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And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or think anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring this uniformity up to the highest possible point. A school is a hopper into which children are heaved while they are still young and tender; therein they are pressed into certain standard shapes and covered from head to heels with official rubber-stamps.
— H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: Sixth Series [1927]
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August 11, 2020
Why Immunity for the CIA? ([link removed])
Amidst the controversy over the doctrine of qualified immunity for cops, no one is talking about the full immunity accorded to the Central Intelligence Agency, an agency within the national-security establishment that wields omnipotent power....
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America’s Unholy Crusade Against China ([link removed])
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How The U.S. Used Mass Murder To Beat Communism ([link removed])
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