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October 23, 2025


** SELF-GOVERNMENT
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** Don’t Use Your Freedom to Do Bad Things
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Freedom without virtue can’t endure. Drawing on Adam Smith, Jeffrey Tucker, and Viktor Frankl, this essay explores how liberty depends on moral self-governance—the daily choice to be “lovely,” kind, and responsible. We can use freedom to indulge selfishly, or to build a culture that sustains it. The future of liberty depends on which we choose.
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ECONOMIC LIBERTY


** The Real Engine of Capitalism: Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurs don’t just follow trends—they create them. Matt Kibbe and Glenn Jacobs discuss how visionaries like Steve Jobs anticipate human needs before anyone asks, driving progress through freedom to experiment and fail. Austrian economics reminds us: the market, not the bureaucracy, decides what ideas deserve to win.
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES


** Did Government Regulations Cause a Hat-Smashing Riot?
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In 1922, New York erupted into chaos over straw hats. Behind the absurd “Hat-Smashing Riots” was a deeper lesson about conformity, control, and class resentment—fueled by arbitrary social codes and government attempts to regulate behavior. A century later, the psychology of mob rule feels eerily familiar.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT


** Free Speech, Hate Speech: Why I Didn’t Take the Bait
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When a stranger hurled a racial slur, the author chose silence over outrage—and found a deeper kind of freedom. This reflection shows that true liberty requires not just legal protection but the inner discipline to stay sovereign when tested.
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