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Chicken-Fried News: Icarus Exotic

In the pantheon of weird Oklahoma news, no one has flown higher than Joseph Allen Maldonando-Passage — the man most everyone knows as Joe Exotic — the openly gay Libertarian presidential and gubernatorial candidate who founded the Wynnewood zoo famous for allowing guests to play with lion-tiger hybrid cubs. Exotic’s unique persona has led to […]

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Chicken-Fried News: Exotic plot

It all makes sense now. Joe Exotic ran for governor of Oklahoma as a Libertarian, and while that political doctrine is oriented toward maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of government in people’s lives, it has its limits. According to David Boaz’ Libertar-ianism: A Primer, a true libertarian believes that “each person has the […]

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