Published Works

Published Works

It should be noted that this page is an incomplete listing.

ABQ Free Press
Albuquerque Journal
The Libertarian Enterprise
Metal Epidemic
New Mexico Liberty — Individual articles, Published issues
nmpolitics.net
New Mexico Daily Lobo
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The Weekly Alibi

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Op-Ed Pieces and Letters to the Editor

ABQ Free Press

1. Wednesday, 2 November 2016, page 9 (“Libertarianism Explained In 700 Words or Less”) [also here] — What would a Libertarian Administration look like?

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Albuquerque Journal

1. Saturday, 22 April 2017, Rio West, p.3, Opinion – Letters: Guns are not only tool for violence [scanned from paper copy] — Spare us the crocodile platitudes
2. Saturday, 13 April 2019, p.A13, Opinion – Letters to the Editor: Gun law ignores Constitution [scanned from paper copy] — Balderas and Lujan-Grisham, Not Sheriffs, the True Lawbreakers
3. Monday, 20 January 2020, p. A11, Opinion, Op-Ed, Legislature 2020 Red Flag Debate: Look who’s blowing off the Constitution now [scanned from paper copy] — Politicians Need to Follow the Law, Too
4. Monday, 13 April 2020, p. A9 OP-ED “Speak Up!” [scanned from paper copy] — [ABQ Journal] Re: “Hitting the Brakes” (“Speak Up!” submission)

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The Libertarian Enterprise [TLE]

