The Duality of the Authoritarian Left: A Libertarian Perspective

For a group of people that proclaim to be empathetic, I continue to find that they are some of the most vicious and hateful people out there. They are quick to proclaim their virtue and signal how righteous, good, empathetic, and kind that they are, but when you disagree with them, those quickly disintegrate and […]

Why the right to bear arms matters.

Featured image by Peretz Partensky. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. I have written before about HR 127. My liberal co-worker and I have the occasional argument about these types of things. He is a diehard Democrat, and I am a diehard Libertarian. My personal opinion is that he is misinformed and […]

RIP Rush

Featured image by Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock. Don’t bother with the original article. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has passed away, following a battle with cancer. It didn’t take even a day for the hit pieces to start. It has become very clear that the playing field is not level, that the recognition of the good things […]

Why Libertarianism needs modernization…

I am a Libertarian. At my core, I am distrusting of the government, skeptical of corporations, and prefer to keep my relations with people at arm’s length unless I have a proven track record of trust and comfort. I value honesty, both in word and in action, hard work, volunteerism, and mutual benefit in all […]

The next step

Featured image from Joe Burbank of the AP. Follow the link for the original article. I love Disneyland. It has been shuttered for nearly a year now, and I get news about Disney World on my news feeds. This morning I read a blurb from one of the Disney World feeds that piqued my interest. […]

This is why people believe that your vote doesn’t matter…

Featured image by – HOGRE –. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. TIME Magazine came out with a very revealing article about the election recently. You can find the text of the article in my post here. According to Molly Ball, a well funded group of individuals and organizations “conspired” to “fortify…” […]

It starts by asking the question…

I’ve never belonged to the in crowd, so why start now?

Why I left conservatism

I am a disillusioned conservative, which is why I became a Libertarian. I continue to listen to conservative voices like Michael Knowles, Steven Crowder, and Ben Shapiro, but I hear many of the same arguments from them that I hear from the collectivist left. I will focus on Knowles for a moment. I enjoy his […]

Why decentralization matters

Featured image by Eli Duke. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. Ted Cruz, Rashida Tlaib, Tim Pool, Michael Knowles. These four seemingly disparate individuals are rallying around the GameStop rebellion. For those not in the know, a group of Redditors have rallied stocks that about 5,000 hedge funds have short positions in. […]

Media Priorities

Featured Image from KnowYourMeme.com. Follow the link for more memes. I typically stayed away from the idea of corporate socialism. It didn’t sit well with me that the government and the large financial institutions would be so intertwined. It grated against the deeply held beliefs that I had about the desire for being free. But […]