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Granville Hicks

A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

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Empowering Abuse of Power
SharingHave a yen to cling indefinitely to political power? You …
Where Reality Sells
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Real Change at the Ballot Box
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Evergreen State Blues
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Governments Against the People
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Among the Ungovernable
May 3, 2024
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Second Amendment Privacy Act
May 2, 2024
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They Don’t Get It
May 1, 2024
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Hypocrisy’s Cash Value
April 30, 2024
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Criminal Discrimination?
April 29, 2024
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Stop Phony Crony Pay Grab
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The Other Maine Thing
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Saving Term Limits
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The Natural State of Politicians
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Big Bucks to Promote Term Limits
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The Whys Behind the Whats
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Inclusivity Not Included
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Socialism’s Idealistic Youth
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America, the Debatable?
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The Last Straw
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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.

Tiananmen Square
“The same thing will happen in China that happened in …
Dear Bernie: Here’s How Rights Work. . .
A new “right” that violates other fundamental rights, can’t be …
Indicting Incumbency
How does that old, pithy anti-term limits slogan go, again? …
Alexander Cockburn, First Rule of Journalism
“The First Rule of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather …
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Deep down in our non-violent creed is the conviction there …