Censorship has been in the news a lot lately. You have probably heard it mentioned in relation to Donald Trump. Twitter, Facebook, and many other online platforms permanently suspended his accounts last week. That's pretty wild, but there is a lot more worth talking...
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Crypto Is Money
by Ryan Burgett | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog
People who think of cryptocurrencies as something to hold, something to invest in miss the point. Crypto is designed to do things that only crypto can do and its value is in its utility, in its use as money.
Techno-Agorist: Do NPCs Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Ryan Burgett | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
I am a huge fan of Philip K. Dick. His short stories have always been my favorite science fiction of all time. In high school, I read through my big volume of his short stories so many times that the binding literally fell apart. Recently, I decided to read through...
Techno-Agorist: Broken Security Is No Security
by Ryan Burgett | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
Every few years, we once again hear about the federal government discussing ways to get around encryption. Usually, thankfully, it doesn't head anywhere. The most spectacular failure was in the nineties when the federal government tried to get tech companies to use...
Techno-Agorist: Whoever Wins… We Live
by Ryan Burgett | Nov 4, 2020 | Blog
I don't know if you have heard, but we just experienced the most important election of our lifetime. At least, that's what I have been told by friends and family from all political persuasions. The funny thing is that I have heard the same about every election that...
$60 Keycaps
by Ryan Burgett | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
My name is Ryan and I am an agorist. Today we are talking about free markets and $60 keycaps. I am kind've a keyboard snob. Ever since I began working full time at a computer, I have been extremely particular about what keyboard I use. My favorite brand is called Das...
19 Years After 9/11 Americans Still Live in Fear
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On Conflicts of Interest #6, Kyle and Will outline the legacy of the September 11 attacks on their 19th anniversary, including years of war, torture, and mass surveillance carried out in their wake. The Pentagon has awarded a $13.3 billion contract to Northrop Grumman...
Episode 463: The Commons, the Panopticon and Your ‘Society of Control’ w/ Bird from Friends Against Government
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 27, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
107 Minutes PG-13 Bird is one-third of the hosts of the Friends Against Government podcast Bird joins Pete to discuss various concepts but especially those of the Panopticon and Societies of Sovereignty, Discipline and Control while concentrating on the technology and...
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Professors, W. Post Call Out NYT for Oct 7 Mass-Rape Hoax
Another disgrace for the Charlie Savage Times.
Israel’s Amazing Feat
Israel has accomplished quite a feat: its crimes against the people of Gaza are of such a large scale that they make Hamas's Oct. 7 crimes look small.
Pentagon Follies: Accounting for DEI Expenditures
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity (IED) is communism in blackface. This viral contagion has raced to the top of government bureaucracies and, of course, facilitates a race to the bottom in quality and competence. The wizards at the Pentagon who have yet to account for...
A Soho Forum discussion of COVID with Tom Woods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKzl5CngE5Q Check out Tom's great book, Diary of a Psychosis.
US Abrams Tanks Withdrawn from Fighting in Ukraine
Five four million dollar tanks up in smoke. They'll make every excuse they wish but the days of manned tanks are over. Ukraine has lost five Abrams tanks in recent months, The New York Times reported this month, citing an unnamed senior US official. At least three...
The Aircraft Carrier is the Crossbow and Chariot of the Modern Age
The US Navy, of course, is desperately trying to get authorization to build more Ford-class carriers. Ironic that they name the carrier after a violence broker famous for being rather clumsy and unable to navigate around. The first of class doesn't work properly: it...