We created this collection of gear for political cynics to promote the ideals of skeptical independence in American political life. We shamelessly mix political and philosophical ideas with the purpose of provoking reconsideration of popular assumptions about life and its meaning.

Sin Nickel takes its inspiration from the Greek philosopher Diogenes. Called a Cynic, Diogenes encouraged people to deface the coinage, by which he meant a radical reinterpretation of officially sanctioned iconography. To that end, we bring you items with recycled icons: Strange combinations of cultural icons that seem to be coming from very different traditions, but perhaps are not as different as we think.

For more information about principled political cynicism, visit the Sin Nickel web site.

Recycled Icons In which we take beloved icons of our culture and recycle them into unexpected new meanings	Love Thy Television Bumper Sticker $4.45	Betrrand Russell on Death and Thinking Poster $19.50
Betrand Russell on Philosophy Large Poster $21.50	Bertrand Russell On Thinking Bumper Sticker $4.45	Thou Shall Not Go Out Without A Cell Phone $4.45
Bertrand Russell on Philosophy Postcards $7.25	Oppose the Troops bumper sticker $4.00	Support the Troops?!? Organic Cotton Tee $24.50
Deface the Coinage Bumper Sticker $4.45	Oppose the Troops red bumper sticker $4.00	Flags Are For Followers Bumper Sticker $4.45
Teddy Roosevelt on Dissent Postcards $7.25	Teddy Roosevelt On Dissent Magnet $3.90	There is no Homeland bumper sticker $4.45
Flags are for followers button $4.24	Bliss is ignorance bumper sticker $4.45	Thoreau and Collective Action Coffee Mug $12.25
Thoreau on Minority Political Power Postcards $7.25	Thoreau on Voting and Power Magnet $3.90	There is no Homeland stark bumper sticker $4.45
Progressive Independent bumper sticker $4.45	Deface the Coinage Bumper Sticker $4.45