A Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion

I normally loathe this sort of self-promotion but I'd probably be remiss if I didn't at least say something here. [Editor's note: and I had to encourage him to promote this and you are definitely encouraged to help Carl's alternative voice reach thousands of mainstream readers per the details below! -W-]

Several weeks ago I entered a column writing contest for The Tennessean newspaper and I am one of eight finalists. I submitted two articles and this contribution on Mormons and the GOP ran in Friday's Tennessean. (Note: I did NOT pick the title and I believe my other article on the debt ceiling was better but it is outdated).

The grand prize is an 8-week column in The Tennessean and if you think an independent voice cutting through the usual Red vs. Blue noise in a major daily newspaper would be good, even for only 2 months, please vote here.

Come on! Let's spam the vote Ron Paul style!

Carl Wicklander,
Regular Columnist, THL
Articles Author's Page Website

Occupy Mordor or Destroy the Ring?

There has been mixed responses to Occupy Wall Street by libertarians. Some see the movement as a positive, while others see them as little more than lazy hipsters. But libertarians must be sensitive to why people feel the way they do about issues. The occupiers point out a legitimate concern that "the 1%" control vastly more power and wealth than "the 99%", and corporations have accumulated more power and privilege than is healthy for an open society. Some other concerns and demands are absurd, but the heart of the matter is on track. The question is why has this happened? While many on the left are quick to blame a nebulous thing called "greed", or lack of regulation, the matter is more complicated than that. This calls for a Lord of the Rings metaphor. Let's say that Sauron, the big cheese bad guy of Lord of the Rings, is the corporate hegemony. The 1%. Most people in Middle Earth agree that this is a problem, but there are a few differ...

I've Been an Outspoken Critic of Censoring Conservatives, But I'm Not Leaving Patreon Over Sargon of Akkad's Ridiculous Remarks

By: Wes Messamore The Humble Libertarian Photo: Gage Skidmore

Were The Founding Fathers Aided By Aliens?

Photo: Sebastian Bieniek, Dollarfaces https://www.b1en1ek.com/works/bieniek-paint/2015-dollarfaces/

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