So What’s Your Problem With Voting, Mike?
“If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain” is the clichéd response that touches the broader thinking regarding most of my articles about democracy.
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Blood & Treasure: The Peaceful Presidents
Presidents have lied their way into office by campaigning for it many times before Trump perfected the model.
If They Win the Midterms, You Lose
It’s designed as a “heads they win, tails we lose” proposition.
Consent of the Governed Is a Lie
We’re told government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. Then show me the consent. Millions voted against it. Tens of millions didn’t vote at all. Silence is not a signature.
America Does Not Need Another Political Party
Tucker Carlson hinting at a new party has reignited the call for more choices on the ballot. But more parties is just more of the same game. America does not need another political party — it needs fewer politicians.
Government Is A Mafia
Government is a mafia—functionally, morally, and structurally. Peel back the language, the ceremonies, and the pledges, and what is underneath is a protection racket.
Fauci Pleads the Fifth: Washed in the Blood of the State
A Facebook argument over Fauci, COVID, and Trump reveals how deeply Americans are trapped in red-versus-blue politics—and why the real conflict is the state versus you.
Yes, You Can Have Your Roads and Your Tax Money, Too
For as long as there have been rulers, there have been people who do not want to be ruled—and people so comfortable in chains they find the unchained indecent, insane, and dangerous.
Good Ideas Don’t Require Force
Force is the opposite of persuasion. When an idea is truly good, it can be explained, defended, and supported voluntarily—without threats, punishment, or coercion against peaceful people.
No Treason Episode 4: The Prison Industrial Complex, Dangerous Cat Ladies, & The Supreme Court
Libertarian/Minarchist Ben Johnson and Voluntaryist Mike Shaner bring you the latest in (Alabama) politics and political philosophy.