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Marxism “The Opium Of The Intellectuals”

quoting Thomas Sowellvia Troy Media
Friday, May 11, 2018
Karl Marx is buried in England, in the north London suburb of Highgate. I know that because I came across his grave in the summer of 1964. Topped by a large bronze bust on a marble pedestal, the tomb is hard to miss.
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Stuck In The Middle With Virtue

by Harvey C. Mansfieldvia The Weekly Standard
Friday, May 11, 2018

Here is a fine comparison of America’s founders with Aristotle on the value of a middle class.

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Cohen Vs. Mcfaul: Is Russia Or America To Blame For The New Cold War?

featuring Michael McFaulvia Meduza
Thursday, May 10, 2018

In a story for The New York Times Magazine published on May 8, Keith Gessen profiled the “Russia hands” who currently run the show in Washington.

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Marx’s Kapital Crimes

by Russell A. Bermanvia Politico
Saturday, May 5, 2018

Two hundred years after he was born, Karl Marx is still causing controversy. The donation of a statue by the People’s Republic of China to commemorate the anniversary of his birth Saturday in the small German city of Trier has rightly provoked strong opposition from those who recall the suffering that communist regimes inflicted on their populations.

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Michael McFaul: US And Russia: 'A Very Confrontational Moment'

interview with Michael McFaulvia CNN
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses the US relationship with Russia as well as his new book, From Cold War to Hot Peace.

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The Libertarian: Mueller’s Mistakes

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

How the Russia investigation careened out of control.

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Michael McFaul: U.S. And Russia: How It Came To This

interview with Michael McFaulvia WNYC
Monday, May 7, 2018

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul examines how the US/Russia relationship went from the thaw at the end of the Cold War to the current tensions over Syria, Ukraine, and interference in the 2016 elections.

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'Fox & Friends' Defends CIA Director Nominee

quoting Condoleezza Ricevia Independent Journal Review
Monday, May 7, 2018

“Fox & Friends” defended President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for CIA Director, Gina Haspel, on Monday morning, days before she is set to face a potentially contentious Senate confirmation hearing this week. 

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What If Hillary Clinton Had Won?

featuring Victor Davis Hansonvia Trumpet Daily Radio Show
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Former FBI director Jim Comey admits that in 2016 he was operating in a world where Hillary Clinton would become president of the United States. Other prominent officials of the Obama Department of Justice acted carelessly and, in many cases, lawlessly, because they figured Clinton would win the presidency

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Preserving A Great Scholar’s Legacy

by Tunku Varadarajan featuring Robert Conquestvia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, April 21, 2018

The widow of Robert Conquest talks about the life and work of the historian, including three books still forthcoming.

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