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To Photograph is to Learn How to Live | Ulrich Baer

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Art, Wonder, and Oscar Wilde | Joseph Pearce

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Keju: The Ancient Test of China’s Strength | Yasheng Huang

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Run like a Philosopher | Sabrina Little

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The Genius of Michelangelo | William Wallace

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Race, Sports, and Revolutionaries: Black Quarterbacks in the NFL | John Eisenberg

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What is Culture? | Marcus Collins

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War, Douglas MacArthur, Israel, Hawaii & Investing | James Ellman

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Slavery, Freedom, & The Unsung Heroes Of The Underground Railroad | Scott Shane

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John Muir, Yosemite, & The Fight To Protect America’s Crown Jewel | Dean King

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Manliness, Modernity, Business, and Beauty | Logan Wright

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Road Trips, Twizzlers, The Civil War & College Football | John Banks

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Camping, Architecture, Nature, And The Hidden History Of S’mores | Martin Hogue

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Blues Guitar, Communist China, SRV, and The Allman Brothers Band | Alan Paul

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Rockets, Race Cars, Cameras, and Extreme Weather | Scott Schilke

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Exposing The MYTH of The Free Market | Naomi Oreskes

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Jackie Kennedy: America’s Most Alluring Lady | J. Randy Taraborrelli

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Raw Milk, Metaphysics, and Marxism: Nourishing the Mind and Body | Sally Fallon

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Become a LION! Courageous, Carnivorous, and FREE | Dr. Robert Kiltz

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Quarks, the Cosmos, Carmina Burana, and the Big Bang | Dan Levitt

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Bulls, Booze, and Broken Bones: A Cowboy’s Story | Barry Brown

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Peter Freuchen, Arctic Exploration, Cartoons, Country Music, and Whiskey | Reid Mitenbuler

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Dominate Each Decade: How To Stay Fit In Every Stage Of Life | James Flood

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5 Things To Do Outside The Gym To Optimize Your Time Inside The Gym | James Flood

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Movies and Madness, Through a Psychiatrist’s Eyes | James Charney

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Welcome to Finneran's Wake!

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This Book Has Had the BIGGEST Impact On Me (So Far This Year!)

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Escaping the Secret Police, Studying Ancient Greece, and Defending Human Rights | Svetlana Slapšak

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Nietzsche, Shakespeare, Aristotle, And The Soul Of American Politics | Glenn Ellmers

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How to Outsmart Your Brain, Procrastinate Less, Read More, and LEARN More! | Dan Willingham

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Canada’s FUNNIEST Young Comedian! | Neema Naz

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The Tension Between LIBERTY & SLAVERY At America's Founding | Edward Larson

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Open the FLOOD Gates! James Flood’s Bio, Inspiration(s), and Diet | James Flood

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Achieve RADICAL Physical Transformation! | Marty Gallagher

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Become an ART EXPERT in just 12-Hours! | Noah Charney

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How Elite Ivy League Schools POISON Everything | Evan Mandery

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South Carolina, Secession, and the CIVIL WAR | Eric Lager

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Life Lessons From The Internet's SLEEP Guru! | Jason Stephenson

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Nikki Haley Announces Presidential Bid; Fetterman Hospitalization; Train Derailment in Ohio | Our Thought Bubble

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China’s “Trial Balloon” Drifts Across the Country. Does Our Government Even Care?

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Videos of Paul Pelosi's Beating and Tyre Nichols' Killing Released

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Did Steven Crowder BETRAY Conservatives?

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Hey (Doctor) Jill!--Did Hunter Remember to Close the GARAGE door?

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How to think, journal, and live like a STOIC | Brittany Polat

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Warnock’s victory, the “Twitter Files”, and Trump’s (Unconstitutional) Proposal | Our Thought Bubble Ep. 3

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Has America Gone Race Crazy? | Charles Love

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Donald Trump’s Announcement and Our Response | Patio Politics - Ep. #2

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Bottom’s Up! A Tipsy History of Politics, Alcohol, and Prohibition | Mark Schrad

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Reaction to the 2022 Midterm Elections, A Focus on Florida, and the Damage Done by Donald Trump | Patio Politics - Ep. #1

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Lessons from a Lawyer turned Yoga Master | Ignacio Zuleta

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The Death of Boring History | The Pop Historian

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Is Libertarianism Alive in Florida? | Hector Roos

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Discovering the Truth About America's Past | Carrie Gibson

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A Cuban Immigrant Answers: Is America Worth It? | Ernesto Crespo

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What President Biden (And All Of Us) Can Learn From Lincoln

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Is Government Necessary?

