The late polemicist Christopher Hitchens famous quipped, "Yes, I have free will; I have no choice but to have it." He was addressing the paradoxical nature of free will in that even if it were an illusion, and we could somehow figure that out, we would be forced to carry on as if it were real.
If anyone knows how to get in touch with his family, please email me at
remolish (at) protonmail (dot) com
I'd like to help keep the official website (thezman.com) online so all web links still point to original content. Maybe see if a niece or nephew (if they exist) could monetize any of his writing in book form etc.
Z's work ethic put nearly all of us to shame. He had his main site and this 'green door' site, both updated on a steady basis, on top of his day job. Truly the 'hardest working man on the dissident right'. And even if one day you disagreed with his point of view or felt he got too deep in the philosophical (or his home!) weeds, the next day's piece would pull you back in.
There will now be no completed book from Z-man to preserve his thoughts. Hopefully smart people are preserving the best of his site for posterity. I think his legacy is larger than any of us (or him) knew. Now it is up to us to carry it on..
Heartbroken. Feels as if I’ve lost a personal friend. I hope that the work he posted here and on his blog can be preserved somehow. Don’t know how that works. So sad that the projects he was planning will never come to fruition now - his garden, workbench, project truck. Such a great loss for the Dissident Right, and for those who enjoy brilliant minds. Godspeed, Chris. May you rest in blessed peace.
I was deeply saddened by the passing of Z Man and was hoping one day a "Best Of" compilation would be put out. Since there are around 370 episodes, I can download them one at a time. To archive his blog posts from 2013, an automated method is needed. I asked Grok what command line to use to archive every page of a website and it suggested using the wget program:
However, when executed, it kept crashing and giving me error messages so I use the first command. The result was a folder with about 22,000 files totalling 3.1 Gb. When zipped into a single file, came in at 445 Mb. Here are the bittorrent links:
I don’t get it, Z lived alone in the woods of West Virginia, he did a show late Wednesday and he has said he typically writes his posts in the morning, if he died of natural causes who called it in? His cats? And why would ramzpaul be the person notified by emergency services? Praying this is all a bad joke.
I am upset that Z is gone. I think this article is perfect as his last.
Free will is the core question of this grand experiment that we call existence. Free will is the reason he created us. It is the base preposition of all philosophies.
Free will is what we are born with. It is something that we can give up. It is something that we can take back. It costs suffering, pain and sacrifice. It grants happiness, love and knowledge.
It is up to each and every one of us to prove to the creator that free will is necessary.
Only got to know you and listen to you recently, and it comes as more than a shock that you're gone. The world will make a bit less sense. Goodbye for now, Zman.
Ave atque vale, Chris. I have read him every day for at least 5 years. A fearless fighter for the truth. A wonderful guide to clown world. I will remember him for the dirt people / cloud people distinction which is so much more informative than Red/Blue or the other ones meant to obfuscate rather than inform. RIP Chris.
Wow, such a loss. Thanks for everything Z. I am glad you found your Fortress of Solitude and got out of Lagos. Your site has been my daily go-to for a decade or more. Godspeed, friend.
Rest in peace, Chris
Some gal on the main site called Melissa is saying she lives near by is confirming his death and thinks he may passed from a
Heat Stroke
Was wondering if he was pushing too hard out there.
I got dizzy walking in the woods yesterday and came right home. It’s possible he was killed by the heat
A memorial has been scheduled for Thursday, July 10, 2025.
A service for him will be held in Berkeley Springs, WV.
We will share further details once we have them.
If anyone knows how to get in touch with his family, please email me at
remolish (at) protonmail (dot) com
I'd like to help keep the official website (thezman.com) online so all web links still point to original content. Maybe see if a niece or nephew (if they exist) could monetize any of his writing in book form etc.
We are still waiting to hear from his next of kin. Once we do, I’ll let you know.
Thank you, Melissa!
No problem. I’ve sent an email to you with the details of the memorial. Will you please share on his blog? I’d greatly appreciate it.
Thanks so much.
An enormous loss, and a shocker.
