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04 Jul Why You Should Read “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” to Your Kids | Kerry McDonald

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As families and friends gather together throughout the US this week to celebrate liberty, we rightfully give a nod to Thomas Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence. Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, it proclaimed our independence from British rule,...

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02 Jul Voluntary Exchange

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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World traces a life journey that started with the gift of a single library card and culminated at the esteemed Hoover Institution. The story of one of our era’s most controversial authors on race, history,...

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02 Jul Voluntary Exchange

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The Last Kingdom on Netflix is now in its fourth season and remains a pretty popular offering. But the life of the people it depicts is, well, “nasty, brutish and short.” Clearly, a lot has changed in the 1,100-plus years between the...

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02 Jul Independence Day in the Midst of Dictatorship

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How many Americans will greet July 4th Day with gratitude that their governor is no longer compelling them to “shelter in place” or “stay at home” so they can celebrate their freedom? Most of the media is ignoring the fact that this Independence Day is...

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01 Jul Empathy for the Poor Is Not Enough

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Venezuela's infamous Hugo Chavez, the UK's Jeremy Corbyn, the US's Bernie Sanders all proclaim their unwavering pledge to help the "poor" by increasing government intervention to raise their living conditions and to fight the injustices of inequality and capitalism. According to their message, poor people are...

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30 Jun Ep. 1682 Cuomo and de Blasio Lockdown Regimes Smacked by Judge

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The Thomas More Society’s Christopher Ferrara just won a major victory over the governor of New York and the mayor of New York City with a ruling by Federal District Judge Gary L. Sharpe that strikes down limitations on religious gatherings that are more onerous...

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28 Jun I’m the 0.0001%: My Confession | Jim Kelly

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Income inequality in the US celebrated its 50th birthday last year. Having declined steadily after World War II, 1968 began a 50-year winning streak. Few are cheering, though, because concentrations of wealth are dangerous. People controlling huge amounts of money can use their buying power to...

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26 Jun The Emotigentsia

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s a letter to someone who “stumbled into” my “disturbing blog”: Ms. White: Thanks for your e-mail in response to my favorably quoting George Will’s observation that America’s intelligentsia “is so unintelligent.” You accuse me (and Mr. Will) of mistaking “disagreement for unintelligence.” You’re wise to...

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22 Jun The Meaning and the Mind of an American

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One of the continuing and burning issues in America today is determining how we view ourselves and how we view others, including in matters of race. Are we individual human beings who may or may not have by the accidents of birth particular racial and...

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22 Jun Some Links

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetIan Rowe writes beautifully, in today’s Wall Street Journal, about the arrogance and dangers of the ignorant racism that today parades as enlightenment. A slice: The narrative that white people “hold the power” conveys a wrongheaded notion of white superiority and creates an illusion...

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