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Albert Gallatin, America's Swiss Founding Father →

September 6, 2024

Despite issuing nearly $15 million in bonds for the Louisiana Purchase, he still managed to slash the national debt by half in little more than a decade.

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Casimir Pulaski, Hero of Both Poland and America →

September 4, 2024

The "Father of the American Cavalry," Pulaski should be remembered for all time.

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Two Poles Every American Should Know →

August 21, 2024

What they did for America left a deep impression on me and began a lifelong appreciation for Poland and things Polish.

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The Full Interview with John Papola, posted 8/15/24 →

August 16, 2024

A video interview you will want to share with your socialist friends.

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A New Book From "The Man" Down Under →

August 13, 2024

Having known Ron Manners now for almost half of his life and for more than half of my own, I can honestly say he’s a model of perseverance.

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Poverty, Government, and More -- An Interview (8/6/24) on SBTV →

August 6, 2024

Big Government + Bad People = Tyranny and Poverty

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The Man Who Ended the Tyranny of Sparta →

July 28, 2024

This man was a warrior-philosopher, a revolutionary, an ascetic, a statesman and diplomat, a liberator, and a military genius.

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The "Jesus Was a Socialist" Heresy →

July 25, 2024

When Jesus was asked to redistribute wealth, he responded, "Who made me a judge or divider over you?" Recorded in May 2024 for John Papola's "Dad Saves America" podcast.

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A Terrible Idaho Injustice from 40 Years Ago →

July 23, 2024

Unless you think children belong to the State, this real-life tragedy should terrify you.

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Promoting Liberty in Africa →

July 20, 2024

“Africa is poor,” economist George Ayittey wrote, “because she is not free.” The world’s second largest and second most populous continent, he noted, “has more dictators per capita than any other.”

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As Far North As It Gets →

July 15, 2024

Al Gore makes big bucks for peddling gloom-and-doom scare talk and never issues refunds when his forecasts flop.

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Wake Up, America! →

July 11, 2024

With John Papola for his Dad Saves America podcast.

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A 15-minute Interview in Lublin, Poland, April 2024 →

July 10, 2024

I recorded this brief interview while in Lublin, Poland in April 2024 to speak for my good friend Prof. Luke Jasinski at Maria Sklodowska University. Turn your volume up.

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The Good That Carter Did →

July 8, 2024

The very fact that he went to Washington but came back to Plains, Georgia, speaks strongly in his favor.

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Sixteen Things Individuals Can Do To Help Bring America Together →

June 19, 2024

People of goodwill and character can shape the future for the better. It’s never too soon or too late to start.

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The Jews of Montana →

June 19, 2024

Jewish Montanans thrived in mining, merchandising, railroads, hotels, livestock, medicine, meat packing, jewelry and candy making, and even local politics.

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Is Moldova Next? →

June 12, 2024

Whether you support U.S. aid to Ukraine or not, do not delude yourself into thinking that Moscow will stop if it takes Kyiv.

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The Free State of Bottleneck--Gone But Not Forgotten →

June 4, 2024

Maybe someday there will be a country called “The Department of Motor Vehicles.”

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Another Side of FDR →

May 21, 2024

He zigged and zagged from one Rube Goldberg policy contraption to the next. His elitist brain trusters covered for his failures and cooked up new schemes, in what Flynn called “the dance of the crackpots.”

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A Small Town with a Famous Name →

May 21, 2024

Thomas Hart Benton and Andrew Jackson would be horrified at today’s Federal Reserve, which has victimized the country with almost non-stop monetary mischief since its birth in 1913.

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Democrats Promise That If Elected, Every Voter Will Give Them $5,000
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Democrats Promise That If Elected, Every Voter Will Give Them $5,000
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Nothing motivates Democrats more than promising to take away people's hard-earned money — Babylon Bee.

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Rob from the Rich 100% and You Still Won’t be Able to Pay the Bills
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Rob from the Rich 100% and You Still Won’t be Able to Pay the Bills
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Sell the yachts. Sell the stocks. Sell the businesses. Empty the bank accounts.

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Schools Abandoned Teaching Perseverance and Personal Responsibility
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Schools Abandoned Teaching Perseverance and Personal Responsibility
September 7, 2026

Education should prepare students for reality, not shelter them from it. A damning indictment of the schools.

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Recent Quotes

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Reed on Socialist Thinking
September 2, 2026
Reed on Socialist Thinking
September 2, 2026

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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September 2, 2026
Murphy on America
February 11, 2025
Murphy on America
February 11, 2025

“The true meaning of America, you ask? It’s in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman’s badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper. ... In all these things, and many more, you’ll find America. In all these things, you’ll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me” — Actor, poet, and the most decorated American of World War II, Audie Murphy.

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February 11, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 1, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 1, 2025

“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.”

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Rich and Poor: When Questions Answer Other Questions
September 27, 2026
Rich and Poor: When Questions Answer Other Questions
September 27, 2026

People who hate the rich often speak as though there’s an evil-doing rich person under every bed.

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Change Your Name? To What?
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Change Your Name? To What?
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One of the coolest names I’ve ever heard would be high on my list of candidates if I ever had to find a new one.

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September 21, 2026
A Forgotten Document
September 19, 2026
A Forgotten Document
September 19, 2026

Roger Sherman was the only person to sign all of the Four Great State Papers of the United States.

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September 19, 2026