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December 9, 2025
** UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
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** Leftism: Environmental Protection or Destruction?
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Everyone blames capitalism for environmental destruction—but this article asks a tougher question: how have top-down leftist regimes treated the planet in practice? From the Aral Sea disaster to East Germany’s toxic lignite and Venezuela’s oil-soaked collapse, it shows how collectivism institutionalizes the tragedy of the commons. The piece argues that real environmental stewardship requires private ownership, clear incentives, and the prosperity only free markets can sustain.
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HEALTHCARE
** Ibogaine and veterans’ mental health
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The VA’s mental health system leaves too many veterans waiting, over-medicated, and still in crisis. This backgrounder looks at ibogaine—a psychoactive plant compound now drawing attention for its potential to dramatically reduce PTSD, depression, and anxiety in special-operations veterans. It outlines the limits of the current VA model and why some see ibogaine as a breakthrough that could replace daily meds with targeted, intensive treatment.
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ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
** Another Example of Anarchism That Worked: Cospaia
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Skeptics say anarchism and radical liberty are fine in theory but have no real-world track record. This article spotlights Cospaia, a tiny Italian republic that accidentally slipped through the cracks of papal and Tuscan power—and then lived nearly 400 years without a state, taxes, prisons, or a monopoly on force. Its story shows how voluntary councils, tight-knit communities, and open markets can produce stability and prosperity without a traditional government.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** Seeing the Code of the World
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What if economics isn’t just “out there,” but the code running your daily life? In this article at The Advocates, a Taoist student explains how Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics helped him see incentives, tradeoffs, and freedom with fresh eyes.
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