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** MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020
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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind. If either of these can be rendered sufficiently extensive in a country, the machinery of Government goes easily on. Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
– Thomas Paine, Rights of Man ([link removed]) [1791]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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March 16, 2020
Liberty versus "Security" from the Coronavirus ([link removed])
Crises and emergencies are the time-honored way that people end up losing their liberty at the hands of their own governments. That’s because people become so afraid that they are willing, even eager, to fall victim to the siren song that is always sung by government officials: “Just surrender your liberty to us and we will keep you safe, and as soon ...
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Look Inward Politicians, the Only Economic Insecurity Is Government ([link removed])
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Curbing Globalization Would Compound Coronavirus Damage ([link removed])
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Did Maryland Police Shoot And Kill A Sleeping Man? ([link removed])
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The Release of Chelsea Manning (audio) ([link removed])
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Militarism in a Time of Pandemic ([link removed])
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COVID-19 Is Not a Good Reason to Enact a Permanent Federal Paid-Leave Entitlement ([link removed])
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