In this essay for Liberty Unbound, I reflect on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the illusion that the West has become freer since then.

The old wall was ugly and visible. The new walls are softer, bureaucratic, and often presented as services, protections, or care. My argument is that visible coercion at least preserves moral clarity; hidden coercion, wrapped in polite language, attacks both liberty and sanity.

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