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Unsilent Truth
That truth should be silent I had almost forgot.Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 2
Ronn Neff is managing editor of The Last Ditch, identifier and pioneer analyst of Polite Totalitarianism, and author of many of TLD’s foundational essays. He winces when I call him the libertarian Machiavelli, but it’s true.
Unsilent Truth is his series of occasional observations, and from this point forward, tyrannical bullies, professional corruptionists, willful deceivers, and willing slaves might want to cover their ears.
— Nicholas Strakon, editor-in-chief Other articles at TLD by Ronn Neff
• April 12, 2021 “Cancel Culture”: The Defeat of America.
Letter to the editor posted December 27, 2016.
Mr. Neff’s overarching site, which is the home to TLD and which I urge you to visit, is Thornwalker.
• March 23, 2021: Leftists, “Baseless,” and Limited Government. (A “Columbus coin” column)
• October 4, 2020: Racism and limited government.
• July 21, 2020: “When Stalin sits down.”
• July 13, 2020: Progress in chess, the useless Tenth, and the promotion of “experts.” (A “Columbus coin” column)
• July 1, 2020: Libertarianism 101, statues, and (uh oh!) the Klan. (A “Columbus coin” column)
• June 24, 2020: Cops, docs, and grocery stocks. (A “Columbus coin” column)
• June 5, 2020: The madhouse: Contradiction and passion
• September 2, 2019: The laws of regulation
• July 10, 2019: A genuine American with deep pockets — yours
• May 28, 2019: Bad arguments (for the right of abortion).
• October 6, 2018: You are free to vote ...
• May 7, 2018: Choosing slavery: 1865 - 1619 ≠ 400
• March 6, 2018: Give me that new-time religion: It’s good enough for #MeToo.
• February 13, 2018: Reply to a reader about “The coming tyranny” — The question of hope
• January 29, 2018: The coming tyranny: After finding the flue
• November 6, 2017: The preening silence of Donna Brazile: “Come fish with me, said the fisherman to the worm”
• July 7, 2017: “Representation” / You’ve consented to everything, right?
• May 28, 2017: “Thank you for your service” / 2600 years of benefaction
• May 2, 2017: A weapon hurled at Baldur
• April 3, 2017: A nasty premise stripped bare: The unprotection of women
• March 23, 2017: The Rockville school rape: Fourteen-Year-Old Girls Don’t Count
• March 7, 2017: The flowering of Women's Day
• February 14, 2017: Powerless power: Immigration and ideas
• February 6, 2017: The interrogation of Kellyanne Conway. Subtitle: “Alternative facts”? Send her to Room 101!
• February 2, 2017: Tracking the yeti
• December 20, 2016: Purging Joe Sobran again: The Cadaver Synod. Subtitle: “And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”
• November 15, 2016: Lucy’s football: Some LP results, 2016
• October 6, 2016: “But how would you ...”
• September 2, 2016: "Time to bail: 'They just don't care.'"
• July 27, 2016: "Dewey Decimals and firearms"
• June 29, 2016: "Libertarianism and immigration: 'No problem!' is not an answer."
• May 21, 2015: "Nero, noble savages, and going with the flow — Same-sex 'marriage' throughout the ages."
• December 27, 2013: "Marriage-equality mavens: Your god is too small!"
• November 27, 2013: " 'Johnny, we hardly knew ye!' / But if that's true, it's our own fault."
• February 15, 2013: "A reflection on the Great Election: Waste that vote!"
• October 9, 2010: "Joe Sobran and National Review — the story you don't know"
• September 4, 2004: "Red Guard Republicans"
• June 18, 2004: "Silver bullet to the foot"
Sidebar
• March 30, 2004: "'Out pops the cloven hoof'"
• January 16, 2004: "A talon is caught ..."
• November 24, 2003: "Congenial tasks"
• December 17, 2002: "'Gun-control' libertarians"
• September 19, 2002: "Tomorrow, the world"
• August 8, 2002: "The Peace of Objectivism"
• July 19, 2002: "Footprints of the yeti"
• May 14, 2002: "The benchmark"
• December 27, 2001: "'War'? But this is liberty we're talking about!"
• December 21, 2001: "'Diversity' on the road to unformity"
• December 3, 2001: "Who's lying? — A parable."
• November 26, 2001: A tribute to Don Lavoie
• November 12, 2001: "The State and the pretense of
knowledge"
• November 5, 2001: "In Virginia, it's
collusion as usual."