Source: Agorist Nexus
by Brandon Aragon

“Voting and making government more efficient only evolve tyranny to become more successful, giving false hope, making government easier to bear on the people, while tightening the chains. The Daughters of Liberty didn’t beg Parliament for lower taxes — they built parallel supply chains. Agorists do the same today: Monero instead of fiat, 3D-printed receivers instead of Form 4473s, mutual-aid networks instead of FEMA handouts, home churches and private schools instead of licensed 501(c)(3) compliance. Agorism is far from nihilism — it’s the proactive blueprint for a brighter future, harnessing innovations like cryptocurrencies for untaxed trade, 3D printing for self-reliant manufacturing, and sustainable agricultural techniques such as Walipini underground greenhouses to foster independence, (all year round greenhouses). Voting, on the other hand, veers closer to nihilism: people shrug, pick between two rotten options, and claim it’s the only path, all while surrendering to the system’s slow decay.” (12/04/25)

https://www.agoristnexus.com/the-veil-of-chains-awakening-liberty-through-the-greater-shadow/

Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter

“There’s this thing in politics where people scramble to find something ‘good’ to talk about for their side, no matter how bad reality happens to be. It’s like someone being blown up in a terrorist attack, but their pants were not stained or torn at all – whew! It’s a special kind of ‘missing the forest for the trees’ you can only find in politics and dysfunctional relationships. Under the banner of ‘Tennessee Election Result Is a Fire Alarm for Republicans’, the editors at Newsweek have declared the results of a special election in December of an off-year to be something Republicans need to set their hair on fire over. Why? Because the Republican only won by 9 points in a district that Donald Trump carried by 22.” (12/04/25)

https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/12/04/dont-believe-the-left-the-tennessee-election-was-a-big-gop-win-n2667318

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott

“For many people, ‘AI’ is something small that fits neatly in their pockets, confined to their 6.1″ phone screen, consigned to a little icon that lurks on their home screen or in a folder labeled ‘productivity.’ … But in Southeast Asia, ‘AI’ is something real, tangible, physical—and increasingly intrusive. The region has long been recognized as the most attractive place for global tech firms to invest when it comes to growing their AI capacities, with over $55 billion having been poured in by major tech companies already—a figure that is expected to double by 2028—and it’s easy to see why. Southeast Asia in general benefits from low energy costs, vast tracts of undeveloped land, and—crucially—readily accessible water.” (12/04/25)

https://fee.org/articles/ais-global-realignment/

Source: The Realist Review
by Martin Sieff

“After a month of effort, the picture is sadly and depressingly clear: The old, all too familiar broken equation remains jammed into place: There will be no peace deal on Ukraine, the remorseless virtual annihilation of the Ukrainian people will continue. US President Donald Trump and his top team genuinely want peace: But they have been blocked, pressured, brainwashed, love bombed and intimidated by the US Deep State and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and NATO into refusing to pay the price that Russia insists must be paid for a war that Moscow has already won. Thus, the long slow remorseless drift into the abyss of global thermonuclear war continues. Indeed, it is likely to accelerate.” (12/04/25)

https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-latest-ukraine-peace

Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Madsen Pirie

“Many people equate economics with the stock market, personal finance and business management. Whereas what economists actually study are incentives, choices, trade-offs, markets, institutions, and how scarce resources are allocated. Money is involved, but it’s only one piece. Non-economists tend to ignore trade-offs. They often assume we can have lower taxes and higher spending, or strict environmental rules and unchanged consumer costs. Many think we can have price controls and no shortages. Economists emphasize opportunity cost; everything has a cost, even if it isn’t a monetary one. Non-economists sometimes confuse individual behaviour with aggregate behaviour, reasoning from personal experience. They say things such as ‘I lost my job, so the economy must be worse,’ or ‘I’m spending more, so inflation must be rising.’ Economists focus on aggregate interactions, which often behave differently from individual components.” (12/04/25)

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/what-non-economists-often-misunderstand