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William Harvey, “Dedication to Dr. Argent and Other Learned Physicians,” Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis (1628).

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A Voter Revolt
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A Right, Yet Wrong
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Ed Crane’s Beautiful Panacea
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Sir Surtax
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Taking the Initiative (and Referendum)
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United We Term-Limit
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Voters Need Not Apply
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Ever Again?
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Noble Traitors
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Slavery Is Not Free-Market Capitalism
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Leave Those Kids Alone
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Between the Devil and the Deep State, See?
“If it turns out that impeachment has no sting, has …

On February 18, 1943, Hans and Sophie Scholl, a brother and sister, were arrested at the University of Munich for secretly (or not so secretly) putting out leaflets calling on Germans to revolt against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.

In the previous year Hans had founded a group of students, who called themselves “The White Rose.” The group wrote and distributed six leaflets aimed at educated Germans. The leaflets made their way across Germany and to several other occupied countries. The Allies later dropped them all over the Third Reich.

9 Dangers of “Democratic Socialism”
First… some definitions: Socialism advocates the public ownership and control of business and …
Mega-state vs. Corporate Power
Building a mega-state to fight corporate power… …is like giving yourself AIDS …
Individualism & Collectivism
“Rugged individualism may seem frigid (it’s anything but), but the …
Independence Day
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Walter Bagehot
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