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Thursday June 20, 2013
Today in 1864, the Union army in the American Civil War hanged a black deserter outside Petersburg, Va., for in the delicate words of the army dispatch 'an attempt to outrage the person of a young lady' at the New-Kent Court-house.

The freedom that will be used by only one man in a million may be more important to society and more beneficial to the majority than any freedom that we all use. — Friedrich Hayek


Topic: ‘Government Shutdown’

1. Government Shutdown Theater

C4SS.org | If “essential” services were shut down, perhaps more people would re-evaluate just how essential those services are — or at least whether or not political government is the best institution to trust with their operation and maintenance.... - [More]

Posted: February 27, 2011 in Articles