Claire Wolfe is a

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author and columnist. Some of Wolfe's favored topics are gulching or

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technology, and opposition to national ID and the surveillance state or

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Career and insights

Wolfe's books include such titles as ''101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution'' and ''I Am Not a Number!'' Wolfe writes or has written for a number of magazines, notably Backwoods Home Magazine; S.W.A.T. magazine; and DGC Magazine, which covers electronic, metal-backed currencies. A common subject in Wolfe's writing has been the fictional town of Hardyville, a rural libertarian

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populated by stereotypical characters (Dora-the- Yalie, Bob-the-

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, Carty-the- Marine, etc.). When not writing, Wolfe is also an artist specializing in pastel portraits of people and animals and makes and sells jewelry and kaleidoscopes. Wolfe's first book, ''101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution'', was the result of disillusionment with the voting record of

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Linda Smith of

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, whose congressional campaign Wolfe had supported in 1994. The book advocated a

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libertarian stance, opposed both major political parties, and encouraged

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and actions to minimize the influence of the government in the life of the individual, as well as ideas for

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. It was published by

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and became an underground bestseller. Wolfe wrote a column for ''

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'' in the late 1990s and has written and

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ged irregularly since then. ''The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook'' (2004) is a compilation of ideas from Wolfe's first two books.

Selected works

* ''The Bad Attitude Guide to Good Citizenship''. Boulder, Colo.:

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(2010). . * ''Depression 2.0: Creative Strategies for Tough Economic Times'' (as contributor).

Process Media Process Media is an independent publishing house started in 2005 in Los Angeles by Adam Parfrey of Feral House and Jodi Wille of Dilettante Press, and headquartered in Port Townsend. Awards Independent Publisher Book Awards * 2006 Best Hist ...

(2009). . * ''Tough Times Survival Guide'' (as contributor). Boulder, Colo.:

(2009). . * ''The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook: 179 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution''. Boulder, Colo.:

(2007). . * ''How to Kill the Job Culture Before it Kills You: Living a Life of Autonomy in a Wage-Slave Society'' (2005). . * ''I Am Not a Number!: Freeing America from the ID State''. Port Townsend, Wash.:

(2003). . * ''Rebelfire: Out of the Gray Zone'' (2005). Novel co-authored with

Aaron Zelman Aaron Zelman is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series ''Law & Order'', ''Criminal Minds'' and ''Damages''. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his wo ...

. . * ''The State vs. The People: The Rise of the American Police State'' (2001). . * ''Think Free to Live Free: A Political Burnout's Guide to Life, Activism and Everything'' (2001). . * ''101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution: Ideas and Resources for Self-Liberation, Monkey Wrenching and Preparedness''. Breakout Productions ev. ed.(January 1999). . * ''Don't Shoot the Bastards (Yet): 101 More Ways to Salvage Freedom'' (1999). . * ''Hardyville Tales: When "Don't Tread on Me" Meets "For Your Own Good"'' (2010). .
''RATS: Your Guide to Protecting Yourself Against Snitches, Informers, Informants, Agents Provocateurs, Narcs, Finks, and Similar Vermin''
(2012), with the ''Commentariat of the Living Freedom'' blog.

Quotes

* "The one thing freedom lovers need is real community. Not just the community of Web yakking. Not just the community of common ideas and ideals. But a web of institutions that serve freedom's goals."—''Would You Move to the State of the Free?'' (2001) * "...perhaps because you’re not the customer any more. You’re simply a “resource” to be managed for profit."—''Little Brother is Watching You: The Menace of Corporate America'' (1999)

Film work

Wolfe was the writer for the 2003

film ''Innocents Betrayed''''Innocents Betrayed : A Documentary Film''
2003; 58 minutes; Director: Aaron Zelman; Writer: Claire Wolfe;

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Productions.

References

External links

"Living Freedom"
– Current (2017) weblog.
"Clairewolfe.com"
– Archive of former website (2003–2007), with weblog.

– Archive of Wolfe columns and articles. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Claire Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American columnists American libertarians American political writers American tax resisters American magazine writers American magazine staff writers American bloggers Survivalists 21st-century American non-fiction writers American women columnists American women bloggers 21st-century American women writers Critics of work and the work ethic