never got the chance to vote for Gene Debs or Norman Thomas." On September 2, 2008, he addressed the Rally for the Republic in Saint Paul, Minnesota put on by Ron Paul (R-TX). Writings His books include Every Man a King (1989), a novel about a young senatorial aide who, disgusted with politics, returns to his rural New York hometown to start a new life; Country Towns of New York (1993), a travel book; America First!: Its History, Politics, and Culture (1995), a history of American populist, isolationist, and anti-imperialist thought; With Good Intentions?: Reflections on the Myth of Progress in America (1998), a collection of (often approving) profiles of the opponents of school consolidation, child labor laws, a standing army, women's suffrage, and the Interstate Highway System, as well as the proponents of homesteading as a means of battling the Great Depression; Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette: A Mostly Affectionate Account of a Small Town’s Fight to Survive (2003), the story of Batavia and its decline; Look Homeward America: In Search of Reactionary Radicals and Front-Porch Anarchists (2006), a meditation on American political, literary, and artistic figures whose values he admires; and Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Anti-War Conservatism and Middle American Anti-Imperialism (2008). Forgotten Founder, Drunken Prophet: The Life of Luther Martin, was published in 2008 by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. It was followed by Bye Bye, Miss American Empire (2010), a study of secessionist movements; by a book reprinting his screenplay for Copperhead; and by the essay collection Poetry Night at the Ballpark (2015). He also edited A Story of America First (2003), a memoir by America First Committee congressional liaison Ruth Sarles Benedict, and The Congressional Journal of Barber B. Conable, Jr. (2021). References External links Bill Kauffman personal website Vance, Laurence (2006-12-04) Bill Kauffman, American Anarchist, LewRockwell.com, 2006 Interview with Scott Horton on Antiwar Radio Five-part interview with 2Blowhards: Introduction; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five. Profile in Notre Dame Magazine Essay on Bill Kauffman in The University Bookman 1959 births Living people 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century Roman Catholics 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century Roman Catholics American libertarians American male journalists American male non-fiction writers American political journalists American political writers Anti-corporate activists Catholics from New York (state) Journalists from New York (state)