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Up From Liberalism by William F. Buckley Jr. | Book Review

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Concise Recap Ep. 9 - Al Qaeda Emir Killed; Pelosi Visits Taiwan; Kansas Abortion Proposition Fails; Inflation Reduction Act Passes

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Thomas Jefferson and Joe Biden - A Contrast Of Two Presidents at 79

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Concise Recap: Ep. 8 - We've Entered a Recession; Army Recruitment Misses Its Mark

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Dismantling "White Supremacy Mythology" | Jill Nagle

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Concise Recap - Ep. 7: Unrest in Akron; A Mass Shooting Carried Out in Highland Park (and Averted in Richmond); Boris Johnson Steps Down, While Shinzo Abe is Shot down

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Why We Should Celebrate the SECOND of July!

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Concise Recap - Ep. 6: 53 Migrants Die in a Semi Truck in Texas; January 6th Committee Welcomes a New Witness; Religious Freedom Prevails Again

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Concise Recap | Ep. 5 - Uvalde Shooting Update; The Supreme Court Sluice Gates Open, Decisions Pour Out; Biden Falls off His Bike, As the Economy Falls of a Cliff | News

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Graduating high school in Moscow as the Soviet Union collapsed; Arriving in America; De-propagandizing herself; Reflecting on the conflict in Ukraine today | My interview with Olga, Part II

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Graduating high school in Moscow as the Soviet Union collapsed; Arriving in America; De-propagandizing herself; Reflecting on the conflict in Ukraine today | My interview with Olga, Part-I

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Major Works | Christopher Marlowe | An Honest Book Review

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The Truth and Beauty | Andrew Klavan | An Honest Book Review

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Concise Recap | Ep. 4 - A California Man Threatens to Kill Kavanaugh; January 6th Goes Prime Time; Gun Legislation Moves Through the House | News

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Red Handed | Peter Schweizer | An Honest Book Review

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Concise Recap | Ep. 3 - Tulsa Shooting Leaves 4 Dead; The "Depp-Heard" Dénouement; The Commencement of Pride Month; BONUS item | News

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White Fragility | Robin DiAngelo | An Honest Book Review

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How To Be an Anti-Racist | Ibram X. Kendi | An Honest Book Review

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Ticklish Topics | Ep. 2 - The Two Strongest Arguments AGAINST Abortion, Part II

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Concise Recap | Ep. 2 - Uvalde, Texas Elementary School Massacre; Political Responses to the Aforementioned; Biden's Commitment To Defend Taiwan | News

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Concise Recap | Ep. 1 - Buffalo Shooting, Stock Market Suffers, Disinformation Governance Board Suspended | News

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Ticklish Topics | Ep. 1 - The Three Strongest Arguments FOR Abortion, Part I

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Twitter Has Tweeted, Whose Board Has Now Spoken; Musk Owns The Site, And All The World's Broken! | A Political Poem

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The Predictable, Inglorious Implosion of CNN+ | A Political Poem

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Our New Justice Supreme, Ms Ketanji Brown-Jackson (A Jurist, Not A Biologist) | A Political Poem

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Two Saviors In Two Weeks: The Return Of Christ And Obama | A Political Poem

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I Wish I Might, I Wish I May, Never Again In This State Say, "Gay" | A Political Poem

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Full of Faux Sincerity, Lacking (all) Intelligibility, Kamala Harris Can't Speak | A Political Poem

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Of We Go!--To WWIII, Led By Joe Biden's Inarticulacy | A Political Poem

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The Five Greatest Christmas Poems You MUST Read!

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Virgil, The Pagan Poet Who Predicted The Birth of Christ

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Having Difficulty Understanding Aristotle? Here's His ENTIRE Philosophy, Simplified

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The "Poetess" from Lesbos | Sappho

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The History Of The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides | A Reading

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The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius | A Reading

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Correspondence With The Emperor Trajan by Pliny The Younger | A Reading

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On War by Carl Von Clausewitz | A Reading

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon | A Reading

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Discourses On Davila by John Adams | A Reading

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Paradise Lost by John Milton | A Reading

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The Golden Bough by James George Frazer | A Reading

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Endymion by John Keats | A Reading

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The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | A Reading

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky | A Reading