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Do you need permission from the state for that?
The core principle is simple and old-fashioned: government should guard against force and fraud, not ration opportunity.
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Proof of Work, in Plain English
Bitcoin runs on a simple idea: if telling a lie is expensive and telling the truth is cheap, most people will tell the truth.
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Mississippi: Leader in Economic Development
Mississippi has chased “economic development” longer than most states. Since the 1930s, our main tactic has been to lure outside companies with tax…
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Hold My Keys
When bitcoiners say “hold your own keys,” we’re not being cute—we’re describing ownership in plain English.
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Mississippi Puts Real Money Into Schools. Now Let Parents Choose.
When I served in the Legislature, every time I spoke up for school choice I heard the same tired line: “If you support choice, you’re anti-school…
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What is a Bitcoin ETF?
Strip away the jargon and it’s simple: a Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) is Wall Street’s wrapper for owning bitcoin without touching the actual…
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Homeschooling: The Old Way That Still Works
Let’s start with a simple truth we’ve forgotten: parents educated their children long before the government built a building. For most of history, kids…
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Bitcoin’s 21 Million Limit: A Bulwark Against Monetary Madness
Central banks can conjure trillions with a keystroke. Think of it as monetary gold upgraded for the internet age. Gold proved that scarcity preserves…
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September 2025

Endowed by our Creator
In a Sept. 3, 2025 hearing, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said: “the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely…
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Can Bitcoin go to Zero
Here’s the blunt truth: could Bitcoin go to zero? Bitcoin is the exit ramp—a monetary standard that doesn’t care who’s in office or what promises get…
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How Bitcoin Started
Bitcoin didn’t fall from the sky.  In May 2010, a programmer bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC—a moment we still celebrate as “Bitcoin Pizza Day.”
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The Role and Responsibilities of a County Supervisor in Mississippi
County Supervisors in Mississippi carry one of the most important responsibilities in local government.
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