The Myth of Tremendous Government: A Reply to Mark Christensen
Everyone please welcome Darien Sumner, our fourth additional writer at Zeroth Position. On July 23, Social Matter published an article by Mark Christensen titled “We Need Tremendous Government: Why...
View ArticleAgreeing With Statists For The Wrong Reasons: Impeach Donald Trump
Ever since Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, there has been a concerted effort by the establishment to do whatever they can to stop him. Publicizing scandalous materials,...
View ArticleThe State Is Negan, Part III
<<<Part II Part IV>>> The Walking Dead comic series and the television show based on it...
View ArticleEleven Observations on the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings
On September 4–7, the United States Senate held hearings on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Anthony Kennedy. The hearings were more raucous...
View ArticleSong Lyrics: Bitcoiner Blues
The chord progression is the same for all parts: C, Amsus4, G7, C7, C, Dm, Em, C. The acoustic guitar solo also follows these chords. The tempo is such that performing the entire song takes 3:45–4:00....
View ArticleBook Review: One Nation Under Gold
One Nation Under Gold is a book about the role of gold in American economic history by James Ledbetter. The book details how gold has shaped the American psyche and played a role in many debates and...
View ArticleThe Case For Executing Pedophile Priests
Since the reports made by Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald in the 1950s[1], it has been known that the Catholic Church has a problem with pedophilia in its clergy. Media publicity of the problem began in the late...
View ArticleHenry Olson Misunderstands Libertarianism
On September 25, Social Matter published an article by Henry Olson titled “The Death and Tragic Rebirth of Libertarianism”. While this article raises several important issues for libertarians and gets...
View ArticleTen Observations on the Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign
On September 4–7, the United States Senate held hearings on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Anthony Kennedy. After the hearings, Kavanaugh was...
View ArticleOn Universalism, Genocide, and Libertarianism
One element which distinguishes modern political ideologies from their pre-modern counterparts and predecessors is universalism. That is, each of them makes several objective truth claims, and their...
View ArticleA Holistic Approach to Ending Corporate Censorship
Over the past decade, the large technology companies of Silicon Valley have transitioned from a mindset of attempting to make government censorship impossible to a mindset of attempting to make...
View ArticleSong Lyrics: Election Song
Verse 1: (E7) Wake up in the morning Long before first (E9) light (E7) Smell the coffee (Bm7) brewing in the (E7) same pot that you didn’t wash last (A) night (A7) (E7) Gonna be alright (E) (E7) Pull...
View ArticleOn Private Imperialism and Colonialism
In the modern academy, no “sin” is seen as more reprehensible than racism. Colonialism and European imperialism (and only European imperialism) are equally damned by the professoriat as the...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Immaterial Technology, Part I
Merriam-Webster defines technology as “the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area”, “a capability given by the practical application of knowledge”, “a manner of...
View ArticleSong Lyrics: SEC Got Run Over By A Bitcoin
To the tune of “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” by Randy Brooks. Chorus: SEC got run over by a Bitcoin Walking home from the office Christmas Eve You can say there’s no such thing as karma But as...
View ArticleBook Review: Anarcho-Monarchism
Anarcho-Monarchism is a collection of 30 essays by libertarian author Insula Qui. The book explores various issues from a libertarian reactionary perspective, all of which factor into a synthesis of...
View ArticleThe Not-So-Current Year: 2018 In Review
Though the specific demarcation of the passage from one year into another is a rather arbitrary social construct, it does provide a useful annual period for self-examination and remembrance. Now that...
View ArticleAgreeing With Statists For The Wrong Reasons: Tax the Rich
<<<Episode V The rise of democratic socialism on the left and populism on the right have each produced a surge in proposals to raise taxes on the wealthiest people. So-called progressive tax...
View ArticleAgreeing With Statists For The Wrong Reasons: Universal Basic Income
<<<Episode VI Episode VIII>>> A Universal Basic Income (UBI), also known as Citizen’s...
View ArticleCivil Rights Are Not the Answer to Corporate Censorship
On May 3, Human Events published an article by Will Chamberlain titled “Platform Access is a Civil Right”. In it, he compares the de-platforming of political dissidents to the struggles of...
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