By Kerry McDonald I presented at a conference last week hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School on emerging school models. I talked about the growth and diversification of the microschooling and hybrid homeschooling movement that was already underway prior to 2020 and that has since accelerated. Now, more families recognize the tremendous value of these hybrid homeschool … [Read more...] about Hybrid Homeschooling and the Benefits of a Decentralized Education System
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How A Decentralized Education System Keeps Hubris In Check
By Kerry McDonald Decentralization is crucial in all sectors but especially in education. While the past two years have been characterized in many ways by top-down policy approaches and greater centralization of power, there have also been positive signs of decentralization and bottom-up solutions. This has been particularly true in education, as parents seek new learning … [Read more...] about How A Decentralized Education System Keeps Hubris In Check
Podcast — Commander Dale Brown — Decentralizing Security And Protection Services
The Free Thought Project On this week’s episode of the Free Thought Project Podcast, Jason and Matt sit down with Commander Dale Brown from the Threat Management Center. In 1995, Air Force veteran, Commander Brown, started managing threat by developing strategies, tactics and logistics to rid his community in Detroit of violent crimes. His program specializes in stopping … [Read more...] about Podcast — Commander Dale Brown — Decentralizing Security And Protection Services
Local Sensitivity and the Value of Decentralization: Understanding Why Tyranny Is More Common in Centralized States
By Sukhayl Niyazov In big and diverse countries, it is important that smaller units adapt their laws to the local peculiarities and specifics of the economic and public health situation. That is why Donald Trump, when announcing the plan to get America back to work, allowed for states to decide when to reopen, for a single nationwide lifting of restrictions will prove to be … [Read more...] about Local Sensitivity and the Value of Decentralization: Understanding Why Tyranny Is More Common in Centralized States
Putting Decentralization Into Practice
By Michael Maharrey Putting decentralization into practice was the overriding theme that came out of a recent interview I did with Nick Hankoff on his show “Come Home America.” Nick and I discussed recent efforts at the state level to end the enforcement of federal gun control. We also talked about the silver market as the so-called Reddit Raiders turned their eyes toward … [Read more...] about Putting Decentralization Into Practice
Decentralizing the Web with Brady Gaisser of DWeb
By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze interviews Brady Gaisser of the DWeb team to find out how they plan to decentralize the internet and prevent censorship. Brady will be speaking at The Greater Reset Activation on January 28, 2021. Join the Dweb: http://peepsx.com/ The Greater Reset: https://thegreaterreset.org/ Derrick is the founder of TCRN. The … [Read more...] about Decentralizing the Web with Brady Gaisser of DWeb
Why Governments Hate Decentralization and “Local Control”
By Ryan McMaken In recent decades, many have claimed that advances in communications and transportation would eliminate the different political, economic, and cultural characteristics peculiar to residents of different regions within the United States. It is true the cultural difference between a rural mechanic and an urban barista is smaller today than was the case in … [Read more...] about Why Governments Hate Decentralization and “Local Control”
Does the Coronavirus Make the Case for World Government or Decentralization?
By Jeff Deist Sometimes terrible things happen without any human malfeasance, and the novel Wuhan coronavirus may in fact be one of those things. It is entirely plausible the virus emerged from "wet markets" in the Hubei Province of China rather than as a fumbled (or worse, intentionally released) bioweapon cooked up by the Xi Jinping government. We may never know, of … [Read more...] about Does the Coronavirus Make the Case for World Government or Decentralization?
Three Reasons Why Decentralization and Secession Lead to More Open Economies
By Ryan McMaken When we hear of political movements in favor of decentralization and secession, the word "nationalist" is often used to describe them. We have seen the word used in both Scottish and Catalonian secession movement, and in the case of Brexit. Sometimes the term is intended to be pejorative. But not always. When used pejoratively — as was the case with … [Read more...] about Three Reasons Why Decentralization and Secession Lead to More Open Economies
How Microschool Networks Expand Learning Options
By Kerry McDonald Technology has the potential to decentralize K-12 education and make it more learner-directed, upending a top-down system in favor of individual autonomy and self-determination. But the technology can’t do this alone. It requires a learning environment that fosters creativity and curiosity, using digital platforms and supportive adults to facilitate … [Read more...] about How Microschool Networks Expand Learning Options
Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers
By Gor Mkrtchian Protected public lands in the United States — including national forests, national parks, and similar areas — cover nearly 500,000 square miles, or 14 percent of the land area of the United States. The existence of these government-controlled lands gives the federal government immense power over much of the United States, and in some US states, the federal … [Read more...] about Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers
Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education
By Graham Smith Unschooling is an alternative education movement quickly gaining popularity and currency worldwide. Like Bitcoin, it is an individualist approach to an area of human action long thought to be established beyond question―education. Both cryptoeconomics and unschooling seek to provide autonomy to individuals, providing a return to logical, natural systems that … [Read more...] about Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education