Intellectual Property is Destroying Magic; Only Freedom Can Save It
As a performer of magic, Intellectual Property (IP) has always been a contentious issue. Many of my fellow performers believe that IP protects their creations. They believe that it ensures no one uses the effect without paying the proper price to gain access to the secrets of the illusions. I never shared that perspective, and now the magic community is seeing why.
The United States Playing Card Company (USPCC), situated a mere twenty minutes from my house, has recently announced a crackdown on the lifeblood of many magicians. The USPCC has decided that no alterations to their cards shall be permitted any longer. As an email from Ellusionist, a notable magic retailer, states: “No gaffing, no staining, no shadows, fades or alterations of any kind.” These cards the USPCC has banned are not necessarily “trick cards.” Rather, they are creative takes on the classic Bicycle playing cards. In other words, the USPCC has just stunted performative creativity among all magicians.
The United States Playing Card Company (USPCC), situated a mere twenty minutes from my house, has recently announced a crackdown on the lifeblood of many magicians. The USPCC has decided that no alterations to their cards shall be permitted any longer. As an email from Ellusionist, a notable magic retailer, states: “No gaffing, no staining, no shadows, fades or alterations of any kind.” These cards the USPCC has banned are not necessarily “trick cards.” Rather, they are creative takes on the classic Bicycle playing cards. In other words, the USPCC has just stunted performative creativity among all magicians.
Those engaging in canceling people, however, gain nothing but empty satisfaction. In a Cancel Culture, everyone loses the ability to understand differing perspectives, making echo chambers and their disastrous consequences inevitable.
What is Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture has been described as accountability by its proponents, but that is not a fair assessment of this phenomenon. If Cancel Culture implied accountability, then there would be an avenue for redemption. When the mob controls justice, there is no means by which you can regain their respect.
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While any advocate for freedom is right to be alarmed by this sentiment, one must also be relieved. In fact, O’Rourke has done more for gun rights than so-called conservatives like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Dan Crenshaw ever could with their advocacy for “r
9/11 is not an excuse to continue these wars
To start, none of the wars in which the US is engaged is against countries that helped commit the September 11th attacks. The US killed most perpetrators of these attacks 
But this exchange goes beyond Julian Assange. It goes beyond American foreign policy. Rather, one can see a horrifying problem with America’s heart in this exchange. As the conversation continued. It became increasingly obvious that McCain has no concept of society, even humanity, without the state. It is not, however, her fault. She has fallen victim of years of indoctrination that American children, but especially the children of the power elites, suffer.
Meghan McCain Sees No Life Without Government
At an especially testy part of the exchange, Anderson explained that the US Military has killed far more people than Wikileaks could ever imagine. After she said this, McCain responded to Anderson by asking, “So you think the military is putting the government at risk?” I didn’t notice this line at first. But when I saw this video again, I felt chills thinking about this quotation. Pamela Anderson just pointed out that the military has killed thousands, if not millions, of innocent people; and the only response you have is that the military doesn’t endanger the government?
In order to believe this, you have to believe that there is no line dividing the people from the state. One does not come to think of the best interests of the state when the death of innocents come to mind unless they were conditioned to think that way.
Simply put, Meghan McCain is just as much a victim of indoctrination as the average mainstream adherent of political thought. For McCain, however, it is ten times worse. The probable source of this radical indoctrination is her father, John McCain, and his associates.
To be very clear, we are not the government. Until we realize this, the heart and soul of liberty and independence is at jeopardy. This is the real battle of our generation – autonomy vs. the absolute disintegration of a culture that separates us from the state.
We must fight against our social conditioning to view all that is good as the state, and all that is outside the state as bad. Such a cultural disposition is the road to totalitarianism.
So, condemn Meghan McCain’s sentiment, but don’t blame her for it. She is a victim as much as any other 
Red Flag Laws Would Lead to a Due Process Crisis
Many think these laws would only take guns from immediate dangers to society and/or themselves, but let’s think about the worst-case scenarios.
What if 
From experience on my campus, I see that censorship creates a culture of fear on campus, further polarizing our campus communities. If academia is honest in claiming they are training the leaders of tomorrow, then the leaders of tomorrow have lost the ability to partake in discourse.
The problem, however, extends beyond students. Professors have also seen that censorship is harming campus climates. In a study of the 
Through these demonstrations, Mysterio gains fame and the trust of Nick Fury. Mysterio appears to be the hero, but he created the crisis. Spider-Man, nevertheless, eventually catches on and defeats Beck. This story, despite being a fictional movie, does have a very real lesson for us to consider.
Hopefully, the people realize that police overwhelmingly support disarming you and will take your guns if given the order to do so. There is enough precedent to back this. Just last year,