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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Generally speaking, only simple conceptions can grip the mind of a nation. An idea that is clear and precise even though false will always have greater power in the world than an idea that is true but complex.
 
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America [1835]

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February 25, 2025
The Feds Destroyed Laredo's (and America's) Heritage of Open Borders
Every day, millions of Americans cross state borders without encountering border-control stations, where they would otherwise have to show some sort of identification and have their vehicles inspected for contraband or dangerous people. There is total, unrestricted, free movements of goods, services, and people across state borders. Most everyone likes this open-border system. Sure, it means that murderers, rapists, thieves, drug dealers, communists, ...
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