Please Help a Tireless Freedom Activist

My silence has been due to FAPpage again, rather than anything else. But enough about my silly problems—I’m here on behalf of a dear friend, longtime family member, and activist extroardinaire.

Vince Miller is one of the founders of the International Society for Individual Liberty, a great organization which has advanced the freedom philosophy worldwide in numerous ways over the past few decades. Some of you may recall that when Free-Market.Net was in danger of disappearing, ISIL stepped in and kept the organization going. ISIL has also been a big supporter of another project near and dear to me, the Liberty English Camps. They recently bought Laissez Faire Books as well, and have been offering terrific, really pro-freedom books primarily online while they get all the details of reopening the shop ironed out. This is a small sampling of the work Vince has been involved in, so that you grok what I meant when I called him “tireless” and an activist extroardinaire. He has done all this and more, with a cheerful mien and a can-do attitude, no matter what challenges he faced. Despite the various stresses upon Lobo and myself during the FMN/ISIL transition, working with Vince was always a bright spot throughout that time.

As “cls” recounts in his entry titled A chance to do something good, Vince recently contracted pneumonia, which was serious enough to require hospitalization. He is recovering, but remains in the hospital, with no clear timeline on when he’s likely to be released. Like me, Vince does not have health insurance. He intends to pay the bill himself, of course, but he has poured much of his life’s energy into the freedom movement instead of more monetarily profitable ventures; it will be a hard go of it for him.

Lobo and I have already pledged to help with Vince’s medical expenses. I hope that all of you reading will consider doing likewise if you’re able. Contributions can be made via ISIL’s online donation form—be sure to select “general donation”, otherwise the funds won’t be put to this purpose. If you prefer, you can call Jim Elwood at 800-326-0996 to discuss other contribution options.

Vince is not asking for charity, and he certainly isn’t going to allow himself to be bailed out by the state. But this is a perfect opportunity for us in the family to put our voluntaryist principles into action, and show that we aren’t hard-hearted bastards as we’re too frequently depicted by the mainstream media and politicians.

Thank you for whatever you contribute to help my friend and an inspiring family member. If you’re interested in following Vince’s recovery, I recommend you check out Classically Liberal blog, as that’s where news will probably be posted first.