with the labor theories of Pierre-Jo...