Lawrence W. Reed

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Lincoln Steffens: The Muckraking Journalist Who Exposed Corruption in US Cities—but Was Seduced by Lenin’s Bloody Revolution

A century ago, the American journalist Lincoln Steffens visited the land of Lenin (the Soviet Union) and famously pronounced upon…

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Reviving the ‘Can-Do’ Spirit Is Key to Recovering from the COVID Years

“In life, your attitude determines your altitude,” a wise person once said. I agree. I’ve observed many people with bad…

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DeSantis Reminds Public Universities of Uncomfortable Truth About ‘He Who Pays the Piper’

“He who pays the piper calls the tune” is a familiar proverb. Wiktionary tells us it means that “The person…

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The Russian Mathematician Who Exposed the Cannibalistic Nature of Socialism

Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich is not exactly a household name, but the man richly deserves to be remembered, a century after…

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Winston Churchill’s Gold Standard Folly

Winston Churchill’s résumé was remarkable enough to earn him the title of Renaissance Man. Sandhurst-educated soldier, journalist, painter, historian, world…

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The Big Problem With the Traditional ‘Political Spectrum’ Children Are Taught in Schools

In classes on Government and Political Science, with few exceptions, students in both high school and college are taught that…

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Evil Is Rising, but Despair Is Not an Option

To many people, the world seems to make less and less sense with each passing day. Values we once cherished…

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Martha Raye: The Freedom-Loving ‘Big Mouth’ From Butte

At St. John’s Hospital in Butte, Montana, little Margy Reed (no relation) entered the world on August 27, 1916. The…

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How the UK’s 2004 Ban on Fox Hunting Led to a ‘Catastrophic Decline’ in the Fox Population

Every day the world over, good intentions cover up a multitude of sins. A visitor from another planet could hardly…

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A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Songs and Other Musical Musings

Franklin Roosevelt’s campaign song for his first presidential run in 1932 was the catchy number titled Happy Days are Here…

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