1. #124 : Monday, 4 June 2001 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — To Attack in a Perpendicular Manner
2. #236 : Sunday, 31 August 2003 [v.1] — The Social Contract (modified)
3. #257 : Sunday, 1 February 2004 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Libertarian “Endorsement” of Dennis Kucinich
4. #272 : Sunday, 23 May 2004 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: Smurf & Weasel Question
5. #275 : Sunday, 13 June 2004 [v.1] — Eric Dondero Rittberg, The Real-Life “Master Shake”?
6. #308 : Sunday, 27 February 2005 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Playing Nice?
7. #355 : Sunday, 19 February 2006 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: On Immigration And Borders
8. #374 : Sunday, 2 July 2006 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: A Modest Proposal
9. #403 : Sunday, 28 January 2007 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Doug Stanhope in Albuquerque
10. #435 : Sunday, 16 September 2007 [v.1] — Wipe Your Own Ass, America
11. #441 : Sunday, 28 October 2007 [v.1] — Some Gratitude, Please?
12. #468 : Sunday, 18 May 2008 [v.1] — Candidates, Purges and Principles
13. #468 : Sunday, 18 May 2008 [v.1] — ‘Tis the Season for Treason
14. #512 : Sunday, 29 March 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Does “Synthetic” Really Equal “Evil”?
15. #515 : Sunday, 19 April 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Shadow Congress, Anyone?
16. #519 : Sunday, 17 May 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: Don’t Tread on Freedom
17. #520 : Sunday, 24 May 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Fixing the Economy?
18. #521 : Sunday, 31 May 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: Re: Fixing the Economy
19. #523 : Sunday, 14 June 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — A Continent-Wide Switzerland?
20. #523 : Sunday, 14 June 2009 [v.1] — Nukes and the Second Amendment
21. #550 : Sunday, 27 December 2009 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1 ] — Re: “Obama and Libertarians”
22. #569 : Sunday, 9 May 2010 [v.1] — Locking Down the Border
23. #597 : Sunday, 28 November 2010 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: Letter from L. Neil
24. #610 : Sunday, 13 March 2011 [v.1] — Coffee, Tea, or Mad Dog 20/20?
25. #614 : Sunday, 10 April 2011 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Adam vs The Man Resurrected
26. #668 : Sunday, 29 April 2012 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Re: A Policeman’s Lot
27. #675 : Sunday, 17 June 2012 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Who’s Really at Fault Here?
28. #677 : Sunday, 1 July 2012 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — A Challenge to Republican Candidates
29. #692 : Sunday, 14 October 2012 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — What the Fuck?!
30. #703 : Sunday, 30 December 2012 [v.1] — Gun Owners are the True 99 % – BOTE Math on American Gun-Related Deaths
31. #790 : Sunday, 28 September 2014 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — About Illegal Immigration
32. #854 : Sunday, 10 January 2016 [v.1] — 17^th Century “Assault Weapons”
33. #868 : Sunday, 17 April 2016 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Moore, North Carolina, LGBTQ and Freedom of Association
34. #868 : Sunday, 17 April 2016 [v.1] — Vote Dumpster Fire
35. #882 : Sunday, 24 July 2016 [v.1] — Obama: “It’s easier to get a Glock than a book . . . .”
36. #894 : Sunday, 16 October 2016 [v.1] — “Mine” vs. “Yours”
37. #895 : Sunday, 23 October 2016 [v.1] — Team Hillary Spews Yet Again
38. #901 : Sunday, 4 December 2016 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Just How Stupid Are They?!
39. #921 : Sunday, 7 May 2017 [v.1] — Public Protesting Has Limits
40. #930 : Sunday, 9 July 2017 [v.1] — Trump and Jefferson Tag-Team the Lamestream Snoozemedia
41. #935 : Sunday, 13 August 2017 [v.1] — Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber, by James Damore
42. #941 : Sunday, 24 September 2017 [v.1] — Arson at Australian Bank, but At Least No One Was Shot
43. #949 : Sunday, 19 November 2017 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — [FPI] To Whom It May Concern: Is there a FPUSA?
44. #949 : Sunday, 19 November 2017 [v.1] — The “Keller Defense”
45. #949 : Sunday, 19 November 2017 [v.1] — Kokesh for Not-President Event in ABQ
46. #950 : Sunday, 26 November 2017 [v.1] — About Those Self-Driving Cars . . . .
47. #953 : Sunday, 24 December 2017 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Santa Claus on “Benevolent Government” – Ron Paul’s 2017 Christmas Message
48. #956 : Sunday, 14 January 2018 [v.1] — Pot Freedom from Ortiz y Pino? Think Again!
49. #958 : Sunday, 28 January 2018 [v.1] — Larry Correia’s Advice to Writers — It’s Also Valid for Liberty Activists
50. #968 : Sunday, 8 April 2018 [v.1] — Requiring the Callow Performance
51. #999 : Sunday, 2 December 2018 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Mr. Ford on What Americans Really Want
52. #999 : Sunday, 2 December 2018 [v.1] — Paul Krugman, Instructor on Masterclass
53. #1,003 : Sunday, 13 January 2019 [v.1] — Who Doesn’t Want to Pay Twice as Much for Car Insurance?!
54. #1,005 : Sunday, 27 January 2019 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Tucker Carlson on the Ruling Classholes
55. #1,005 : Sunday, 27 January 2019 [v.1] — Comments on the “Rocket Docket” of Victim Disarmament Legislation
56. #1,015 : Sunday, 7 April 2019 [v.1] — Balderas and Lujan-Grisham, Not Sheriffs, the True Lawbreakers
57. #1,016 : Sunday, 14 April 2019 [v.1] — Second Amendment Sanctuary County Status for Bernalillo County
58. #1,017 : Sunday, 21 April 2019 [v.1] — Once Upon a Time, I Proposed a Skit . . . .
59. #1,022 : Sunday, 26 May 2019 [v.1] — Cash In With “Gun Control” AND Support the Second Amendment
60. #1,024 : Sunday, 9 June 2019 [v.1] — Why Not Simply Quit Recycling for Free?
61. #1,025 : Sunday, 16 June 2019 [v.1] — Bernalillo County DA Raul Torrez, Idiot or Liar?
62. #1,032 : Sunday, 4 August 2019 [v.1] — The 2020 DNC Presidential “Debates”
63. #1,060 : Sunday, 1 March 2020 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Summing Up the Hoplophobes and Victim Disarmers in a Paragraph / “No one wants to take your guns,” NM v. 02-28-2020
64. #1,061 : Sunday, 8 March 2020 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Stupor Tuesday 2020 – Overhyped and Underwhelming
65. #1,081 : Sunday, 23 August 2020 [v.1] — Want Total Freedom and No Responsibility? Be a Democrat!
66. #1,095 : Sunday, 29 November 2020 [v.1] — What is “Spaceport America” but a Political Classhole Slush-Fund?
67. #1,096 : 6 December 2020 [v.1] — Book Review – Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions
68. #1,106 : Sunday, 21 February 2021 (as “Letter from Mike Blessing”) [v.1] — Capitalism, Making Socialist Fantasies Come True
69. #1,148 : Sunday, 20 March 2022 [v.1, v.2] — Help Yourself to an Abandoned Russian Tank? Why Not?
70. #1,151 : Sunday, 10 April 2022 [v.1, v.2] — One-sided Shootout at Coronado Mall!
71. #1,153 : Sunday, 24 April 2022 (as “April 19”) [v.1, v.2] — 19 April – ATF is America’s Schutzstaffel
72. #1,163 : Sunday, 3 July 2022 (as “Lindsey Graham’s 30 Pieces of Silver”) [v.1, v.2, Facebook group, Facebook page] — Lindsey Graham’s 30 Pieces of Silver, v. 2022?
73. #1,163 : Sunday, 3 July 2022 (as “No One Wants To Take Your Guns”) [ v.1, v.2, Facebook group, Facebook page] — “No One Wants To Take Your Guns,” v. 06-22-2022

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New Mexico Liberty

1. November 2003, page — Wounded, Not Dead – An update on the Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Unification Con Game
2. February 2004, page — Libertarian “Endorsement” of Dennis Kucinich
3. July 2004, page — Eric Dondero Rittberg, The Real-Life “Master Shake”?
4. February 2005, page 3 — HB 158 is Threat to Homeschoolers
5. May 2005, page 1 — Book Review – The Black Arrow

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nmpolitics.net

1. Sunday, 23 October 2016 — What would a Libertarian Administration look like?
2. Tuesday, 1 November 2016 — Libertarian Solutions to Closed, Non-Competitive Elections

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The Santa Fe New Mexican

1. Saturday, 29 October 2016 — What would a Libertarian Administration look like?

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The Weekly Alibi

1. Thursday, 27 April 2006 —Eric the Red
2. Thursday, 28 October 2010 — Questionnaire from the Alibi – My Answers

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Newsletters

New Mexico Liberty

1. 2003 — July / August / September / October / November / December
2. 2004 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December
3. 2005 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December
4. 2006 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December
5. 2007 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December
6. 2008 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December
7. 2009 — January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August
8. 2010 — January
9. 2011 — May / June
10. 2012 — April
11. 2013 — January / March