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The people behind the Art of Liberty

Executive staff, fellows, researchers and scholars working to spread voluntaryist ideas through uncensorable media.

Executive staff
Etienne de la Boetie²

Etienne de la Boetie2

Author, Speaker & Activist

Etienne de la Boetie² is the founder of the Art of Liberty Foundation, and the editor of Voluntaryist.News, our daily survey of the best of the alternative media from a voluntaryist perspective, and Five Meme Friday, which delivers hard-hitting voluntaryist memes and the best of the alternative media. He is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on voluntaryism and government illegitimacy, criminality and corruption. His original writings and research can be found at ArtOfLiberty.Foundation.

He is the author of multiple books exposing the illegitimacy and criminality of government including:

Published books

The Greatest Theft in Human History – How the Banks and “Government” Will Steal at Least $1.40 MILLION from the Typical Worker… “Legally”

Which exposes the theft of inflation from fractional reserve banking and the real cost of confiscatory taxation and Social Security underpayment from government CPI manipulation.

To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many

An exposé of a variety of unethically manipulative techniques the organized crime “government” is using on the population in their mandatory schools, affiliated scouting programs, and through propaganda secretly inserted into films and television shows to trick the population into a system that will steal 58% of their lifetime earnings.

“Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! – How Intergenerational Organized Crime Runs the “Government,” Media and Academia

Which breaks down how inter-generational organized crime centered around banking and central banking is robbing and controlling the population using the technique of “government” with puppet politicians and monopoly media/academia.

Mr. Boetie² has two upcoming books

Organized Crime Theory (OCT) – The Surprisingly Scholarly and Well-Evidenced Thesis that “Government” is Intergenerational Organized Crime

A more scholarly exposition of the illegitimacy and criminality of “government” for students of political science, civics, political pundits and anyone who doesn’t understand the immorality and illegitimacy of “government.”

Voluntaryism – How the Only “ISM” Fair for Everyone Leads to Harmony, Prosperity and Good Karma for All!

Explains how REAL freedom (voluntaryism) can provide all the legitimate non-redistributive services provided by “government” without the waste, fraud, abuse, indoctrination and extortion.

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Julie Marie

Julie Marie

Public Relations and Development

Julie received her degree in World Languages and Literature after studying at the University of Alicante in Spain, the University of Bologna in Italy, the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic, and the University of Memphis, where she has begun her Masters degree. Julie speaks three languages and has lived in several countries around the world.

She is also a former ballet dancer, and continues to study pedagogy of The School of Classical Dance. In addition to being the artistic director of St. Petersburg Festival of Dance.

Julie is an ambassador of Bikram Yoga and holistic health. She has received the first and second level certifications as a Regenerative and Detoxification Specialist from the International School of Healing Arts and has studied Natural Hygiene with the Transformation Institute.

Ada Medina

Ada Medina

Operations Director

Ada Medina is an Industrial Engineer and Operations Director with more than 10 years of experience in operations management, process optimization, project coordination, and digital strategy across international markets.

Throughout her career, she has led cross-functional teams, improved operational workflows, supported executive decision-making, and managed projects for organizations in the United States and Latin America. Her experience also includes digital marketing, client acquisition, and CRM management.

Ada combines Industrial Engineering, agile methodologies, and hands-on operational leadership to help teams organize complex initiatives, improve efficiency, and turn strategic goals into measurable results.

David Crump

David Crump

Technology & Operations Specialist

David Crump is a technology and operations specialist who brings order out of chaos. At the Art of Liberty Foundation, he manages the website, servers, and newsletter systems. His background spans digital publishing, learning platforms, and streaming services. He focuses on digital sovereignty: building reliable tools that help the Foundation stay in control of how it publishes and reaches its audience.

Normary Villasana

Normary Villasana

Customer Service Manager

With over 7 years of experience, Normary has led talent management for a nonprofit organization, overseeing team and employee relations. More recently, she has managed guest communications, bookings, and satisfaction for short-term rental properties, consistently earning 5-star ratings. Spanish and English speaker.

As Customer Service Manager, Normary is responsible for client communication and order follow-up, as well as premium donor care, including gift shipments and status updates. She manages the foundation’s general correspondence, prioritizing matters that require immediate attention, and processes courtesy orders and special requests.

She also leads the foundation’s digital presence: updating online store inventory, coordinating content distribution across all social media platforms, planning posts tailored to each channel, and maintaining up-to-date subscriber and customer databases. She additionally supports AI-driven content optimization and the conversion of videos and podcasts into articles for the foundation.

Fellows, researchers and scholars
Grant Ellman

Grant Ellman

Musician / Activist
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Grant Ellman is a musical fellow of the Art of Liberty Foundation. Grant ‘Prezence’ Ellman is a multi-instrumentalist, record producer and artist from Sedona Arizona. His recent truth-bomb Scam was censored from Spotify within a week of release.

After making waves with Scam, he collaborated with Dicky Barrett and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a song featured in The Highwire.

His work has attracted more than a half million streams on Spotify, and a Billboard feature.

His purpose is to spread freedom, truth and love through Reggae. He is half of the conscious reggae duo Prezence, (they put the “Zen” into “Presence”.) and his liberty ballads include Scam and Losin Dey Minds.

Self produced, original sounding tracks, live drums, intricate vocal arrangements and a CONSCIOUS MESSAGE!