https://archerships.com/essays/index.html#acceleration Essays on accelerationism, libertarianism, crypto, pronatalism, and more. en-us archerships@protonmail.ch (Archer T. Ships) Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:42:32 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-13-the-nfa-falls-buy-a-suppressor-while-you-still-can.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-13-the-nfa-falls-buy-a-suppressor-while-you-still-can.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A federal court just gutted the NFA's registration scheme -- and you can help finish the job https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-05-ai-alignment-surveillance-and-control.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-05-ai-alignment-surveillance-and-control.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Or: you're just renting some tech firm's squeamish temp https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-29-consensual-governance.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-29-consensual-governance.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 If taxation is theft, how do libertarians propose to fund police, courts, and defense? https://archerships.com/essays/part-time-slavery.html https://archerships.com/essays/part-time-slavery.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How the modern state makes us part-time slaves -- and what Nozick would say https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-23-propaganda-twenty-parallels-between-nativist-policy-and-soviet-state-enforcement.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-23-propaganda-twenty-parallels-between-nativist-policy-and-soviet-state-enforcement.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From border militarization to automated travel blacklists -- a structural comparison https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-02-democratic-socialists-what-they-say.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-02-democratic-socialists-what-they-say.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-26-zoning-reform-voter-fears.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-26-zoning-reform-voter-fears.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Home equity insurance, street level upzoning, air rights markets, and self-contained buildings as remedies for NIMBYism https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-17-swamp-of-sadness-reflecting-pool.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-17-swamp-of-sadness-reflecting-pool.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-08-leftwing-infiltration-of-the-libertarian-movement.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-08-leftwing-infiltration-of-the-libertarian-movement.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The liberty movement has been infiltrated by the left, but it's probably not who you think. https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-06-halter-ai-cow-collar.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-06-halter-ai-cow-collar.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Peter Thiel-backed Halter replaces barbed wire with an app and 7 billion hours of cattle data https://archerships.com/essays/2026-02-11-the-good-neighbors-project-rough.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-02-11-the-good-neighbors-project-rough.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A call for feedback. https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-08-the-right-to-walk-away-angor-and.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-08-the-right-to-walk-away-angor-and.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Angor gives investors what ICOs and crowdfunding never could: the cryptographic ability to recover their funds if projects fail to deliver. https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-05-dont-let-the-yuddites-kill-you-and.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-05-dont-let-the-yuddites-kill-you-and.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The risks of risk mitigation https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-05-the-case-for-infinite-pie.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-05-the-case-for-infinite-pie.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why wealth inequality is both inevitable and desirable. https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-04-pro-ai-companies.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-04-pro-ai-companies.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Buy from these companies if you want to support an open, free, and private AI ecosystem https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-04-pro-ai-lobbying-forces-ngos-superpacs.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-04-pro-ai-lobbying-forces-ngos-superpacs.html Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 NGOs, SuperPACs, and politicians who fight for AI freedom https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-23-gift-suggestions-for-men.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-23-gift-suggestions-for-men.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Ideas from a nerdy, middle-aged bachelor https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-18-introduction-to-the-liberty-gardeners.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-18-introduction-to-the-liberty-gardeners.html Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A censorship-resistant discussion group for principled, proactionary libertarians https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-18-why-didnt-satoshi-include-strong.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-18-why-didnt-satoshi-include-strong.html Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-16-can-ai-doomers-and-ai-accelerationists.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-12-16-can-ai-doomers-and-ai-accelerationists.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 How social policy bonds can incentivize peaceful co-existence with AI's. https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-28-hah-how-to-protect-your-financial.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-28-hah-how-to-protect-your-financial.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of essays https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-27-some-of-my-favorite-comic-strips.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-27-some-of-my-favorite-comic-strips.html Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Morbid, sexy, wholesome https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-22-bubbles-of-freedom.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-22-bubbles-of-freedom.html Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 How privacy tech can help you defend yourself from obedience enforcement systems (aka social credit systems) https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-18-a-music-haters-list-of-beloved-songs.