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Freedom News Digest: October 29, 2022 Capital Punishment Places Too Much Trust In An Untrustworthy Institution

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Among the many bizarre and tragic consequences of Nixon’s price controls was the appalling specter of farmers drowning millions of baby chicks (or gassing them).
— Aadi Golchha, “Price Controls Should Remain on the Ash Heap of History” [2022]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
October 28, 2022

Should We Thank Russian Troops for Their Service?
After the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the American people were constantly exhorted to thank the troops for their service. The mantra spread throughout American society. Politicians used it in their campaigns. Church ministers emphasized it in their sermons. Airliners  used it when giving the troops early boarding privileges.  That raises an obvious question: Should we also thank the Russian …
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