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My new book about the seriously cancerous life and personality of Karl Marx is out this week. Get "Karl Marx Never Bathed" here . Or enjoy this excerpt: Introduction - The Setting For This Book A zombie is haunting the world — the zombie of communism. All the powers of good old fashioned Reason and basic Science have entered into a holy alliance to finally put this zombie back in the grave where it belongs. But we just can’t seem to get through to the brainless, undead monster that refuses to die, despite the wreckage of a century with half the world living under the nightmare of mass murder, police state repression, forced labor camps, and millions upon millions of starving people, dead because of the fatal conceit of violent bureaucrats who couldn’t manage their way out of a paper bag much less the complexity of industries like farming and manufacturing that require specialized knowledge and you know, price signals to help them allocate resources effectively. ...

Are you stuck in the never-ending toilet swirl of the mainstream media news cycle? Even most "serious" news like all the 24-hour cable news networks and the inky gray rags made of dead trees that still get delivered to people's houses from a truck two decades deep into the 21st century are all just basically gossip columns that cover politicians and journalists instead of actors and singers. Which actually kind of makes sense now that I think about it... that's all politicians and journalists are: Politicians are actors (not people who take action, people who read their scripted lines on television to entertain you while the state goes about its business off camera). Journalists are singers (not people who tell you the truth, people who sing you a song about the truth and justice and all that to entertain you while the state goes about its business off camera). So if you want to stop chasing your tail with everybody else until you end up like this guy , wit...

“. . . It seems to me that a human being with the very best of intentions can do immeasurable harm, if he is immodest enough to wish to profit those whose spirit and will are concealed from him. . . .”― Nietzsche, 1885 letter

In response to this recent post and this recent comment , both regarding the state's role in protecting fetal humans (short version: the only thing I want the Washington regime to do to make the world a better place is go to hell), I've received the following comments asking me if I am an anarchist: Paul : Does this mean you've become a full out anarchist? March Hare : W. E. You have completely lost the plot here - unless you're going anarchist on us. There have been over 1 million abortions per year since 1973, if the role of government is to enforce the rights of people, and foetuses count as people, then it would be right and proper for the government to get seriously involved in [stopping] abortion. And, yes, forcing the rest of us to pay for said enforcement. Fortunately my own thoughts on the subject are not subject to anger with the current government and don't fall into the slippery slope fallacy (which isn't a fallacy!) that yours does about the...

In March, I mentioned that I had never written a book, and set a public goal of finishing one by the end of the month and then giving it away here at The Humble Libertarian for free. I missed my deadline. However, I'm glad I had a deadline to miss. Setting one motivated me to get started, and now that I've started, I'm going to finish. And I'm very happy so far with how it's turning out! Now I'm going to reveal the name and topic of the book. No, it's not going to be a book about politics. It's going to be a book about blogging, how to blog successfully, and how to use your blog to capture the imagination of your community and open doors to career and income opportunities. The title of the book is: " Because I Blog ." The idea is, many people try to make money from their blog, but in my experience, that's not the easiest or most ideal way a blog can help you transition from amateur writer to professional writer / activist / (...

By: Wes Messamore In this twelfth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore, Drew Martin, and Judy Morris take your calls to discuss taxes and fiscal policy. Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Monday, April 16), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Wednesday's awesome episode on electoral politics, the GOP primary, and the future political goals of the liberty movement, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

By: Wes Messamore In this tenth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin take your calls to discuss homeschooling, education, liberty, and the state. They will also be interviewing Antonio Buehler of Buehler Education . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Monday, April 9), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Friday's awesome episode on the intersection of liberty and personal finance, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

By: Wes Messamore In this ninth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin take your calls to discuss the intersection of Liberty and Finance. They will also be interviewing Tom Brown of The TGB Report . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Friday, April 6), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Monday's awesome episode on alternative libertarian strategies for achieving a free society, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

