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Terry Gilliam: ex-American

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | 7 Comments »

Hey lookie there! Other people do renounce their US citizenship! From CBS News, 6 October 2006: Terry Gilliam Sounds Off Director Of 'Brazil' Says Current Events Parallel His Cult Movie Visionary director Terry Gilliam, whose 1985 film "Brazil" was a classic tale of terrorized ...

“Sovereign” renunciant headed for disaster

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | 6 Comments »

I knew my tracking of news stories for keywords like "renounce OR renunciation OR renunciant AND citizenship" would strike gold one day... From the Stanwood/Camano News, Camano Island, Washington: Troubles brew for island coffee stand 16 September 2008 They say “no man is an ...

Renunciation as divorce

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 4 Comments »

More than one person has advised me that I should not renounce my American citizenship as I plan to do. The reasons vary: the inconvenience of losing so much visa-free travel, the loss of ability to do good work for ...

The Good Citizen

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 3 Comments »

The good citizen stands in relation to his country as the good son to his mother. He obeys her because she is his elder, because she conjoins within herself the vision of many, and because he owes to her his begetting ...

Canadian citizenship: you’re stuck with it

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, prison | 7 Comments »

A reader who prefers to remain anonymous wrote to me saying that she is considering renouncing her Canadian citizenship, for reasons similar to my own. Sorry to inform you, friend, but it's gonna be a tough road. I refer you to ...

The state and others respond

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, police | 5 Comments »

Well, some of the responses to my letters seeking alternate means of identification have started coming back. The Slovak post sent back a form letter listing the documents they accept. Worthless, as none of the options I presented were addressed. No ...

Dear Sir: Wherein I seek alternate means of identification

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, police | 10 Comments »

I'm sending out some letters today... 02.07.2008 Michael Jude Gogulski Mikovíniho 15 831 02 Bratislava Oddelenie cudzineckej polície PZ Bratislava Hrobákova 44 852 42 Bratislava Dobrý deň, moje meno je Michael Jude Gogulski. Momentálne mám povolený prechodný pobyt na území Slovenskej republiky č. XXXXXXX a v priebehu niekoľkých mesiacov ...

About Mike Gogulski, future stateless person

Monday, May 26th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary | 7 Comments »

Welcome to nostate.com, I'm Mike Gogulski, future stateless person. I live in Bratislava, Slovakia, where I work as a translator, editor and proofreader. My professional activities are detailed on my main website, www.gogulski.com. I plan to renounce my American citizenship in protest ...

Renunciant Resources

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

This page will collect resources of interest to those seeking to renounce their citizenship. As my own story is that of an American planning to do this in Slovakia, I'll be putting up things immediately relevant to my situation. If you ...

Stateless: “It’s great being free”

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | 2 Comments »

I land around 1pm at Birmingham International Airport. Between the plane's doors and the portal, everything is serene. A placid line of fellow passengers trudging up the jetway, into the terminal, though the camera-lined corridors and past the garish signs proclaiming ...