The Witch of Thornvale is a literary portal fantasy featuring two distinct characters. It allegorizes Ludwig von Mises’ Six Lessons. If you’re just joining the misadventure and you missed Acts I, II, plus Chapters 16, 17 18, and 19, catch them below: The Witch of Thornvale: Act I The Witch of Thornvale: Act II Chapter…
K.A. Riley wrote the dystopian science fiction Resistance Trilogy, an indie series that remains popular to this day. And it came with a key warning. I made a late-night trip to the gym on Tuesday night and Sean Hannity was on the air spewing the usual war propaganda. Because of course, he was. His boy…
Every year, a rare body of work crosses our paths. And it’s those works that we’ll end up reading every few years or so. The Erik Blair Diaries is that book. John W. Whitehead is a big name in the libertarian movement, and my eyes are glued to every article he writes alongside Nisha Whitehead at the Ron…
When people ask me why I write fiction that takes aim at central authority, I point them to Robert Murphy’s Chaos Theory. This slim but powerful book tears down the myths we’ve been spoon-fed our entire lives. The myth? That without the state, society would descend into chaos, and “law and order” only comes from…
Ron Paul’s The School Revolution proves why state schooling fails and freedom-driven education wins. A must-read for liberty lovers. When I talk about books that shake the state’s narrative, Ron Paul’s The School Revolution sits near the top. It’s a manifesto for reclaiming one of the most important rights of all: The right to direct…
Think the U.S. government’s bad? North Korea is what happens when the State becomes your religion, your god, and your executioner. There’s no other way to describe Aquariums of Pyongyang than “required reading” for anyone who still naïvely clings to the idea that collectivism, even in its “benevolent” form, is anything but a death sentence…
I just finished The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee, and to say it was compelling doesn’t even scratch the surface. This isn’t just a memoir about escaping North Korea. It’s a survival story, a political indictment, and a human reminder that tyranny doesn’t always wear jackboots. Most of the time, it’s wrapped in…
Blaine Harden’s Escape from Camp 14 is more than just the story of Shin Dong-hyuk, the only known person born in a North Korean prison camp to escape. There’s a reason most people don’t want to talk about North Korea. They don’t want to confront what the horror involved with the Hermit Kingdom means, because…
They say they want racial justice and honest conversations about history. Yet, To Kill a Mockingbird keeps getting pulled from the required reading list. Not banned outright (at least, not always). Just moved from required to optional. To most people, that sounds like a compromise. But to those of us who know how bureaucracies work,…
Stephen Kinzer’s All the Shah’s Men reveals how the 1953 CIA coup in Iran shaped U.S. foreign policy, and why its lessons still matter today. I carry this book everywhere—not just because it’s well-written, but because it’s damningly honest. All the Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer doesn’t just tell the story of the CIA’s 1953…
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park is a powerful memoir exposing tyranny. Libertarians will find her call for freedom both haunting and essential. I just finished Yeonmi Park’s memoir, In Order to Live, well, listened to it on Spotify, but I count that as reading. And it’s one of the most gut-wrenching, necessary books…
The Great Gatsby isn’t just a tragic love story. It’s a libertarian warning about rigged systems, elite protection, and the death of the individual dream. Let’s get one thing straight: The Great Gatsby isn’t some champagne-soaked romance about a rich guy throwing parties to win a girl. It’s a brutal indictment of a society where…