By: Wes Messamore In this eighth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin take your calls to discuss and debate alternative libertarian strategies for achieving a free society. What works best? What is morally sound? Educating the general public? Agorism? Political activism? Seasteading? Taking over the Republican Party a la Ron Paul? The Free State Project? Aggressive truth-seeking/telling along the lines of WikiLeaks-style disclosures? Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Monday, April 2), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Friday's awesome episode on the intersection of Art and Liberty, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In this seventh full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin interview Pasha Roberts, a libertarian with a degree from MIT in financial engineering and a passion for animation. In addition to discussing the intersection of art and liberty, Wes and Drew will be interviewing Pasha about his upcoming 3D animated thriller romance movie: Silver Circle . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Friday, March 30), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Wednesday's incredible and inspiring interview with Judy Morris, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In this sixth, very special full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin interview Judy Morris, who now blogs here at The Humble Libertarian and will share her thoughts on news, blogging, the power of the Internet and what it was like to be a libertarian in the 1970s with no Internet and no big Ron Paul movement as of yet! Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Wednesday, March 28), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Monday's awesome show, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In the fifth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin interview Carter Kessler, who is in the now infamous video of Clarke County, Georgia GOP leaders violating their own rules to disenfranchise Ron Paul supporters. Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Monday, March 26), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed last Wednesday's awesome show, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In the fourth full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin interview the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards, editor of DownSizingGovernment.org . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central tomorrow (Wednesday, March 21), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Monday's awesome show, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Pictured above are the firearms my roommates and I took down to Georgia with us this Friday for our weekend trip to visit a libertarian friend and enjoy Saint Patrick's Day out in nature on his country ranch. Our hosts had a lot more guns waiting for us and I had a blast getting to shoot them all! As strongly as I support the Second Amendment here at this website , it's been too long since I've gotten close and personal with guns so the opportunity to shoot several, help clean them, and learn a little more about them and how to use them safely (and effectively ) was a real treat and a chance to get a little bit closer to being that ideal, responsible, vigilant citizen that every libertarian aspires to be. Hopefully I'll have one of the guys I met down here on the radio show sometime soon to share his quite extensive knowledge of guns with all of you. I'm also thinking of ways to get more awesome content here on the website related to guns and gun issues. I...

In the third full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes Messamore and Drew Martin interview Shane Coley, author of the book, Know Stealing . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central today (Monday, March 19), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed last Wednesday's awesome show, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In the second full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , Wes and co-host Drew Martin interview Kym Bays, Editor of The Independent Voter Network , about the possibility and implications of a brokered convention for the Republican Party this August. Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central tomorrow (Wednesday, March 14), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. If you missed Monday's awesome show, you can listen to the archived podcast of it here ! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

In the first full episode of the back-from-the-dead Wes Messamore show , co-host ( and new blogger at THL ) Drew Martin makes his debut, and the duo interview Tisha Casida, a 2012 independent congressional candidate for CO-3 . Show runs from 5 - 7pm Central tomorrow (Monday, March 12), streaming live to your computer! Visit this page to tune in or to catch the archived podcast afterward if you miss the live show. We will be taking your calls ! Call in number is: (646) 716-4214. Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Yesterday you may have read my grand announcement of the Affiliated Blogger Program that I am launching here at HumbleLibertarian.com to develop aspiring bloggers, writers, and citizen journalists and promote their websites in exchange for some help curating content and operating this website at a new, better, faster, more awesome pace. You might have also thought as you were reading, "Gee, I'd really love to help Wesley advance liberty by growing this website and I have a couple hours each week that I'd gladly volunteer for the cause, but I don't have any plans or aspirations to make a living doing political writing and I don't have a blog of my own that I want to promote. I just want to help. Why can't I be a part of the 'small army' Wes is building to take over the world and then leave everybody alone?" *sadface* Sorry to leave you hanging, but you can be part of the small army! In fact, we need your help. If you would like to be a volunte...