The Moderate Punk Project

I'm a busy punk lately. Day job, family, music project... lots going on. But I'm re-engaged now, and I am on a mission. I am on this channel to dismantle the American party system. I want free will to become a way of life in the way that helps everyone live better. Especially as we see that technology will augment human lives for the better or worse, we need to focus and get rid of the single grea...

This should be the minimum viable result if there is a specific plan for 2029. I don’t care who wins in this respect. Congress, specifically, needs to back a bipartisan repeal of any EOs or judicial precedencies that prevent state or federal officials, law enforcement, or other groups from criminal or civil prosecution. Whether you agree or disagree, subscribe to get future moderate debates and co...

I saw this today and it was no shock to me. But it seems to have stirred up the clickbait. So I wanted to try to post something quickly that helped put into context Trump’s comments on Dan Bongino’s podcast in which he suggests that Republicans should “take over the voting in at least… 15 places.” I would assume he means states, 15 of the roughly 20 or so blue states in the nation. Don’t worry, th...

Join me in a little Saturday thought dump. I don’t think we’ve moved on from BLM reactionary racism. I don’t believe that we’ve stopped doing the thing I was talking about - which we can call race-baiting, but was originally a similar term specifically used against Black communities. And you can’t convince me ever that America doesn’t have a race issue that is used by the elite to keep us controll...

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In this episode of The Moderate Punk, Joe discusses a settlement of the soul he's had to agree to. After so much soul searching and trying to stay in the center of the conversations online, he's going along with the conservatives who tell him he's really a lib. That's probably more true than Joe had realized in his life. It isn't a surprise, though. Join a moderate as he reconciles himself with th...

In this episode of The Moderate Punk Podcast, we hear the retelling of one of our op-eds specifically on soldiers and the perception of them in society. As we pass Veteran's Day and think about what we're thankful for, especially in this time of domestic militarization, we need to remember who these humans are and what they do. And no matter what party you may be attending, we need to invite a sol...

We explore the extreme sides of the education debate and locate the center, where moderates can normalize to a compromise between society's responsibility to accumulative education and the more controlled expansion of education options. This segment is the first of our series of audio dissertations of our Substack posts at themoderatepunk.substack.com . Find this article and more, including the on...

This episode tackles the concept of "false organizations" and the critical difference between an organization and an ideology. Joe defines an organization as an organized body of people with structure, resources, and a particular purpose, usually forming to overcome adversity. In contrast, an ideology is presented as a system of beliefs and values that lacks a definitive leader or hierarchical str...