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Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France – NRToday.com
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Joaquina Kalukango and Amanda Williams on Creative Freedom – The New York Times
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A.W.: How does that impact your craft? Does it trip you up to have to be mindful of words in a way that maybe you hadnt been before?
J.K.: Were all more careful. Everyones fragile. Were still in the midst of a pandemic, and so many issues have come up for so many people. Were all giving each other a lot of care and grace in this new era that were trying to build, this new era of theater were trying to make. But its a bit of a struggle, Ill be honest. When you do work thats specifically about a very troublesome time and if you look at the Jan. 6 riot [at the U.S. Capitol], its similar to the draft riots you cant sugarcoat it. You cant run away from it. Its always a balance of, how do you tell a story without traumatizing our community?
T: When did you first encounter each others work?
J.K.: I first saw Amandas work in her TED Talk.
A.W.: Oh my God. I had wondered, how did you find out about me? How do you know who I am?
J.K.: I had such a visceral reaction to Color(ed) Theory. All of it was so much a part of my life, my childhood. Plus, I just love colors. How did you get that concept? What inspired you?
A.W.: I grew up on Chicagos South Side and crossed town every day to go to school. Chicago segregation, coupled with the citys grid, is perfect for systemic oppression because it sets boundaries, and then we mentally reinforce them. I was hyperaware of color all the time, as in race, thinking, Thats a Mexican neighborhood. Chinese people are there. White folks do this. Things like that. And Ive loved [chromatic] color since birth. Then I learned about color in an academic setting.
One summer, while [I was] teaching color theory, a friend joked, They pay you money to teach people what? Red and blue is green? I said, No, color theory is a whole science. She said, You know colored theory. We laughed and I left it alone. A week or two later, I thought, I do know colored theory. I spent another few years making sense of it. It seemed so juicy. I started to think, What things make you think of the color first? Theres a story I told in the TED Talk: I met a gentleman who grew up near the Crown Royal Bag house. He thought the purple house meant Prince was coming. Even after I told him about my art, he said, You wait and see. Prince might show up and perform right here. Suddenly, he had hope for that vacant lot, in a way that maybe he didnt before. To me, that was success.
J.K.: It was brilliant.
A.W.: At first, I wasnt as familiar with your work, but when I started to look into it, I was like, How could I have missed all of this? These are the exact same things Im thinking and talking about. Im excited about how we translate these thoughts across mediums theater, performance, music, architecture, sculpture, writing.
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For me, Hanukkah has been a symbol of freedom. This year, Im thinking about anti-Semitism. | Opinion – The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Every winter, my grandmother Rose would devote significant time to polishing her beautiful silver menorah. The task was tedious, requiring a great deal of elbow grease, yet she worked diligently with love and reverence.
As I watched, she told stories about the menorah and her childhood in Schedrin, a shtetl in Minsk, Belarus. She shared tidbits from her life, her large family, her fathers wisdom, her mothers kindness, and the sacrifices they made in sending her to America when she was 14 years old, hoping to give her a better life. Most of Roses stories had a common message: Life in America is full of endless possibilities because there is freedom.
For Grandma Rose, the menorah was a symbol of freedom to practice ones religion without fear of a pogrom. When we lit the candles, we not only remembered the brave Maccabees and how they fought off their oppressors but also took time to appreciate the issues that are vital to democracy and freedom. In America, we could put the menorah in the window for everyone to see. As children, we watched the candles melt and marveled each day in the light that another candle would produce. On Monday, the last day of Hanukkah, all nine candles would be burning brightly.
Yet today, many American Jews are deciding to hide their history and beliefs out of fear, according to the American Jewish Committees The State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report.
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Four out of 10 American Jews (39%) have made at least one change to their behavior over the past 12 months, such as not posting content online that would enable others to identify them as Jewish or reveal their views on Jewish issues (25%). Another 22% said they had avoided wearing or displaying things that might enable others to identify them as Jewish, and 17% have avoided certain places, events, or situations due to fear of anti-Semitism.
These fears arent unfounded: One in four American Jews (24%) says they have been the target of anti-Semitism over the past 12 months, such as through in-person remarks (17%), social media or online (12%), or physical attacks (3%).
American Jews remain concerned about anti-Semitism, but the general public doesnt view it with as much gravity: 90% of American Jews said anti-Semitism is either somewhat of a problem or a very serious problem, compared with only 60% of the general public.