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-11-18-a-music-haters-list-of-beloved-songs.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A list from a musical naif https://archerships.com/essays/2025-10-12-why-have-authoritarian-populists.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-10-12-why-have-authoritarian-populists.html Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2025-10-01-laugh-in-the-face-of-death.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-10-01-laugh-in-the-face-of-death.html Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 31 of my favorite horror-comedies https://archerships.com/essays/2025-08-27-should-illegal-immigrants-be-allowed.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-08-27-should-illegal-immigrants-be-allowed.html Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The case for granting driver's licenses--but not voting or benefit licenses--to illegal immigrants https://archerships.com/essays/2025-08-25-a-free-klan-project-in-new-hampshire.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-08-25-a-free-klan-project-in-new-hampshire.html Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Are Free Staters hypocrites for discouraging authoritarians from moving to New Hampshire? https://archerships.com/essays/2025-03-11-ciudad-morazan-the-future-of-libertarian.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-03-11-ciudad-morazan-the-future-of-libertarian.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Why libertarians should be pushing to create more free private cities like Ciudad Morazán https://archerships.com/essays/2025-03-07-retaliatory-tariffs-dont-follow-the.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-03-07-retaliatory-tariffs-dont-follow-the.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The US government should eliminate import taxes (aka tariffs) even if other governments don't. https://archerships.com/essays/2025-02-04-why-i-think-the-j6-protesters-should.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-02-04-why-i-think-the-j6-protesters-should.html Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-22-dont-trust-trump.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-22-dont-trust-trump.html Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-22-trump-pardoned-ross-ulbricht.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-22-trump-pardoned-ross-ulbricht.html Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Free the tall poppies! https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-13-cop-minder-laws.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-13-cop-minder-laws.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 How to disincentivize Federal cops from enforcing federal laws that violate New Hampshire law https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-17-new-evidence-for-the-horseshoe-theory.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-17-new-evidence-for-the-horseshoe-theory.html Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 "Left-wing authoritarians share key psychological traits with far right, Emory study finds" https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-17-voluntary-alternatives-to-government.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-17-voluntary-alternatives-to-government.html Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-10-windsong-cohousing-beautiful-ecovillage.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-12-10-windsong-cohousing-beautiful-ecovillage.html Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-17-which-form-of-taxation-causes-the.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-17-which-form-of-taxation-causes-the.html Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 The case for land value taxes https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-15-the-case-for-secession.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-15-the-case-for-secession.html Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 How to achieve peaceful national divorce. https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-05-the-lpnh-endorses-chase-oliver-for.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-05-the-lpnh-endorses-chase-oliver-for.html Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A parody from a better timeline https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-04-the-case-for-the-abundance-network.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-11-04-the-case-for-the-abundance-network.html Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Some technocratic Democrats are trying to reverse some of their bad policies https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-31-citizen-sovereignty-not-open-borders.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-31-citizen-sovereignty-not-open-borders.html Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-31-the-negative-externalities-of-immigration.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-31-the-negative-externalities-of-immigration.html Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-23-ql-more-calls-for-censorship-by-government.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-23-ql-more-calls-for-censorship-by-government.html Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-23-why-are-libertarians-fighting-each.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-10-23-why-are-libertarians-fighting-each.html Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 My take, plus some suggestions for reducing the conflict https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-27-where-can-i-find-a-160-iq-man-who.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-27-where-can-i-find-a-160-iq-man-who.html Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-26-getting-started-with-shotgun-shooting.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-26-getting-started-with-shotgun-shooting.html Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-23-how-to-turn-foes-into-friends.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-23-how-to-turn-foes-into-friends.html Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 A show reel of masters of persuasion https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-20-free-state-project-faq.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-20-free-state-project-faq.html Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Some answers for the haters https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-19-grandmas-gun.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-09-19-grandmas-gun.html Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Self defense recommendations for an elderly woman