False Paradigms
We look at ourselves as humans and are perhaps too self-congratulatory. At lightning speed on an evolutionary time scale, we’ve progressed from Neanderthals to cooperating…
America the Beautiful
From the journey eastward, more photos of this beautiful country that we call home.
Thanksgiving
A couple of major delays have probably prolonged the trip by about two weeks, but I should still be finishing during the month of November…
Wide-Ranging Rewards on the Road
Early next week I’ll be looking out across the wide plains of the American West from the vantage point of the Continental Divide. Needless to…
Book Review: “Chasing Thoreau” by Jim Payne
Jim Payne writes in praise of curiosity itself in his most recent adventure travel book, Chasing Thoreau. Some might begin this volume thinking they’ll enjoy…
Shop The Long March of Liberty Store
To help defray the costs of The Long March of Liberty—and just because it’s fun and cool—we’ve launched a Teespring store where you can buy…
Banishing Complacence and Hitting the Road
A tiny slip of paper, extruded from a fortune cookie back in western Pennsylvania, fell out of my pack yesterday during preparation to get underway.…
Zoning: An Artful Despotism
As an adopted Pittsburgher, I’m familiar with the works of Andy Warhol, whether or not I’d like to be. This is how I know what…
Big Adventure, Made Possible By Capitalism
I work humble, simple jobs back in Pittsburgh. I don’t own a lot of (actually, any) costly things and I rent an apartment that’s just…
My Safe Space
I woke yesterday in the most amazing place. Things were not too hot, but not really too cold either, as the first hint of dawn…
Rise of the Arbiters
A version of this article also appears on Free The People: freethepeople.org/rise-of-the-arbiters/. The great tragedy afoot in America and the reason I’m currently walking the…
Route Maps Now Available
Quite a few of you have been asking about detailed maps for the route of The Long March of Liberty. We’re happy to announce that…
Keeping the Purpose in Sight
On the Appalachian Trail, maybe a couple thousand hopeful “thru hikers” set out annually to conquer the entire 2,200 miles between Springer Mountain, Georgia, and…
The Journey Westward, Part 2
Although the journey eastward has already begun, we’re lagging a bit on blog posts. Thus, a somewhat belated post with more images from the journey…
Gab with The Long March of Liberty
As part of the effort to spread the word about The Long March of Liberty, we’ve set up an account on Gab at www.gab.com/marchofliberty. Why…
What It’s All About
It’s about life: the fight for liberty will always be a better fate than peaceful acceptance of socialism. This is about how I want to…