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** THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021
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Truth is commoner than articles of furniture. It cries out in the streets and does not turn its back on us when we turn our backs on it. Ideas emerge from facts; they also emerge from conversations, chance occurrences, theaters, visits, strolls, the most ordinary books. Everything holds treasures, because everything is in everything, and a few laws of life and of nature govern all the rest.
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** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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December 16, 2021
The Debt Ceiling and Inflation ([link removed])
Not surprisingly, both houses of Congress approved another increase in the debt ceiling and have sent the bill to President Biden, who will most assuredly sign it. The bill raises the debt ceiling to $31.5 trillion. This debt ceiling is expected to last through the upcoming mid-term elections so that incumbent elected officials don't have to deal with it in their campaigns for ...
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Democracy versus Freedom ([link removed])
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National Review
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The Assange Case Explained Simply ([link removed])
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Assange’s Future After the High Court Ruling ([link removed])
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The U.S. Military Budget as a Mushroom Cloud ([link removed])
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