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Death by “Fairness”: The Hidden Tax on Personal Responsibility

An illusion of infinite choice greets you at the grocery store. Forty types of olive oil, dozens of laundry detergents, and a dizzying array of salad dressings could occupy a shopper for an hour. Yet, beneath this superficial variety, a fundamental type of choice quietly vanishes: the choice to balance risk against cost. We often blame inflation on the "visible hand" of government policy. The state pumps more money into the market than the economy can handle. However, a hidde

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The Desert and the Buffet: Why We Need the Kinison Fix for Trade

Years ago, comedian Sam Kinison famously shouted at a documentary crew filming a segment on famine: "You live in a desert! Nothing grows here! Nothing is ever going to grow here! You see this? This is sand! Know what it’s gonna be in a hundred years? It’s gonna be sand! MOVE TO WHERE THE FOOD IS!" His advice, delivered with signature intensity, captured a fundamental economic truth. We see this play out in the mid-2020s as the nation navigates the consequences of the "Trump

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The RepDem Trap and the Fight for a Real Republic

Every election cycle, the same question arrives with predictable urgency. My wife asks it with a mix of frustration and genuine curiosity: "Why do you throw your vote away?" She watches me mark the box for a Libertarian candidate—someone with zero chance of occupying the Oval Office—and sees a wasted opportunity to influence the immediate lesser of two evils. To her, a vote is a tactical wager. To me, it is a moral declaration. I understand her perspective. In a binary system

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What Students Should Know About Credit Before Signing Their First Lease

Image Credit A first lease is often treated as a simple housing decision, yet a credit review is usually attached to it. For many students, that step is underestimated until an application is denied, a larger deposit is requested, or a guarantor is required. Credit isn’t just a banking topic. It’s often used by landlords to measure payment risk, reliability, and financial stability. Before any lease is signed, a basic understanding of credit should be developed. That knowledg

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The RepDem Trap and the Fight for a Real Republic

Voting Journey

Jeff Hulett

Apr 47 min read

The RepDem Duopoly: How a Collusive Oligopoly is Cannibalizing the American Economy

Since the inauguration of the second Trump administration in 2025, the American business community has found itself in an uncharacteristic state of alarm. The common grievances echo through the halls of the Chamber of Commerce and across the factory floors of the Midwest: a sharp "Trump Slump" in international tourism fueled by new visa hurdles and negative sentimant; chronic labor shortages in agriculture and construction due to aggressive deportation mandates; a supply chai

Voting Journey

Jeff Hulett

Mar 226 min read

America's Mega Forces - Making the most in a time of change

In recent years, the United States has seen a significant intensification of immigration enforcement. According to data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). There are a couple mega forces uniquely playing out in the United States. What are they and how do we adapt?

Public Policy

Jeff Hulett

Jan 2718 min read

The Blue Pill Trap: The Simple Step to Escape the Matrix of Endless Partisan War

Are you trapped in the RepDem Matrix? This is a place where you feel emotionally drained by political theater, experiencing intense feelings about budget shutdowns, government layoffs, or your "most hated politician." While exhausting, you feel strangely compelled to reengage the anger, even as it exhausts you. What if you are being played? The 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix was an amazing, once-in-a-generation movie. It offered an incredibly original dystopian future sto

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Jeff Hulett

Oct 30, 20255 min read