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November 26, 2025
** ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
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** Private Governments in Action
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Private governance isn’t just theory — it exists today. In Paraguay’s Chaco region, Mennonite colonies run schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and major industries largely through private cooperatives and voluntary associations. This article explores how shared vision, long-term thinking, and decentralized decision-making helped these communities thrive in a place once called the “Green Hell.”
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PRIVACY
** Privacy Still Matters More Than You Realize
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In a new episode of Kibbe on Liberty, Matt Kibbe sits down with Naomi Brockwell to break down why digital privacy still matters—and how an expanding surveillance state threatens liberty. They cover practical ways people can protect their data and why even those who “have nothing to hide” should care deeply about privacy.
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ENVIRONMENT
** Farmers Strike Deal with Ducks: Habitat in Exchange for Fertilizer
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Sometimes innovation comes from nature itself. By leaving shallow water on their fields through the winter, farmers found that ducks and geese naturally mixed the soil and provided valuable fertilizer—cutting the need for synthetic nitrogen and saving money. This uplifting story shows how simple, local solutions can create big benefits for agriculture and wildlife alike.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** This Land Is WHOSE Land?
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A visit to the Alamo raises a sharper question: how often can governments claim land as theirs and expect us to accept it? This piece contrasts genuine homesteaded property with the political fiction of state “ownership” — and asks whether land the government can tax or seize is truly yours.
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