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person2004–present

Michael Malice

Disciplines:
writing
political commentary
podcasting
atheism/anarchism

Summary

American author and political commentator known for anarchist-adjacent views, his biography of Kim Jong-Il, and his presence as the most recognizable face of American anarcho-nihilism in online intellectual culture.

Core Contribution

Brings a coherent anarchist philosophy into mainstream political entertainment media — making the position that the state is inherently illegitimate entertaining and intellectually defensible — and functions as a useful interlocutor for conservatives and libertarians who need someone to argue against.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • State as Gang with Good PR (the anarchist thesis delivered as memorable one-liner — 'The State is a gang of thieves writ large' (Rothbard's line popularized by Malice) — making the radical position accessible through rhetorical precision)

Notable Works & Achievements

Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il

The New Right

The White Pill

Historical Influences

Murray Rothbard John Lydon

Intellectual Lineage

American AnarchismLibertarian Political Philosophy Online Political Commentary

Contemporaries & Peers

Dave Rubin Eric Weinstein Gavin McInnes

Minds Influenced

Online political commentary Anarchist intellectual discourse

Intellectual Posterity

Your WelcomeThe New Right Dear Reader

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