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Keep Your Word, George
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Politicians Not Voters
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The Law of Unintended Trump Support
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Townhall: Don’t Interrupt the Democrats
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Protests and Propaganda
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Where the Beef Is
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Re-Packaging Nonsense as Wisdom
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On May 4, 1796, American historian William H. Prescott was born. Prescott’s History of the Conquest of Mexico and his Conquest of Peru remain classic works of well-researched, “scientific history.” Prescott, Arizona, was named in his honor.

The May Fourth Movement began on May 4, in 1919: Student demonstrations took place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

In 1961 on May 4, the “Freedom Riders” began a bus trip through the South.

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An Important Distinction
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Why government is (almost) never the solution. . .
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More of the More
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