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  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM

What if school isn’t the gold standard?

What if school isn’t the gold standard? How to advocate calmly—without handing your child to the system. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Twelve Great Christmas Gifts for Liberty Lovers

Twelve Great Christmas Gifts for Liberty Lovers If consent is the standard, involuntary governance fails the test. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌   …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM

What if the leash is your habits?

What if the leash is your habits? Short-term thinking makes you easier to steer—by debt, algorithms, and institutions. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM

What Stoicism Can Teach Us About Self-Governance

What Stoicism Can Teach Us About Self-Governance Stoicism reminds us that freedom isn’t granted by institutions—it’s built through self-mastery. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM

The Most Important Thing Elon Musk Has Ever Tweeted

The Most Important Thing Elon Musk Has Ever Tweeted When an institution can’t fail, it doesn’t have to learn.“Inefficient” is the polite word. Here’s the deeper one. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌…
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Sherlock Holmes and the case for your rights

Sherlock Holmes and the case for your rights Using Holmes’ logic, this piece shows why self-ownership is real—and “authority” isn’t. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌ …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Does the Political Left Really “Save the Environment”?

Does the Political Left Really “Save the Environment”? “Capitalism destroys the environment,” tyrants, bureaucrats, and the mainstreammedia are quick to proclaim. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌   …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM

How Thomas Sowell helped me “see the code”

How Thomas Sowell helped me “see the code” Economics isn’t abstract—it’s the operating system of your life. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Why Centralized Power Always Shrinks Human Freedom

Why Centralized Power Always Shrinks Human Freedom A look at how concentrated power hollowed out self-governance—and how to rebuild it. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏…
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM

Private Governments in Action

Private Governments in Action A real-world model of decentralized, voluntary cooperation.These colonies show how private systems can supply public goods. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌    …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM

A solution for strife at the Thanksgiving table

A solution for strife at the Thanksgiving table Before the turkey goes in the oven, I wanted to send you something useful–something that might make this Thanksgiving a little easier. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ …
  The Advocates for Self-Government · [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Why Governments Claim to Own Everything

Why Governments Claim to Own Everything Absurd ownership claims in Texas and beyond ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌  …