Authoritarianism
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Free Speech in the Digital Age: From Natural Right to Digital Credential
By regulating online speech and expanding digital ID systems, governments are turning the natural right to free expression into a licensed activity.
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The Long Shadow of COVID School Closures
COVID lockdowns transformed education and exposed the limits of centralized policymaking. Six years later, students are still paying the price.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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Anthropic vs. The Pentagon: AI Ethics Collide With Government Power
Can the Pentagon blacklist an American business for refusing to build killbots? The federal government demands tight controls for you, but wants unrestricted power for itself.
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California’s Age-Verification Law Is a Civil Liberties Test
The law classifies user identities at the operating system level. Once embedded, that regulatory architecture of control is easy to expand and difficult to roll back.
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ICE’s ‘Warrant’ Shortcut Violates the Constitution
ICE claims agents can enter private homes using their own paperwork — without asking a judge first. The Fourth Amendment was written for moments like this.
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Free Speech Is Under Attack Across the World
All over the world, people are being fined and jailed for criticizing governments and law enforcement. The future looks grim for dissenters.
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Tariffs, AI, and the Golden Age of Executive Power
Centralizing policy through executive action and governance “emergencies” is eroding the republic’s foundations.
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‘The Last Generation of Freedom’? The Quiet Growth of Global Surveillance Culture
Democracies are adopting authoritarian tools and cracking down on dissent. Technologies that once empowered citizens are now consolidating control.
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Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected
Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.
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Free Speech in the Digital Age: From Natural Right to Digital Credential
By regulating online speech and expanding digital ID systems, governments are turning the natural right to free expression into a licensed activity.
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The Long Shadow of COVID School Closures
COVID lockdowns transformed education and exposed the limits of centralized policymaking. Six years later, students are still paying the price.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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Anthropic vs. The Pentagon: AI Ethics Collide With Government Power
Can the Pentagon blacklist an American business for refusing to build killbots? The federal government demands tight controls for you, but wants unrestricted power for itself.
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California’s Age-Verification Law Is a Civil Liberties Test
The law classifies user identities at the operating system level. Once embedded, that regulatory architecture of control is easy to expand and difficult to roll back.
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ICE’s ‘Warrant’ Shortcut Violates the Constitution
ICE claims agents can enter private homes using their own paperwork — without asking a judge first. The Fourth Amendment was written for moments like this.
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Free Speech Is Under Attack Across the World
All over the world, people are being fined and jailed for criticizing governments and law enforcement. The future looks grim for dissenters.
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Tariffs, AI, and the Golden Age of Executive Power
Centralizing policy through executive action and governance “emergencies” is eroding the republic’s foundations.
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•
‘The Last Generation of Freedom’? The Quiet Growth of Global Surveillance Culture
Democracies are adopting authoritarian tools and cracking down on dissent. Technologies that once empowered citizens are now consolidating control.
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Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected
Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.