Why You Should Listen
Because America’s favorite myth—the self-made frontier hero—still drives our politics, blinds our gratitude, and poisons our idea of freedom. This essay pulls the curtain back on that proud illusion, revealing how dependence built the very independence we worship. It’s for anyone who’s ever wondered why we cheer for the cowboy while drinking government water and driving federal roads. If you’ve felt that strange loneliness of doing everything “on your own,” this piece will remind you that true freedom has never meant standing alone, it’s meant standing together.

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