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16 Dec Frederick Douglass vs. the 1619 Project

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A new book explicates the escaped slave and renowned orator's argument that the Constitution is "a glorious liberty document" that justified ending slavery.Full text and links here: https://ift.tt/2WiKYZU------------------Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ReasonTVLike us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/PrnSKBFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonReason is the planet's leading...

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15 Dec Donald Boudreaux on The Ben Shapiro Show – Walter E. Williams

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Donald Boudreaux joins Ben Shapiro to reflect on the legacy of the late Walter E. Williams. Listen on SoundCloud.  Read the Full Article here: >Mercatus Center...

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15 Dec A New Magazine for Turbulent Times

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Editor David Masci introduces Discourse, a new online journal committed to diverse viewpoints, innovative thinking, and liberal values. Read more at Discourse.  Read the Full Article here: >Mercatus Center...

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15 Dec The Rescue From Madness

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In his memoirs, written in the 1940s but not published until after his death, the great economist Ludwig von Mises wrote, “I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline.” Most people contemplating the political and economic climate of 2020...

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15 Dec Opponents of Liberty Remain Misguided Sore Winners

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The 2020 presidential election has been the most divisive in many people’s living memory. Not only has there been the anger and fury over whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden should occupy the White House come January 20, 2021, there have been concerns and controversy...

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15 Dec Brilliant Essay on Covid Derangement Syndrome

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetFrom Ivor Cummins, I learned just this morning of this powerful and insightful essay, written back in September, by Manfred Horst. Please do read the whole thing carefully; here, as teasers, are some slices: Perhaps we should consider it a privilege to live one...

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14 Dec Tyranny During Its Reign Is Unrecognized by Its Victims

Posted at 13:18h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

How does tyranny arrive and survive? A juvenile answer is that devilish persons somehow seize the levers of power while the nation’s people are innocently going about their business. Wearing sinister smiles and twirling the tips of their moustaches in dastardly fashion, the tyrants unilaterally impose...

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14 Dec Tyranny During Its Reign Is Unrecognized by Its Victims

Posted at 13:06h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

– December 14, 2020 Reading Time: 4 minutes How does tyranny arrive and survive? A juvenile answer is that devilish persons somehow seize the levers of power while the nation’s people are innocently going about their business. Wearing sinister smiles and twirling the tips of their...

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13 Dec Costs Must Be Weighed Against Benefits: The Economics of Dealing with Pandemics

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One of the first lessons in an economics class is every action has a cost. That is in stark contrast to lessons in the political arena where politicians virtually ignore cost and talk about benefits and free stuff. If we look only at the benefits...

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13 Dec More 2020 Insanity

Posted at 21:02h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetBelow is a letter to WTOP radio. (Every cent that Karol and I spent to keep our son out of Fairfax County’s government schools by sending him to a private school was worth it.) Sir or Madam: With its teachers resisting the in-person reopening of...

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