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December 5, 2025
** THE TAO OF LIBERTY
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** Seeing the Code of the World
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In this article at The Advocates, a student of Taoism explains how Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics turned economics from an abstract debate into a way of seeing reality clearly. By pairing Sowell’s insights with Taoist ideas about truth and humility, he shows how understanding incentives, tradeoffs, and scarcity is a path to both personal sovereignty and a freer society.
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SELF-GOVERNMENT
** Subscribing to Governance: A New Way to Think About Freedom
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We’re told government is a “social contract” you can never really leave. This article at The Advocates introduces a different vision: governance you subscribe to—like any other service—and can walk away from if it fails you. Drawing on Free Cities and real-world examples from Honduras, it shows how choice and competition could finally bring accountability to the business of governing.
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HEALTHCARE
** Obamacare Architects Knew It Was Never Going to be Affordable
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Politicians still promise that Obamacare is a “great deal” that just needs more subsidies. This article at The Advocates, republished from FEE, shows how the law’s own architects knew it would never be truly affordable—and designed it around deception, from CBO gaming to hidden taxes and distorted risk pools. If you want to understand why costs keep rising, this is a must-read.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** When Power Centralizes, People Diminish
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When governance centralizes, communities weaken. This piece shows a better path.
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