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There’s (Cradle to) Grave Waste in Democrats’ $3.5 ...
There’s (Cradle to) Grave Waste in Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan
John C. Goodman | Sep. 21, 2021
Epitaph for the ‘War on Terror’
Epitaph for the ‘War on Terror’: Avenging 9/11 and preventing its recurrence was justification for putting enormous effort and money into unrelated or even counterproductive activities the ruling class sold to us as antiterrorism.
Angelo M. Codevilla | Sep. 17, 2021
Health Care Components of the $3.5 Trillion (Or, Is It $5.5 ...
Health Care Components of the $3.5 Trillion
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John C. Goodman, Linda Gorman | Sep. 15, 2021
Recall the California Ideology
Recall the California Ideology: A careening Golden State is heading for a colossal train wreck. Voters will have to pick between the incompetent engineer or the private passenger rushing into the cab to get the engine back on track.
Victor Davis Hanson | Sep. 9, 2021
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Taxation in Utopia: Required Sacrifice and the General Welfare
By Donald Morris
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Taxation in Utopia: Required Sacrifice and the General Welfare
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The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement ...
John F. Cogan
Reviewed By Lee A. Craig
The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
John F. Cogan
Reviewed By Lee A. Craig
Corporate Welfare: Crony Capitalism That Enriches the Rich
By James T. Bennett
Reviewed By Nicholaus D. Sorrentino
Corporate Welfare: Crony Capitalism That Enriches the Rich
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Health Care Components of the $3.5 Trillion (Or, Is It $5.5 Trillion?) Spending Plan
Health Care Components of the $3.5 Trillion (Or, Is It $5.5 Trillion?) Spending Plan
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The Progressive Era and the Family
The Progressive Era and the Family
By Murray N. Rothbard
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June 16, 2016
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Nov. 5, 2015
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July 15, 2015
Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Apr. 30, 2015
Are Liberals at Fault for the Breakup of the Family?
Mar. 27, 2015
Mary L.G. Theroux | Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Mar. 26, 2015
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Feb. 23, 2015
