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Anthony Trollope

No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
Anthony Trollope, The Bertrams (1859), Ch. 27.

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Pension Declension
SharingThe ugliest truth about California’s newest, gimmick-ridden budget, is that …
A Private Party
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Methinks the Mayor
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Christmas in California?
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What the Media Misses
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The Hill as Hallucinogen
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Lost Justice, Long Island
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Abolish. Or Set in Stone
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Who’s the Boss?
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Mass Corruption
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Term Limits Apply to Socialists,Too
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Empowering Abuse of Power
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Getting to Know You
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My Privilege Isn’t White
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Dr. Biden, B.S.
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Socialism Is Anti-Democracy
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Snowden Won?
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Robert A. Heinlein on Political Labels
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Herbert Spencer: Fools and Folly
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Protesting the Nazis in Munich, in 1943
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What one man cannot morally do…
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