Citizenship for Sale
There was a time when citizenship was considered a birthright or a hard-won legal status; an identity rooted in history, geography, and a shared sense of belonging.…
Making Money
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Why Another Great Depression Might Be Good for Us
We are surrounded by so much, and yet we enjoy so little. Our homes are filled, our calendars are full, our options are endless. And still, many…
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The Economics of Underachievement
There’s a phrase that’s been tossed around so casually it almost sounds harmless: underachiever. The word lands like a diagnosis; mildly disappointing, but not fatal. It conjures…
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Thomas Paine’s Forgotten Radicalism: A Review of Agrarian Justice
By the time Thomas Paine published Agrarian Justice in 1797, he had already helped ignite revolutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Common Sense had roused American…
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The Last Act of Capitalism
There’s a strange mood in the air; like the moment before a summer storm. The skies look fine, but the light feels wrong. We live in a…
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Is There a Possibility of Moral Capitalism?
There is no system that has not, at some point in history, betrayed the dignity of the human soul. The state becomes oppressive; the church becomes corrupt;…
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Did We Choose the Gig Economy, or Were We Talked Into It?
I talk a lot about the evils of wage slavery, about independence, being your own man, etc.. So, here’s a little “devil’s advocate”; just to keep things…
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Apathy is the True Measure of Poverty
In the course of my life, I have witnessed the broad spectrum of human fortune. I have seen men adorned with riches, and others clothed in rags.…
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Why Some Co-ops Fail—and How Meaningful Success Keeps Yours Alive
In our co-op, we have learned something simple but often forgotten. People stay motivated when their efforts matter. Not in some abstract sense or as part of…
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The Escape Plan: A Playbook for Getting Out of Wage Slavery
There’s a moment (maybe it hits you while you’re microwaving your third sad lunch of the week, or when your boss sends a 4:59 p.m. email titled…