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Our Sheltered And Blinkered Elite Are Prone To Misleading Groupthink.

January 7, 2020

We forget that knowledge can be found at all ages, and in all places. And ethics has nothing to do with degrees or pedigrees.

Today’s Technology Enables Entrepreneurs To Reach So Many More People With Their Brilliant Innovations. That’s Why There Are Billionaires.

January 6, 2020

A communications revolution that minted mere billionaires made it possible for computer owners to purchase goods and services on Amazon from around the world. This led to arguably the world first centibillionaire in Bezos.

The Tools For Defending Ourselves In The Surveillance Economy Are Beginning To Emerge, Albeit Slowly.

January 5, 2020

When we're sick, we go to a doctor. To keep our computers safe, we install anti-virus software. We rely on professionals to help out with lots of complex aspects of modern life: Why not have professionals help with data, too? Call them your privacy co-pilot.

Cognitive Bias: Why Being Smart Is No Protection Against Dumb Ideas.

January 4, 2020

We have an implicit [but wrong] assumption that intelligence and rationality go together—or else why would we be so surprised when smart people do foolish things?

Corporatism Is An Economic And Social Scourge. Entrepreneurs Are Our Defense.

January 3, 2020

Corporations become big because they serve the needs of consumers and customers well. It’s what they do after they become big that causes economic problems. It’s the attitude and behavior of big corporations that constitute the problem, not their size per se.

There’s No Such Thing As The People Or The Will Of The People.

January 2, 2020

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem can be summarized well-enough: he proved that a collection of people has no “will” in the way that we understand each individual person to have a will.

Seven Hundred Forty Five Years of Poetic Justice Warriors in Review – A Brief Look at 2019

January 1, 2020

Because the Manifesto features twelve behaviors and philosophical principles, twelve individuals have been selected who are exponents for the value system that drives their heightened sense of reality

She Dropped the Bombshell of Spread Spectrum Technology for Wireless Communication – Hedwig Kiesler

December 31, 2019

Kiesler's secret communication system allowed multiple signals to share the same spectrum without interference. Thanks to deregulation and the resulting invention of the microchip, it is now fundamental to cell phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the new sharing economy of companies like Uber, Airbnb, and thousands of media outlets.

A Newly Independent Britain Should Follow The Singapore Model To Become Rich.

December 30, 2019

Singapore's history shows that anticapitalist hostilities are by no means insurmountable. Singapore’s adherence to a liberal business model reflects the instinctive realization that a small island cannot afford the luxury of self-sufficiency.

The 2% Inflation That Central Banks Target Is Simply A Wealth Redistribution Scam.

December 29, 2019

Asset price inflation destroys the purchasing power of money in the same way that price inflation of consumer goods does. If stock prices rise from, say, $100 to $200, the purchasing power of the money unit would drop by 50 percent. The owner of the stock becomes richer, while the holder of dollars become poorer.

What Young People Want From Politicians Are Proposals To Drive The Private Economy, Not Schemes For More Government Spending.

December 28, 2019

The promise of more public spending is no longer an animating political philosophy for most people. It’s just there, a dull humming noise. Britain proved that. America, while it watches the Pelosi impeachment revels, may follow.

A Walmart In The Neighborhood Does More For Affordable Food Distribution Than Food Baskets From Charity.

December 27, 2019

The proposition "doing good while doing well" refers to the process by which entrepreneurs earn their wealth. It’s the benefit the community realizes as this wealth is accrued. To paraphrase Adam Smith, people enjoy the benefits of meat, beer, and bread as a result of their respective producers’ efforts to earn a profit.

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The Center for Individualism exists to revive individualism in America. We seek to be a catalyst for cultural change and a hub for all who aspire to live a self-reliant life. We produce content, curate resources, provide services, and facilitate relationships that empower people to achieve their personal and economic ambitions. Our purpose is to support individuals in building a better life for themselves – and in so doing, to build a better society for all.

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Raushan Gross: Socialism Cannot Work, Not Even in an AI-Driven Economy

The Right to Repair: Shouldn’t Americans Have the Right to Fix Their Own Stuff?