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Ted Cruz Should Be Thanking John Roberts, Not Insulting Him

Rich Democrats Don’t Care About Income Inequality Any More Than Rich Republicans Do

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Moneybox

Free Parking Is Really Expensive

Mandates on parking spaces are strangling America’s cities.

History

The Case of the Piglet’s Paternity

The 1642 bestiality trial of New Haven colonist George Spencer reveals the horrifying growing pains of our modern justice system.

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