“So, think of human action like traffic. There are roads, signs, and rules that help drivers avoid crashing into one another or damaging property. People can move freely toward whatever destination they choose, as long as they don't hurt other people or break the basic rules. But too often, government interferes, so human action is forced in another direction. The system gets distorted. People follow paths they normally wouldn't take, and maybe make bad choices about which wa

“The future isn't set in stone. You get to help change people's minds so they use society instead of the state to get what they want. You can help create a future where people are free to choose for themselves.” – The Tuttle Twins and the Fate of the Future   The United States government is moving to dystopian levels of control.    Nearly twice the size of America’s biggest private-sector employer, Walmart, it is now the largest employer in the country.  Growing its influence

“These cycles of tragedy were rooted in an intergenerational sequence of sadness, all ruinous illustrations of the Information Age's termination of the American Dream. The lowest rung was unhappy with their situation in life because the tracks laid previously would not take them to a better future, and the billionaires were on Instagram bragging about private jets. In the six months since the pandemic spread to America's shores, the absence of in-person relationships and econ

“Rugged Individualism is a unique component of America’s DNA, a key ingredient in what makes America exceptional”. – Rugged Individualism   Another Labor Day signals the end of summer and the return of children to school.  The first Monday of September, Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after President Cleveland signed the bill into law.  Recognizing the contributions of the American worker to the country’s prosperity, Labor Day has long been hijacked by the American

“For Austrian economists, the central function of markets is to produce the relevant economic knowledge to coordinate human action in a world of uncertainty and constant change so that people can achieve their goals in an orderly manner.” – The Essential Austrian Economics Kings who rule over their independent nations typically inherit their positions by the right of birth, or divine authority, and are commonly renowned for their power, rank, and influence.  Americans, likewi

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“What lasts are the lessons whispered to us by those who have lived the types of lives we should all aspire to. What lasts is what men and women from our own history got right. We live in a time when we ignore their insights at our peril. Their whispered wisdom can only be discerned if we study them with care.” – Lessons in Liberty   Following the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020, many statues of American founders were torn down due to misguided beliefs about racia

“In the pace of their economic progress, immigrants of the past were very similar to immigrants today…The true ascent for immigrant families happens in the next generation.  The children of immigrants achieve incredible economic success – a pattern that has held in the United States for more than a century”. – Streets of Gold   Every ten years, the federal government collects census information across the country to determine the number of congressional districts by state.  R

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