We are at a critical moment in history. Anti-Semitism is becoming normalized within mainstream society. Ignorance, apathy, and hate all contribute to the spread of anti-Semitism and have found fertile ground amid a global health crisis, rising economic uncertainty, growing political divides, declining American leadership abroad, and a massive shift in how people engage online.
Freedom needs to be defended against both the old and new bigotries that would extinguish its light. May the Hanukkah lights inspire everyone to commit to pursuing the end to violence for religious differences, the end of abuses of religious freedom, and the end to all forms of hatred. Lets think about how we can safeguard our values as rising hate and extremism threaten our democratic and pluralistic way of life.
May the Hanukkah lights inspire everyone to commit to pursuing the end to violence for religious differences, the end of abuses of religious freedom, and the end to all forms of hatred.
My grandmother loved the Statue of Liberty. She remembers seeing it when her ship passed through New York Harbor on her journey to America. A young Jewish girl, Emma Lazarus, wrote the words inscribed on the statue, Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
One of the essential components of Hanukkah is publicizing the miracle of the small bit of oil burning for eight days, and the triumph of the few against the many. As we bless the Hanukkah candles, may we help bring light into the world and dispel the darkness that hate seeks to highlight.
Marcia Bronstein is the director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey.
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Freedom Forum finds new home at The Wharf – WTOP
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The nonprofit Freedom Forum which closed its Newseum in D.C. in 2019 has signed a lease for a permanent new home at The Wharf in Southwest D.C.
The nonprofit Freedom Forum which closed its Newseum in D.C. in 2019 and moved operations to a temporary home in D.C.s Americas Square has signed a lease for a permanent new home at The Wharf in Southwest D.C.
The Freedom Forum has signed a lease for 25,000 square feet on the third floor of a new waterfront office building at 610 Water St. SW. It will join news publication The Atlantic, which signed a lease for the majority of the building in 2020.
The Freedom Forum lease means the building is now fully leased nearly one year before it is completed.
The Newseum was home to the Freedom Forum from 2008 to 2019. It sold the building for more than $300 million in 2020 to Johns Hopkins University, which is currently converting the building for educational use. The Freedom Forum closed the Newseum after several years of unsustainable costs.
The Freedom Forums new headquarters will have office space and educational and conference center areas, as well as public spaces for discussions about First Amendment topics with digital media production technology.
The dynamic combination of flexible work and community spaces offer a variety of opportunities, both virtual and in person, to further our First Amendment mission, said Jan Neuharth, chair and CEO of the Freedom Forum.
610 Water Street, part of Phase 2 of The Wharf development, was designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Its rotated glass structure appears to float above its concrete base. The five-story building was designed to look like a jewel box. It includes a 10,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, one of the largest office building terraces in D.C.
The Freedom Forum was founded in 1991 by USA Today newspaper founder Al Neuharth, with a mission to promote First Amendment freedoms.
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The world culture war – Washington Examiner
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The United States is fighting a worldwide war over freedom, and we are losing. This is not a struggle against a specific foe, like the war America just lost to the Taliban in Afghanistan or our victory over communism in the 1990s. Rather, it is a struggle in many countries over the very idea of a free society. America represents that ideal, and nearly all countries today pay lip service to it. But in fact, support for it is surprisingly weak.
According to Freedom House, the share of all nations that are democratic rose steadily from the 1970s, and especially after the defeat of communism, to almost half. But since the early 2000s, it has fallen. Freedom also requires a market economy in which interventions by the government are limited. But according to the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, even limited economic freedom is now found in barely 60% of countries, and far more in the West than in the non-West.
Obviously, despite its recent victories, freedom is not sweeping all before it. The fundamental reason is the insecurity involved. When a society opens up, some individuals or groups may lose income or influence, even if others gain.
Most think democracy and capitalism have made us free and rich, so they arouse no general opposition. In Western Europe, support for free institutions also runs deep. Western governments do provide some social benefits to cushion citizens against economic losses, but politics and economics remain fundamentally open and competitive.
But in most non-Western countries, democracy exists more in form than substance. Autocrats have found ways to limit rights so that they stay in power even while holding elections. And fear of the market is often intense. Well-connected firms are often shielded from competitors by corruption or monopoly, while rules or subsidies protect the public against scarcities at great cost to overall wealth.
