Zack Sorenson | The Libertarian Institute

In Light Of Ukraine Drama – Remember The Yahoo Who Said It Was A Blatant Coup?

by Zack Sorenson | Nov 28, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In 2014, George Friedman of Stratfor said that the Kiev, Ukraine coup was "the most blatant coup in history". Then, by 2016, he backtracked. He said something to the effect that if it was a coup, it would be the most blatant coup in history. Implying it's obviously not a coup. Then, he explained that he was misquoted because of sophisticated Russian media propaganda on the internet. Except, the original source of the quote has a full transcript, and I'd bet there's audio to go with it. He absolutely said it was a blatant coup, if you read the transcript. His later spin is a blatant...

Well, Well, Well

by Zack Sorenson | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog

More revelations that the media narrative over the past years on Syria is false. We knew the truth this whole time. But we're starting to get the "sanity check" on why the media narrative was stuck in la-la land. Because they're no-good dirty liars. Let's complete our "check" for the time being: Syria was destabilized deliberately by Western and Gulf Arab powers who aggressively funneled money, fighters, and weapons into the country. It is not the case that "Assad murdered 200,000 of his own people." Assad is like an arsonist who goes to burn down a building or two, and the CIA et al. are...

Anarcho-Libertarianism Is Insanely Relevant Internationally

by Zack Sorenson | Sep 6, 2019 | Blog

History has been dominated by the stories of great powers diplomacy. American hegemony is grounded in this notion, and in the mind of the Pentagon, the entire post-war consensus is based on full spectrum American dominance. What if America declines? Must China, for example, step in? Or is the anarchic world of international relations in need of a paradigm that does not require great power bullying to provide order? With crypto-currencies and interconnected economies, I suggest that the world is eager for peaceful, objective, arbitrative solutions to disputes. Anarcho-capitalism, between...

Hong Kong Protestors Might Not Be Smart

by Zack Sorenson | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog

We know the CIA is helping the protesters. One. We know China is amassing an army to send into Hong Kong (which will change everything for Hong Kong), and we know what China is willing to do to protesters with tanks. Two. Hong Kong's protesters have access to technology, and are connected to global finance in a way that they can very effectively leverage soft resistance for soft concessions. Instead, they riot in the streets. The left believes that sit-ins are non-violent. They are non-violent. But they are also force, and in the right context they are a non-violent assault. The left...

Nick Gillespie And Why Government Oppression Creates Rock And Roll

by Zack Sorenson | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog

On Thad Russell's podcast, he featured a discussion between himself and Dave Smith and Nick Gillespie. Admittedly, this was a major pull, and a fantastic piece of media. Among the many great things said, Nick Gillespie commented on the libertarian commitment to end public schooling. His point was that, without public schools, could we have Pink Floyd's "Brick In The Wall". Whatever his reason, he expressed concern that a world without public school would be a world without Rock And Roll. It's a fascinating point, one I'd piggyback on. I hate weed, and I don't think sexual liberation is...

A Note About Race And Crime

by Zack Sorenson | Jul 27, 2019 | Blog

My last two articles were race related, so I was thinking about the subject of race while reviewing them. It led me to a thought that I just felt was worth sharing. So, people sometimes say that black kids commit way more crime, and regardless of the reason for that we have to admit that this is a cause for why some people are nervous about race. Here's data on youth robbery - Source: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05263&selOffenses=4 Wow, okay, black kids really do commit WAY more crime. What's up with that? Well, here's another graph - Out of 100,000...

Why Did They Bomb Black Wall Street?

by Zack Sorenson | Jul 27, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Op Eds, Politics

In 1921, the black dominated Greenwood community in Tulsa, Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest in the city. The presence of nice hotels, jewelry shops, and so forth earned it the nickname: "Black Wall Street". By the end of the year, members of the city's white community came in, destroyed, vandalized, and even bombed the neighborhood. Why? When I was young in liberal Manhattan and Maryland, I was taught that white people hated black people. I was never told why, something about certain kinds of white people being "bad". When I was older, I was given the standard line which liberal...

The True Story Of Rosa Parks

by Zack Sorenson | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured Articles

I admit, the timing of this article is odd. There's no reason to talk about Rosa Parks at this moment, and yet, something reminded me of an interesting story I have heard about the Montgomery bus boycotts. Why not mention it now? I have to also admit that my purpose for writing this is none other than to get it down into the record. The "wayback", for posterity I suppose. I'm only a messenger. I don't want to detract from the symbol of Rosa Parks, for those who believe in her. However, there are other people whose story deserves to be told. In 2011, when I had just graduated from Air...