Unchained Network

  

Unchained Network

Formation	August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18)
Type	501(c) non-profit, online magazine, Political educational foundation, think tank
Purpose	Promotion of freedom of speech and expression Advocacy for libertarian and conservative viewpoints and ideas in the public sphere Opposition to left-wing political radicalism, cancel culture and woke ideology
Headquarters	Santa Barbara, Kings, Kingdom of Sierra
Region served	Anglo-America (primarily), Western Europe
Methods	Literature, multimedia, lectures, conferences, online courses, debates, academic scholarship
Official language	English (primarily), Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese
Key people	Henry Guilford (Founder and CEO)
Staff	156 (2023)
Volunteers	356 (2023)

The Unchained Network (UN) is a Sierran conservative and libertarian 501(c) non-profit political advocacy organization and think tank. It was founded in 2016 by Henry Guilford to oppose what he viewed as inherit bias against conservatives and libertarians by Sierra's political and cultural institutions and percieved hostility towards ideas and individuals expressing beliefs that aren't liberal or progressive. The goal of the organization is for the advocacy of conservative and libertarian ideas in the public sphere, mainly online on the internet and in mainstream media, support for the right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and opposing left-wing political extremism, cancel culture and woke ideology.

The Unchained Network has been lead by Guilford since its founding and is centered in the Kingdom of Sierra with its headquarters being located in Santa Barbara, Kings. While being centered in Sierra, the Unchained Network is also active in several other countries, primarily in Anglo-America, and has several offices, chapters, and affiliated bodies/organizations in several countries in the Conference of American States and more recently areas in Western Europe such as the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal.

History

The Unchained Network was founded on August 18, 2016, by Henry Guilford, a Sierran politician and Libertarian Party official who was serving as the provincial treasurer of Kings at the time the organization was founded. The group's formation was announced at a press conference held in Santa Barbara and organized by Guilford himself who declared that the organization was founded to oppose allegded ideological bias against and censorship of conservatives and libertarians by several institutions in Sierra, signaling out higher education and academic institutions, mainstream media, and social media websites collectively refered to as big tech as the biggest perpetraitors of ideological bias and censorship of conservatives. The UN's announcement was originally teased in late 2015 when Guilford expressed interest in creating an organization to advocate for libertarian and free market policies against the alleged promotion of socialism by entertainment and media.

The Network's first major campaign occured later in 2016 when the organization endorsed Daniel McComb and raised money for the Royalist Party campaign for the 2016 Sierran federal election where they endorsed McComb as prime minister and endorsed a Royalist–Libertarian coalition which would be formed by the end of the year after McComb became prime minister following the Royalist victory in the election. Between 2017 and 2019, the Unchained Network expanded its presence and operations across Anglo-America, mainly member states of the Conference of American States, and opened up offices and affiliated chapters in Astoria, Superior, Brazoria, Alaska, and Manitoba during this two year period with a second expansion beginning in 2020 with offices opened up in Patagonia, the United Provinces, Brazil, then in Europe by 2021 with the United Kingdom, Portugal, and France in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Organization

Leadership

Henry Guilford has served as the leader of the organization since its founding, holding the title of chief executive officer (CEO). He is supported by several other people that work in running the Unchained Network such as president Thomas Reed, an academic scholar and former professor in economics at the University of Sierra, Riverside, who has held the position since 2019. Reed has appeared on several news and media outlets and has frequently appeared in debates and other public events on behalf of the UN to advocate for its policies and worldview.