LearnLiberty | How do you like being told what to do? If someone tells you to do something you find enjoyable or fulfilling, you may not mind. What if you are told to do something contrary to what you would choose for yourself? What if the government was the one telling you to do it? Adam Smith, the philosopher and father of economics, talks about a "man of system," a central planner who believes he can orchestrate the lives of others, like chess pieces that can be moved at will.

How do we know when we have arrived at a conclusion that is true, that is valid? How do we know if a question is even answerable? By what methodology do we go step by step to be sure we arrive at a correct answer?

aotmr.com | Throughout the course of history people have fought against tyranny and authority of various forms only to be thrown back into subjugation when someone else came along to claim what we call “power”. There have been countless battles to overthrow these established powers, but none of them resulting in freedom for humanity in the long term, because all of these struggles were playing out on the wrong battlefield.

LarkenRose | One cannot change reality by changing the words you use to describe reality.

LarkenRose | Ever wanted to rob your fellow man? Learn the different methods you can use... and learn who is using them on YOU right now.

LukeBessey | The differences between voluntaryism and statism.

"Anybody can be a guard. It's harder to be on guard against the impulse to be sadistic, cause it's a quiet rage." The quiet Sunday morning of August 14, 1971, was broken by the wail of sirens as the Palo Alto, California police swept through town arresting nine people. The suspects were handcuffed, read their rights and subjected to the degradation of the booking process after being transported to the Stanford County Prison (SCP). So began the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), one of the most important psychology experiments in this country's history.

LearnLiberty | People at the time knew that it was wrong, that it was illegal, and that it was unconstitutional, but they did it anyway. Historian Amy Sturgis explains why the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to "Indian Territory" (modern-day Oklahoma) was wrong on both moral and legal grounds. How can the Trail of Tears provide lessons to us today? We can't look aside and ignore the Trail of Tears as an example of something that was just part of the mid-19th century mindset. It is a story about how a group that had power gained at the expense of a minority unable to defend itself. The Trail of Tears set precedents we can only hope to avoid repeating.

44Connected | Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? Would not conscience dictate that you question?

44Connected | John Taylor Gatto (born December 15, 1935) is a retired American school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education. He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling, of the perceived divide between the teen years and adulthood, and of what he characterizes as the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education professions.