U.S. policymakers typically treat freedom as a universal value, so they oppose these curbs. But they ignore vast differences in the background. In the West, history has confirmed the value of freedom. Revolutions in Britain, France, and America created far freer and more democratic societies than before. Communist or fascist countries failed to compete. Even anti-racists who criticize America admit that there has been progress. The pressure for change has largely been bottom-up, with less-favored groups typically forcing regimes to expand access to influence and opportunity.
The non-West, however, has mostly had a different history. Long-standing elites have seldom been challenged. There hasnt been the same up-from-the-bottom pressure for change. Revolutions from below have been rare. Governments are less responsive to the people, even if they hold elections. Attempts to liberate markets have often proven divisive. The masses primarily seek stability rather than opportunity. If change occurs, elites have typically led it, and often in response to Western pressure.
Different histories ultimately reflect different cultures. Western countries take to freedom relatively easily because they have individualist societies in which people value the opportunities that freedom brings and tolerate its insecurities. Most people also support meritocracy, the idea that getting ahead should favor individuals who have the most ability, rather than just social connections. In the non-West, however, cultures have been much more cautious and passive. People react mostly to outside pressures rather than seeking personal goals. Competition is often unpopular. Freedom is seen less as an opportunity than a threat. The dominant goal is not progress but security.
Some non-Western countries have an individualist elite that seeks freedom and has often studied in the West. But most leaders and the bulk of the society remain attached to a much less free, more traditional way of life, and they typically prevail. In no poor country has the confident, individualist way of life penetrated nearly as deeply as it has in Europe or its offshoots, above all America.
Whereas Western commentators generally applaud freedom, some recent thinkers question it. Pankaj Mishra says that with freedom, only an elite gets rich while everyone else is insecure. Sebastian Junger defends the appeal of the tribes that existed in Native America before Europeans took over. These authors would return to a traditional society that gave everyone a secure place even if, to Western eyes, it is oppressive and unjust. The appeal of radical Islam in many poorer countries is precisely that it imposes order and resists any generalized liberation.
Historians say that the Wests bold and assertive culture is the main reason it has dominated the world in recent centuries, even though it comprises only about 15% of humanity. After World War II, Western statesmen set up new institutions to promote freer world trade. As tariffs and other restrictions fell, trade boomed and produced higher wealth worldwide. Trade has been a great victory for market economics.
But the globalized economy has not, as many imagine, meant any overall triumph for freedom. Even if poorer countries have accepted more open trade, many still resist any general opening up of their domestic politics or economies. Even when the U.S. or outside agencies offer aid for development, local elites seek to control it lest it threaten their positions. Western economists who advise these agencies are baffled by this resistance. They assume that an urge for wealth is universal, but the risks involved are simply too much for most societies.
It will be easier for the U.S. to defeat radical Islam than to challenge this deeper, broader resistance to freedom. To force greater opening on unwilling countries would likely cause internal turmoil and further waves of immigration to the West. The West must respect cultural difference while applying only modest pressure for change. Hard experience teaches that the will to build democracy or the market must be homegrown or it will fail.
Lawrence M.Meadis professor of politics at New York University and the author ofBurdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power. He hosts the Poverty and Culture podcast.
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Reproductive freedom: ‘I am afraid if Roe v. Wade is overturned, more pregnant people will die’ – Los Angeles Times
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This week, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization. The case centers around a Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The law was blocked by lower courts that ruled it violated the rights enshrined by the Supreme Courts ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973, as well as in 1992s Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Now, there are concerns those landmark cases are in danger of being overturned, with serious consequences for reproductive rights.
If the court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade, there will be 22 states that will act quickly to ban abortion in those states, said Jon Dunn, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood, Orange and San Bernardino County. What that will mean is that woman who have been able to get abortion services in those states will have to go else where to get a safe and legal abortion.
There are also concerns that possible bans could pose a greater health risk to those seeking care in such states.
Dr. Janet Jacobson is the medical director and senior vice president of clinical services at Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties.
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As an abortion provider, if Roe v. Wade falls, I am extremely worried about the health of women and pregnant people in states that will lose access to abortion, said Dr. Janet Jacobson, Planned Parenthood, Orange and San Bernardino Countys medical director and vice president of clinical services.
