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October 28, 2025


** THE FREEDOM SCALE
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** We Cannot All Be Subsistence Farmers
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Dreaming of a cabin in the woods or a self-sustaining farm? You’re not alone. But as this essay argues, total isolation isn’t freedom—it’s regression. Humans thrive through cooperation, specialization, and community. The key isn’t to “get away from it all,” but to build new, decentralized networks of mutual support where liberty can actually last.
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FREE EXPRESSION


** I Was a Victim of Cancel Culture. Don’t Perpetuate It.
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After facing multiple attempts to destroy his career for his views, Jason Sorens warns against adopting the same tactics in reverse. True liberty requires resisting both state and social coercion—even when it feels justified. Instead of “canceling back,” he argues, we should trust the marketplace of ideas to correct itself.
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BIG GOVERNMENT


** “The government must…” is a foolish and dangerous sentiment
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South Africans increasingly look to government for every solution—even as that same government fails spectacularly. David Ansara of the Free Market Foundation makes the case that more dependence means less freedom. It’s time to replace the reflex of “the government must” with “I can.”
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT


** Don’t Use Your Freedom to Do Bad Things
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Freedom without virtue can’t survive. This essay shows how liberty depends on self-governance—the daily choice to act with kindness, integrity, and responsibility.
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