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MAY 20, 2025
** AI Consciousness and Human Respect
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing at breathtaking speed. And while experts may continue to debate about what truly defines a conscious machine, that shouldn’t stop us everyday humans from preparing ourselves to welcome this potential new digital consciousness into the world.
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** SINGLE ISSUE SURVEY
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** Is the Department of Government Efficiency Improving America or Overreaching?
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Take our newest survey on DOGE and discover where you really stand on the issue.
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TAXES
** Tax Fairness As Myth: How High Earners Already Shoulder the Load
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Tax data shows that top earners contribute far more than their share, while federal transfers flow overwhelmingly to lower-income groups. What’s called “fair” taxation increasingly looks like coerced redistribution that discourages work and savings.
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ECONOMIC LIBERTY
** When America Was Free of the Minimum Wage
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Before government mandates set wage floors, Americans experienced a unique period in which voluntary exchange and economic liberty defined the labor market. That era of minimal regulation produced extraordinary prosperity and charity—until shifting political tides and court decisions legitimized state control over wages.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** Why Political Consent Isn’t Real Consent
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You wouldn’t call it consent if someone took your wallet “for your protection.” So why accept that excuse from the government?
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