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** MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
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It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense.…They are themselves always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in society. Let them look well after their own expense, and they may safely trust private people with theirs.
– Adam Smith,
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [1776]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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May 4, 2020
It Ain't Freedom ([link removed])
Imagine life in 1850 America. Even though many people support slavery, there are a some people who are deeply concerned about it and opposed to it. They know that slavery is morally wrong and that the plight of the slaves is horrible. So, a group of people get together and begin advocating for slavery reform. Their aim? To get legislation ...
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The Future of Freedom Foundation
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The Federal Reserve: More Lethal than Coronavirus ([link removed])
by Ron Paul
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What Happened to the Land of the Free? ([link removed])
by David S. D’Amato
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Reason
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by John Tamny
Real Clear Markets
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50 Years Of Unhinged, Televised Presidential Warmongering ([link removed])
by James Bovard
Libertarian Institute
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by Andrew J. Bacevich
American Conservative
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The US Military’s Plans to Cement Its Network of African Bases ([link removed])
by Nick Turse
Mail & Guardian
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Kent State and the War That Never Ended ([link removed])
by Jill Lepore
New Yorker
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Using the COVID-19 Pandemic to Justify a Gun Ban ([link removed])
by John R. Lott, Jr.
Washington Times
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