Jacobson said she expects that states like Texas, where abortion is restricted and maternal mortality rates are high, will only see an increase in deaths.
I am afraid if Roe v. Wade is overturned, more pregnant people will die because they cannot access abortion care, said Jacobson.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey enshrined the right to abortions nationwide, and the Planned Parenthood organization said it will continue to work to protect reproductive rights.
Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is committed to ensuring that any woman, regardless of what state she lives in has access to the abortion services that she needs, said Dunn.
Dunn also said he is confident in Californias policys on reproductive freedom.
If Roe v. Wade is over turned, abortion will remain safe and legal in California, said Dunn, California is a reproductive freedom state so woman will be able to come to from other states to California to get a safe and legal abortion.
In addition to the continued offering of services, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties also has plans for an intimate gathering of supporters on Jan. 22 in both San Bernardino and Orange County to raise awareness on the importance of reproductive rights, as well as a larger in-person Bans Off Abortion rally in the spring, closer to when the Supreme Court might issue a ruling.
It is shocking that as we enter 2022, we are still fighting the same fight for reproductive freedom in the United States, Dunn said. And it is appalling that despite the fact that the majority of Americans support the right to abortion that the folks in our legislature and in our courts are not willing to take the steps necessary to ensure their access to that care.
TimesOC reached out for comment from the Orange County branch of Pro-Life Future, an organization against abortion, but did not receive a reply by press deadline.
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Search for Lady Ghost and the freedom only she can provide – The National
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IN The Good Luck Girls, Charlotte Davis embraces a genre rarely picked up on for YA fiction a western that breaks free from the stereotypical adventures of men getting into gun fights. This story instead, is one led by young black women, with justice and earned vengeance at the heart of any violence they become involved in.
Daviss writing is refreshing and exciting at every turn, with immersive world building leaving you wanting more. Now is the perfect time to pick up The Good Luck Girls as the sequel The Sisters Of Reckoning just came out in October.
While the heavier themes of sexual assault, addiction and references to rape and suicide may be upsetting for some readers, these mentions are done with care and purpose to the story. Anything related to such topics is handled in a way that I would hope any aspiring YA author would take note of for more than anything this story is filled with hope, and that is what stays with you after reading.
The fictional country of Arketta where the events of the book take place is harshly divided by class, with those less fortunate in their parentage known as dustbloods and living under terrible conditions. It is due to this that another option arises, when these families have daughters they can be sold to welcome houses, to be kept in clothes, food and more comfortable conditions, but of course for this there is a price.
From their arrival to when they are 15, those living there are known as daybreak girls and perform chores around the house theyve been sent to for their keep, however on the night of their 16th birthday their role changes to serving as sundown girls auctioned off for their first night to one of the male customers, known as brags.
The story begins on Clementines 16th birthday, and therefore her first night away from the comfortable oblivion of day to day chores her so called lucky night where she will be chosen by her first brag. The advice of her concerned elder sister Aster who is more used to getting through life as a sundown girl is to distract herself by singing a song. But when Clementine accidentally kills her brag, the only option is to face the consequences or run from a life that has always seemed inescapable.
With the help of another three from the house they get out ut their problems dont end there. Upon arrival at the welcome houses, children are marked by magical tattoos, favours, that mark them forever as what they are with seemingly no way to be hidden or removed. It is Violet, the favourite of the mistress of their house, who has been allowed the most information of the outside and shares with them what she knows.
Lady Ghost, the woman of folk tales rumoured to be able to remove favours is, it turns out, real, and all that is required for their freedom is to find her.
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Time Freedom Is the Ultimate Goal Of Success – Entrepreneur
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Most people spend their whole lives chasing their dreams, but in some cases, you find yourself pursuing something you may not be able to name just yet. According to Robert Del Grande and Jonas Muthoni, everyone craves time freedom in their life, even unknowingly. However, it isn't easy to achieve it with the current work setup. As a result, people spend their lives working to achieve that freedom, only to keep missing it.
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(L-R) Robert Del Grande and Jonas Muthoni
Time is the greatest equalizer in existence. Everyone gets the same amount of hours in a day. As explained by Grande and Muthoni, the ultimate goal of success is to have complete control over that time. That means getting to dictate what you do with every second of your day without worrying about finances.
