By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze sits down with Tia Severino, host of Good Morning CHD and the organizer behind the Next Steps Conference in Atlanta, Georgia! Tia discusses what is needed to focus on solutions for rising technocracy, and most importantly, for building a parallel society. Come hear Derrick and many other presenters at Next Steps in Atlanta, … [Read more...] about What Are the Next Steps to Building a Parallel Society? with Tia Severino
Trends & Strategies for Maximum Freedom
Entrepreneurs are Often Feverish Workaholics. So What’s Their Secret to Avoiding Burnout?
By John Anderer New research from the University of Amsterdam reports that despite entrepreneurs often working longer hours than salaried employees, they are at no greater risk of burnout. In fact, study authors say burnout risk is actually smaller, on average, among entrepreneurs thanks to the “to the positive psychological effects of entrepreneurial work”. Considering … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurs are Often Feverish Workaholics. So What’s Their Secret to Avoiding Burnout?
The (Further) Case for the Free Market in Education
By Kerry McDonald In 1964, Leonard Read wrote a powerful essay celebrating the free market in education. Read, who founded FEE nearly two decades prior to promote individual and economic freedom, recognized the ways in which government control of the K-12 education sector constrained choice and prevented diversity and abundance of learning options. In “The Case for the … [Read more...] about The (Further) Case for the Free Market in Education
ContentSafe — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report If the last few years of online censorship insanity have taught us anything, it is that storing all your content on a single social media platform and hoping that it will be there forever is a bad strategy. Today we talk to Matthew Raymer, the founder of ContentSafe, a company that helps content creators back up their content and automatically post it … [Read more...] about ContentSafe — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
What a Local Alternative Is Really Like
By Christine Black Blood smell filled the shop on a recent winter afternoon. It was unmistakable, metallic and musky. A family friend, Mike, was elbow deep in meat when my husband, Glenn, and I arrived to process a steer from our farm. I learned that this meant we were working together to make this animal into food for our families. We were doing it ourselves because the … [Read more...] about What a Local Alternative Is Really Like
Taxation in the Data Economy: The “Invisible” Competition
By April Liu and Virginia Fournari The individual is both the creator and user of her own data. Companies collect personal data, use it for various purposes like improving products and anticipating consumer behavior, and return those benefits to consumers. Big Tech’s multi-faceted uses of data generate new economic value, prompting questions on how consumers can be fairly … [Read more...] about Taxation in the Data Economy: The “Invisible” Competition
For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA
By Lipton Matthews Commentators worry that the United States might lose its dominance in innovation to Asian countries like China and Singapore. Many policymakers are intimidated by the R&D budgets of Asian countries and by their superior performance on international academic assessments. However, these concerns are misguided because the United States still dominates … [Read more...] about For Now, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Still Holds a High Place in the USA
How Comedy, Laughter, and Humor Can Improve Your Life
By Joshua Glawson Laughter has amazing social perks, health benefits, and can help enhance memory capacity. Over the past few years there has been a revival in comedy, with dad jokes, stand-up comedy, skit comedy, sketch comedy, and workplace humor. Although humor varies from culture to culture, creating laughter has a universal effect of making people feel happy, and … [Read more...] about How Comedy, Laughter, and Humor Can Improve Your Life
Authoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Economic Progress: Freedom Is Indivisible
By Patrick Barron Is it possible, or even desirable, for economic freedom and progress to be compatible with authoritarianism? Although some may believe so, this is a fallacy. Freedom is indivisible. Political and economic freedom cannot be separated. This is the position of Ludwig von Mises himself. In Planning for Freedom, he says, “Tyranny is the political corollary of … [Read more...] about Authoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Economic Progress: Freedom Is Indivisible
9 Crazy Examples of Government Waste in 2022
By Patrick Carroll With 2022 mostly behind us, many are undoubtedly grateful that this year is ending. From lingering COVID restrictions to the war in Ukraine to economic decline, it’s been a rough go. Amidst all this, the steady slew of spending coming out of Washington certainly hasn’t helped. While people were struggling to put food on the table and pay for much-needed … [Read more...] about 9 Crazy Examples of Government Waste in 2022
5 Surprising Facts About Microschooling
By Kerry McDonald One of the most popular and fastest-growing educational trends today is microschooling. Microschools are intentionally small, mixed-age, K-12 learning communities with personalized curriculum approaches that are sprouting rapidly across the U.S. They harken back to the one-room schoolhouses of yesteryear and were gaining traction even before the education … [Read more...] about 5 Surprising Facts About Microschooling
Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations
By Patrick Carroll After 15 years in the Marine Corps, Tony Proctor decided it was time for a change and began working as a pastor in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Around the same time, he started cooking seafood for church functions, and the congregation loved it. It was so well-received, in fact, that Tony and his wife decided to buy a food truck and turn their … [Read more...] about Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations