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** THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022
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A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
– Alexander Tytler, Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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February 10, 2022
Obtuseness on Iran ([link removed])
An op-ed in the Washington Post this week shows how obtuse some people can be when it comes to Iran. The article was written by a man named Barry Rosen, who is a former U.S. diplomat who was taken hostage in Iran during the Iranian revolution in 1979 and held in captivity for 444 days. Rosen recounts that during his captivity, ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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The Future of Freedom Foundation
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by Andrew P. Napolitano
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by Matthew Guariglia
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GOVERNMENT
Why Everyone Should ‘Doubt the Information’ from Joe Biden’s Government ([link removed])
by James Bovard
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Reparations for the Business Victims of Lockdowns ([link removed])
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
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by Ron Jacobs
Counterpunch
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