The promise of time freedom at the end of it all is what keeps many people focused on their pursuit of success. Everyone wants to succeed so they can slow down on work and enjoy their time. However, with the grim 9-to-5 schedule, this dream can seem impossible.
The millennial generation has stepped into the world stage, ready to stake their claim, and they want it all. Grande and Muthoni say millennials have shone a light on the possibility of time and financial freedom. This has also been made possible by the ongoing digital transformation. The Internet makes it possible for people to work from anywhere in the world, giving them more control over their daylight hours.
Time freedom doesnt mean you no longer work, says Grande. All it means is that you have a lot more control. For instance, you get to work when you are productive, and no one requires you to clock in for a set amount of hours every day. Muthoni says that the rebellion kickstarted by millennials has opened peoples eyes to the need to break free.
Life is about more than just working all day to make money; make more of yours, says Grande. Muthoni echoes this, explaining that it is time to give up the rat race and chase the freedom to live a full and inspired life.
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Libertarians will expand local election efforts – Greenfield Daily Reporter
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GREENFIELD A small number of Libertarians in Hancock County are making plans to ramp up the Libertarian Partys local presence, with the objective of winning races or at least increasing the profile of the third-party alternative.
The Hancock County Libertarian Party recently held a meeting to elect officers, and Luke Lomax became its new chairman. Lomax also serves as the 6th District representative on the Libertarian Partys state committee, and he said theres an opportunity in Republican-dominated Hancock County for Libertarians to make inroads.
Were very much looking forward to the opportunity to present a third option on that ballot, or a second option, Lomax said.
Two Libertarian candidates plan to run in upcoming elections Nathan Luke for Hancock County Council in 2022, and Larry Silver for mayor of Greenfield in 2023. Lomax said there will also be Libertarians on the ballot in 2022 running for attorney general of Indiana and for the U.S. Senate.
Weve kind of been working to revive the party on the local and state level, Lomax said.
Theyre hoping to capitalize on the performance of the party in Indianas 2020 election for governor, when Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater won 11.4% of the vote. Thats well above what its presidential candidate, Jo Jorgenson, scored on either the state or national level. Many Rainwater voters, including some in Hancock County, said they cast their votes in protest of Gov. Eric Holcombs COVID-19 policies, such as lockdowns and mask mandates, which they felt were overly restrictive.
Lomax said the Hancock County Libertarian Party currently has about 18 active members, but he doesnt think the small size will prevent the party from continuing to grow or from helping its candidates mount campaigns.
Theres some county affiliates out there that are doing some really great stuff with half of the people that weve got, he said.
In general, Libertarians favor a smaller role for government, lower taxes and less regulation. Spending is a major concern for Larry Silver, the first candidate to declare that hell be running for mayor when Chuck Fewell retires in 2023.
Luke, who operates a pinball machine company and lives in Greenfield, is waiting for the process of county council redistricting to be completed before he formally declares which seat he will be running for, Lomax said. Districts 2 and 3, currently held by Republicans Mary Noe and Jim Shelby, will be up for a vote.
As Silver campaigns for the mayoral position, he said he hopes to emphasize that Greenfields tax rates for citizens could be lower if the city spent less.
Im going to keep highlighting the fact that the citys wasting too much money, Silver said.
Silver criticized the city government for maintaining a $1.5 million rainy day fund, intended to fulfill unexpected financial needs. If there is money left over from an annual budget, he said, the city should return the balance to the citizens.
Government truly is a nonprofit, so there shouldnt be any surplus at the end of the year, he said.
He also said the city spends too much money on parks, and on its mayor. If Silver were in the mayors office, he said, he would cut the offices salary from around $89,000 to about $55,000, and eliminate the offices travel budget.
Silver said the largest part of his campaign will involve talking to citizens by going from door to door and appearing at public events. He said hes optimistic that the Libertarian Party, and his bid for the mayors office, will find support in Greenfield.
We have a lot of volunteers on board, and we have quite a bit of support from the state party, Silver said.
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Why Libertarians Should Prioritize The Bitcoin Strategy Above All Others – Bitcoin Magazine
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Libertarians should prioritize the Bitcoin strategy above all others.
Libertarians generally believe in the non-aggression principle (NAP), meaning that it is wrong to initiate aggression against someone elses person or justly-acquired private property. What does Bitcoin have to do with the non-aggression principle? The chief violator of the NAP principle is the state. And the chief reason the state is so large and so powerful is that it has access to cheap debt. Bitcoin fixes this.
