To the People Birthday Bash

To the People has turned one and we're celebrating next week in DC. We've come a long way since our first post; but we're still basically crapping in our diapers. You be the judge of whether or not we're fulfilling Baylen's ("The Founder", as TtP historians will call him one day) guiding vision:

Our goal is to knock down the normal level of discourse found at most libertarian blogs by at least a few notches. Lowbrow, if you will. Yes, you'll find an intellectual argument made here from time to time. (Bone to the nerds: as I type this, one of our writers is working on a sexy gold-standard piece.) But we hope that's not all you look for here, lest you find crushing disappointment. Sure, I'm very happy to share important ideological and philosophical beliefs with many really brilliant people doing wonderful things. But that's not me; that's not To the People. While I like libertarianism because it's the only path to a society of meaningful freedoms, I like it even more because it defends my right to drink a lot of booze, smoke some weed, eat still-living animals, kill myself, prolong my life indefinitely, masturbate in the HOV lane, etc. etc.

There are many people to thank for our success. Our loyal readers (we average about 1,400 visitors a day). The TtP bloggers who have (ahem) come and gone. Radley Balko, Nick Gillespie and others who kindly linked to us early on. George Bush and Britney Spears who have provided us with so much material. Al Gore who invented the internet. Shaft. That annoying kid Rudy who inspired us all. And, of course, our dead homies. Little D. Fat Sterling. Medium-Size Bob. That guy with the limp who made us laugh and cry.

Over the next week I'll post highlights from our previous posts. A best of To the People, if you will (or worse of, as the case may be).

If you're in DC next Wednesday, come celebrate with us:

To the People's First and Last First Annual Birthday Party

Hosts: Baylen, Cicero, Leonardo, The Intern and some Bloggers Emeriti

Location: Madam's Organ
2461 18th Street NW, Washington DC

When: Wednesday, July 26, 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Why come? Because it's not often that this particular blog turns one.