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February 3, 2026
** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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** Are Law Enforcement Agents Immune From Civil Rights Lawsuits?
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Most people assume that when government force takes a life, the courts will at least hear the case. But qualified immunity can shut a civil rights lawsuit down before the facts are fully examined—often because no prior case matches the details closely enough. This piece breaks down how the doctrine works, and why it changes the very meaning of justice.
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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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WELLBEING
** Invest in a Growth Mindset: The Antidote to America’s Black-Pilled Nihilism
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A rising cultural nihilism tells people that life is rigged and effort doesn’t matter. This essay argues the opposite: a growth mindset restores agency by reframing failure as feedback and progress as practice. It’s a practical antidote to helplessness—and a deeply liberty-aligned way to live.
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EDUCATION
** A Blueprint for Fighting Back Against Statist Academia
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This piece argues the modern university often functions less like a neutral search for truth and more like a tax-funded opinion cartel—credentialing “experts,” narrowing acceptable debate, and sanctifying state power. The proposed remedy isn’t anti-learning; it’s decentralization: moving knowledge back into voluntary, competitive, and accountable institutions. If you care about liberty, this is a blueprint worth wrestling with.
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT
** Building a Just World, Part 3
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Dystopian stories resonate because they reveal something deeply true about human nature: freedom can’t be engineered away. Attempts to impose perfection always rely on force, and they always fail. A just world isn’t crafted from the top down — it emerges when people are free to choose, even imperfectly.
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