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If you have been forced into some form of lockdown, restriction, travel-ban, mask-wearing, jab-taking compliance over the last two years of Hysteria-19, it is obvious that states around the world have become extremely powerful.
As Robert Higgs outlined in his classic Crisis And Leviathan, the state expands dramatically during crises, but it doesnt necessarily give all the freedoms back after the crises. Weve notably seen this ratchet effect with 9/11 and the Patriot Act, which forever changed travel and various other freedoms that we used to have.
But what use is the desire for a state to expand its remit and reach, without the funding for such an endeavor? In a more honest system, the state and its politicians would have to explicitly tax the population, which is not so popular. The modern day fiat fractional reserve system enables cheap debt funding of bureaucracy and governmental enforcement of the papers please mindset.
What do you think would happen if Bitcoins number go up technology kept operating and fiat money kept devaluing? Government bureaucrats and thugs would experience reduction in their purchasing power, and it would effectively act as a right sizing of government.
Fine, but even still, its mostly true to say that you want a smaller-sized state than what we have today. Starving the beast is the only way to enforce some accountability here. Governments and complicit media have grown too large, too powerful, too influential and they have made the population weak and scared over time.
Even if you dont believe that Rothbardian anarcho-capitalism is The Way, most libertarians would be happier if the state was smaller. So, why not push for adoption of the technology that will do precisely this?
Trying to win at the ballot box has not been a fruitful strategy for most libertarians worldwide. The population simply does not understand the issues of socialism and statism, and they will gladly vote for more government-sponsored redistribution if the cost artificially appears to be low enough.
How many times have you genuinely seen libertarian directions being pursued politically and winning as a political strategy? Other than the Ron Paul U.S. presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012, I have barely seen it. And, being fair, those campaigns were not a win politically, they were more of a win in supporting and engaging new ranks of libertarians into the movement.
Even if we could somehow convince the world or the U.S. government to adopt a gold standard, theres not really anything stopping them from claiming its an emergency and that we need to drop the gold standard and temporarily close the gold window. In this way, Bitcoin provides stronger assurances about our money than gold ever could.
When you run a Bitcoin node, it checks all of the rules of the system and it is a more decentralized form of validation and enforcement of the rules. Were less reliant on government and big banks or big gold vaults to defend the integrity of the system. Think of it like: Bitcoin is less corruptible than fiat money or the gold standard.
Titus Gebel outlined the idea of free private cities on my show (SLP161). Imagine an opt-in city where you pay a subscription fee upfront with the rules set upfront as well. The state or public services in this instance would be far smaller than the current governments of the world, and there would be more competitive pressure between Bitcoin citadels or free private cities to ensure inhabitants are getting a good deal.
Alternatively, there are efforts in the direction of seasteading. Others like agorism-style strategies, and in this case, Bitcoin can obviously play a role in being able to support the private entrepreneur.
There might even be something to the idea of a Bitcoin and libertarian policies advocacy. But it doesnt work without Bitcoin as an important part of the mix.
Without Bitcoins monetization continuing apace, there will be little incentive for politicians and political parties to support liberty-friendly policies. But in a world where Bitcoin is rapidly rising, and job opportunities are present in the industry, politicians like Texas Governor Greg Abbott will come out in support of the idea that Texas should be a competitive state for Bitcoin.
Stack sats and build alternatives to statism. This means that you should set up your automated sat-stacking plan, whether thats with Swan Bitcoin or whoever else.
Or, if automated sat stacking isnt your thing, you can earn bitcoin by selling your goods and services for sats, or you can mine it too. Buying non-KYC coins is another way to do it, too, either by meeting people at Bitcoin events, meetups, conferences or using platforms like Bisq or Hodl Hodl.
The point is to enact regular and steady accumulation of bitcoin, and HODL as much of it as you can to restrict the supply. In doing so, you are speeding the process of hyperbitcoinization: the monetization of Bitcoin, the non-state, free market money.
When you dont like the current options, you have to go build something that makes it better. This is what Satoshi did. Bitcoiners follow this example, and if youre a libertarian, you should too.
This is a guest post by Stephan Livera. Opinions expressed are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.
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