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The true cost of Aid
Good intentions cannot justify ignorance or overlook harmful outcomes.

Sam Wilks
Mar 6, 20255 min read


Breaking the Cycle: How to Counteract the Cloward-Piven Strategy and Restore Economic Freedom
The choice is clear. Embrace the politics of dependence and decline or fight for the principles of freedom and self-reliance.

Sam Wilks
Mar 5, 20255 min read


Can Crime Mapping Technology Make Cities Safer?
Crime mapping relies on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to track and analyse criminal activity.

Sam Wilks
Mar 4, 20255 min read


The Road to Serfdom: Cloward-Piven’s Role in Modern Policy Disasters
The NT government’s creation of an unelected "uber" bureaucrat is a textbook case of centralizing power under the guise of efficiency.

Sam Wilks
Mar 2, 20256 min read


How Welfare Dependency Can Contribute to Crime
f the goal is to reduce crime, then the first step is to dismantle the welfare structures that enable it.

Sam Wilks
Feb 27, 20255 min read


The Cloward-Piven Strategy and the Death of Middle-Class Prosperity
This is the Road to Serfdom Friedrich Hayek describes.

Sam Wilks
Feb 26, 20254 min read


How Strict Gun Laws Impact Crime Rates
If the goal is truly to reduce violent crime, then the conversation needs to shift away from restriction and toward empowerment.

Sam Wilks
Feb 25, 20255 min read


Should the Death Penalty Be Used as a Deterrent?
History also reveals that governments, when granted absolute authority, abuse it every single time.

Sam Wilks
Feb 24, 20256 min read


Does School Discipline Prevent or Promote Crime?
The most effective way to support innovation and improvement is through competition and reward.

Sam Wilks
Feb 22, 20256 min read


Mandatory Sentencing: Does It Deter Criminal Behaviour?
The effectiveness of mandatory sentencing depends on what one hopes to achieve.

Sam Wilks
Feb 21, 20256 min read


How Proper Lighting in Public Spaces Deters Attacks
The impact of street lighting on crime reduction has been well-documented in various jurisdictions.

Sam Wilks
Feb 20, 20254 min read


The Hidden Hand: How Bureaucrats and Politicians Use Cloward-Piven to Maintain Power
People tend to be far more polite when the consequence of bad behaviour is far more permanent.

Sam Wilks
Feb 19, 20255 min read


USAID and the Destruction Caused by Good Intentions!
Aid distribution also introduces a political dimension that can be highly destabilising.

Sam Wilks
Feb 17, 20255 min read


From Crisis to Control: How the Cloward-Piven Strategy Undermines Free Societies
It is no coincidence that many of these NGOs are backed by individuals who profit from economic destabilization and social chaos.

Sam Wilks
Feb 16, 20255 min read


Does Access to Free Education Reduce Crime Rates?
Access to education is not a guaranteed pathway to lower crime rates.

Sam Wilks
Feb 15, 20255 min read


The Relationship Between Housing Policy and Crime Rates
Crime is not an inevitability, it is a consequence of poor incentives, weak enforcement, and misplaced priorities.

Sam Wilks
Feb 14, 20256 min read


The Role of Predictive Policing in Crime Reduction
Criminals thrive in environments where information is siloed.

Sam Wilks
Feb 13, 20255 min read


From Welfare to Warfare: How the Cloward-Piven Strategy Fosters Civil Unrest – Tools of war
The transformation from welfare to warfare is not a natural phenomenon, it is a tool of control.

Sam Wilks
Feb 12, 20255 min read


Australia's Blueprint for Economic Collapse: The Cloward-Piven Strategy
A nation’s prosperity hinges on its citizens’ ability to create, innovate, and contribute.

Sam Wilks
Feb 9, 20258 min read


The Cloward-Piven Playbook: How Activists Overwhelm the System for Power
For too long, the productive members of society have subsidised their own subjugation.

Sam Wilks
Feb 5, 202511 min read
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