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Term Limits (refresh for more)

“Dorky” Doesn’t Define It
Sharing“Term limits,” said Daniel McCarthy, editor of The Modern Age, …
The Incumbency vs. Progressives
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Today’s Leaders
SharingWe have a new president. Many people put a lot …
Wise American Tradition
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The Demand for Term Limits
Lots of talk about term limits last week — in …

Today in Freedom

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.

Memes (refresh for more)

Government Flow Chart
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Statism
Statism is the veryparadoxical idea that peopleare inherently greedy andself-interested …
Indicting Incumbency
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Salman Rushdie on Free Speech
“The moment you limit free speech, it’s not free speech.” …
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Hugo Grotius

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