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January 22, 2026
** THE TAO OF LIBERTY
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** Sanctioned Theft: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Turned Policing Into a Nationwide Racket
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Civil asset forfeiture allows the state to take property without charging its owner with a crime. This essay examines how that power flips the presumption of innocence, distorts policing incentives, and quietly erodes economic sovereignty. What’s at stake isn’t just money—it’s whether property still protects freedom.
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** SINGLE ISSUE SURVEY
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** Immigration Enforcement Survey
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ICE raids, deportations, and federal power: discover your true position on immigration enforcement and compare with others.
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TYRANNY
** Freedom Advocate Loses Show Trial, May Die in Prison
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Jimmy Lai built his life around freedom—and is now being punished for defending it. This article examines Hong Kong’s descent into tyranny and the show trial that could leave a 78-year-old freedom advocate to die in prison. It’s a stark reminder of what happens when power goes unchecked.
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ECONOMICS
** Rent Control Doesn’t Work
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Rent control is often sold as compassion, but its real effects are shortages, decay, and higher prices elsewhere. This essay explains why housing affordability depends on supply—not slogans—and why every city that caps rent ends up worse off.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** ‘Soft’ Secession: Is Opting Out the New Patriotism?
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Millions of people aren’t protesting, striking, or revolting—they’re opting out. From quiet quitting to van life to tiny homes, a growing share of Americans are signaling that traditional institutions no longer work for them. This article argues that “soft secession” isn’t rebellion—it’s market adaptation in action.
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