thomas.shirk

   Teens are often accused of being rebellious for no particular reason, rebels without a cause if you will. They resist authority for the sake of resisting authority. Many of them would

On Friday, October 28th, 2016, an ex of voluntaryist activist Adam Kokesh's posted a video explaining their relationship and breakup. In the video Macey Tomlin opines his relationship abuse comes from

A popular thing to argue about these days is “immigration”—also known as “human beings trying to cross arbitrary, imaginary lines made up by ruling classes.” If you ask me, the link below will show you

There are four men and a woman. Some of the men wish to have sex with the woman and so they agree to vote on it. The woman does not cast a vote. Did she consent? Silence is NOT consent. But not voting

An argument for taxation is objectively an argument for the necessity of violence--not self-defense--in order to maximize peace in society. Read that again, but slowly. (Yes, my face looks like I am on

Many people that identify as anarchists have asked the question "As anarchists, would you vote for Kokesh?" Now, I won't engage in a 'no true Scotsman' type of rant for many reasons. Not least

Statists claim that the property norms of first use and consensual exchange would lead to trespass, theft and violence absent a group of individuals with a territorial monopoly on trespass, theft and violence.

Some people imagine it to be progressive and enlightened to advocate doing away with money entirely. They don’t merely complain about the current system of currency, money and banking (which should be

By definition, the criticisms of socialism apply to any situation in which all factors of production are owned by a single individual or group of individuals working in concert. Any situation like this

Or lack thereof, rather. If the constitution is the preamble to the codes, statutes and courts, presenting a code citation, statute or court decision as though it were evidence that the constitution applies

One of the most fundamental differences between capitalism and communism is the difference between “collective ownership” versus “private ownership.” The question boils down to whether individuals should

Those who praise “capitalism,” and those who condemn “capitalism,” are rarely talking about the same thing. As such, listening to such arguments can start to sound like this: “If you have a mosquito problem

Economics is not a mathematical science. Economics is a social science that deals with the scarce means by which individuals seek to attain some subjectively valued ends, thereby reducing their felt

It is completely impossible to precisely define the word “terrorism” in a way that doesn’t include what every “government” on the planet does … unless you include in the definition something that basically

Greetings loyal followers. As you know, I have been working with the revolutionary social media site Steemit. Steemit, the site where you get paid to write and vote, is sponsoring all of my transmissions.

I won't deny institutionalized racism but there is more to this than that. In fact, institutionalized racism is intended, just not for the simple reasons we like to think. In order to keep a population

Shower Philosophy: the ideas, thoughts, theories and arguments I come up with while I wash my balls. Today's Thought: Mansplaining; the sexist idea that a person's thoughts, statements and arguments can

Well, Steem-Os, this is it, the final installment of this three-part lesson on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" and intro to basic blues and lead theory for guitar. To wrap up this episode, here

"I had it first!" is a concept most people come to understand by the time they're five years old. Imagine yourself at five years old. Imagine yourself at the playground. Imagine yourself playing

The Marxist idea that profit is excess value confiscated from the workers by the capitalist is patently wrong. Profit is the default income with or without a wage earner; wages are deductions from profit.