Z's work ethic put nearly all of us to shame. He had his main site and this 'green door' site, both updated on a steady basis, on top of his day job. Truly the 'hardest working man on the dissident right'. And even if one day you disagreed with his point of view or felt he got too deep in the philosophical (or his home!) weeds, the next day's piece would pull you back in.
There will now be no completed book from Z-man to preserve his thoughts. Hopefully smart people are preserving the best of his site for posterity. I think his legacy is larger than any of us (or him) knew. Now it is up to us to carry it on..
Heartbroken. Feels as if I’ve lost a personal friend. I hope that the work he posted here and on his blog can be preserved somehow. Don’t know how that works. So sad that the projects he was planning will never come to fruition now - his garden, workbench, project truck. Such a great loss for the Dissident Right, and for those who enjoy brilliant minds. Godspeed, Chris. May you rest in blessed peace.
You can manually archive links here: https://archive.li/
Also suggest downloading everything using page-to-print as pdf and saving it offline.
I did not know Chris or his writing but I have archived a lot of digital information.
Good luck with your new mission 'reader.' You are now an 'archiver.'
I was deeply saddened by the passing of Z Man and was hoping one day a "Best Of" compilation would be put out. Since there are around 370 episodes, I can download them one at a time. To archive his blog posts from 2013, an automated method is needed. I asked Grok what command line to use to archive every page of a website and it suggested using the wget program:
wget --mirror --convert-links --html-extension -P ./output https://thezman.com/wordpress/
I then asked Grok what command to use to save each page with the article title and publication date in the file name and it gave me this answer:
wget --recursive --no-clobber --page-requisites --html-extension --convert-links --restrict-file-names=windows --domains example.com --no-parent https://thezman.com/wordpress/
However, when executed, it kept crashing and giving me error messages so I use the first command. The result was a folder with about 22,000 files totalling 3.1 Gb. When zipped into a single file, came in at 445 Mb. Here are the bittorrent links:
Filename:
thezman dot com dot zip
Infohash v1 link:
07e46e94be67fbd416d4c26cb4596cc7ff5de533
Magnet link:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:07e46e94be67fbd416d4c26cb4596cc7ff5de533
Torrent ID:
07e46e94be67fbd416d4c26cb4596cc7ff5de533
Thank you for this invaluable information!
At your service.
RIP Zman. You will be missed. Thanks for everything.
God no. Chris was a good man. He reached out to me repeatedly after a family tragedy, and offered words of encouragment.
This is just bad, bad, bad. I am crushed.
We are all hoping the news is not true.
Rest in peace Zman
Thank you for all the years of content. You will be missed.
I don’t get it, Z lived alone in the woods of West Virginia, he did a show late Wednesday and he has said he typically writes his posts in the morning, if he died of natural causes who called it in? His cats? And why would ramzpaul be the person notified by emergency services? Praying this is all a bad joke.
Pete Quinones confirms it too, sadly
https://x.com/peterrquinones/status/1938436933933482223
Rest in peace Zman.
Banger of a post to check out on.
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Rest in Peace Chris and thank you for all that you did. Prayers for the family.
R.I.P.
I am upset that Z is gone. I think this article is perfect as his last.
Free will is the core question of this grand experiment that we call existence. Free will is the reason he created us. It is the base preposition of all philosophies.
Free will is what we are born with. It is something that we can give up. It is something that we can take back. It costs suffering, pain and sacrifice. It grants happiness, love and knowledge.
It is up to each and every one of us to prove to the creator that free will is necessary.
Embody the truth and speak it out loud.
Amen.
Only got to know you and listen to you recently, and it comes as more than a shock that you're gone. The world will make a bit less sense. Goodbye for now, Zman.
Ave atque vale, Chris. I have read him every day for at least 5 years. A fearless fighter for the truth. A wonderful guide to clown world. I will remember him for the dirt people / cloud people distinction which is so much more informative than Red/Blue or the other ones meant to obfuscate rather than inform. RIP Chris.
Wow, such a loss. Thanks for everything Z. I am glad you found your Fortress of Solitude and got out of Lagos. Your site has been my daily go-to for a decade or more. Godspeed, friend.