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“The historical record of political movements that sought to expand freedom for the oppressed by eliminating it for their enemies is dismal.” — Jonathan Chait, “How the language police are perverting liberalism.”
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Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed reading about Ted Morello and seeing pictures of his career. Now we can see where the Squawk’s talent comes from.
( sent from Germany, where no one has asked me where I’m from yet. So I haven’t had a chance to say “Canada! Donald Who?”)
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Great history. Thanks for sharing.
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Remarkable. And lovely. Thanks for this.
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Very nice to read.
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