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Zach became a libertarian in 2010 after being disillusioned by the Obama administration's targeting of whistleblowers (such as Julian Assange and Bradley Manning), carrying out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution colour revolutions] across the Middle East, and continuing of the forever wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with his "Surge". | Zach became a libertarian in 2010 after being disillusioned by the Obama administration's targeting of whistleblowers (such as Julian Assange and Bradley Manning), carrying out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution colour revolutions] across the Middle East, and continuing of the forever wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with his "Surge". | ||
At that time he read G. Edward Griffin's ''The Creature from Jekyll Island'' (borrowed from a close friend), found [[Ron Paul]], [https://www.lewrockwell.com/ Lew Rockwell], [[Tom Woods]], [https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/laurence-m-vance/ Laurence Vance], [https://libertarianinstitute.org/will/ William Norman Grigg], [https://mises.org/profile/hans-hermann-hoppe Hans Hermann Hoppe] | At that time he read G. Edward Griffin's ''[https://www.amazon.com/Creature-Jekyll-Island-Federal-Reserve/dp/091298645X The Creature from Jekyll Island]'' (borrowed from a close friend), found [[Ron Paul]], [https://www.lewrockwell.com/ Lew Rockwell], [[Tom Woods]], [https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/laurence-m-vance/ Laurence Vance], [https://libertarianinstitute.org/will/ William Norman Grigg], [https://mises.org/profile/hans-hermann-hoppe Hans Hermann Hoppe,] and [https://mises.org Mises.org]. | ||
He credits [[Dave Smith]], [[Tom Woods]], and [[Michael Heise]] of convincing him that the [[Libertarian Party]] could be a positive vector for liberty, prompting him to join the national party in 2017. In 2021, he joined his local party, the [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee]], after witnessing the disastrous response to COVID-19 by both the government and the Libertarian Party alike. | He credits [[Dave Smith]], [[Tom Woods]], and [[Michael Heise]] of convincing him that the [[Libertarian Party]] could be a positive vector for liberty, prompting him to join the national party in 2017. In 2021, he joined his local party, the [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee]], after witnessing the disastrous response to COVID-19 by both the government and the [https://x.com/lpnational/status/1244629821621243906 Libertarian Party alike]. | ||
Since 2010, Zach has been an ardent reader and supporter of [https://mises.org Mises.org] and [https://lewrockwell.com LewRockwell.com], and he greatly misses his friend [[Robert Wenzel]] and his great [https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/EconomicPolicyJournal.com EconomicPolicyJournal.com], along with the great William Norman Grigg's [http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/ ProLibertate]. He often wonders what they would write about the current events of the day. | Since 2010, Zach has been an ardent reader and supporter of [https://mises.org Mises.org] and [https://lewrockwell.com LewRockwell.com], and he greatly misses his friend [[Robert Wenzel]] and his great [https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/EconomicPolicyJournal.com EconomicPolicyJournal.com], along with the great William Norman Grigg's [http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/ ProLibertate]. He often wonders what they would write about the current events of the day. | ||