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The Disappearing Entrepreneur: The Case of Jim Thompson →

March 25, 2021

What if all entrepreneurs took a walk and disappeared?

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Lenin's NEP: When the Soviets Admitted Socialism Didn't Work →

March 22, 2021

Wouldn’t it make a lot more sense to simply avoid the socialist trap in the first place?

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Neta Snook and Amelia Earhart →

March 19, 2021

While Amelia Earhart certainly deserves to be remembered for her accomplishments, so does Neta Snook.

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Your Friendly Government is Debauching the Currency

March 18, 2021

Ultimately, the laws of economics cannot be repealed by any mortal, not even presumptuous politicians and planners in government.

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Luck or Miracle? Samoset and the Pilgrims →

March 16, 2021

The Plymouth colonists met what were perhaps the only two English-speaking Indians on the eastern seaboard.

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Mario Vargas Llosa at 85

March 11, 2021

Peru missed an opportunity for greatness when its voters narrowly failed to elect Mario Vargas Llosa their President in 1990.

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The Knives of the Cancel Culture are Out to Get Adam Smith →

March 9, 2021

Don’t let presentism sully a great man!

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Why Socialism Stinks--Frank Gaffney Interviews Me on His TV Show - 3/3/21 →

March 4, 2021

Socialism is a tragic joke. This is Part One of two parts. Part Two is here: https://tinyurl.com/9z3fxtbk.

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The Flushing Remonstrance for Lee Habeeb's "Our American Stories" (audio) →

March 4, 2021

The story (in audio) of the Flushing Remonstrance, a pivotal document and moment that established a precedent of religious liberty in what would eventually become the United States. Based on this article: https://fee.org/articles/the-flushing-remonstrance-the-religious-magna-carta-of-the-new-world/.

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Another Dumb Reason to Take Your Money

March 1, 2021

Politicians who bemoan low voter turnout shouldn’t be so critical of non-voters.

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Lessons from The Telegraph for the Biden Crew

February 26, 2021

Americans of the 1800s learned from the development of the telegraph that it was entrepreneurs in a free market, not government, that really promoted the “public interest.”

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Louis Armstrong's Great Music and Legacy →

February 24, 2021

When he died in 1971, fellow Jazz great Duke Ellington said of him, “He was born poor, died rich, and never hurt anyone along the way.”

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Wisdom From Three Great African Americans →

February 17, 2021

Marian Anderson, George Washington Carver, and Booker T. Washington possessed wisdom and character that deserves to resonate and inspire for many generations to come.

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Why is Socialism ANTI-SOCIAL? →

February 11, 2021

Now that we know what socialism is, why is it anti-social? Let me count the ways. Six, at least.

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Two Miraculous Surgeries of 1893 →

February 10, 2021

How would you like to have delicate surgery performed in your mouth while on a boat—in its saloon, no less?

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The Best President of My Lifetime →

February 6, 2021

Unlike many US presidents, Ronald Reagan understood there was no loftier achievement for any society than freedom.

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Remembering the Harlem Hellfighters →

February 4, 2021

No matter what you think about America entering World War I, and no matter what color your skin, you can celebrate the heroic Harlem Hellfighters. They were among the best.

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The Henry Ford of Shoes →

February 1, 2021

In September 1991, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 29-cent stamp in memory of Jan Ernst Matzeliger. It was an honor he richly deserved.

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Why Limited Government? →

January 31, 2021

Keep government small and keep your eye on it because it will grab whatever power it can get its hands on at your expense.

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Big Brother's COVID Failures →

January 26, 2021

A retired government school teacher in my town, at the start of the pandemic, declared capitalism to be unable to handle a crisis. Here’s my response.

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Socialists think there’s no such thing as a bad poor person or a good rich person. Among socialists, it seems there’s no such thing as a thinking person — Lawrence W. Reed.

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