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“The Colored Bard of North Carolina,” Part Four
Horton was a clear example of black Americans’ “nation within a nation,” contributing to wider American life while retaining unique experience.
Justice, prosperity, responsibility, tolerance, cooperation, and peace.
Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They're called libertarians.
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Moncure Conway’s Fall from Grace
How was the abolitionist Moncure Conway widely criticized by other American abolitionists for his peace proposal that would end the Civil War?
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Neither Gods Nor Masters: 19th Century American Women of Freethought, Part 1
For many women, resisting oppression meant turning a critical eye toward religious authorities.
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Understanding Statistics
Many economists use statistics to help us understand how markets operate. Without assuming any prior mathematical knowledge, Antony Davies introduces some of the measures and methods used by economists in their work.
Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University and Mercatus Affiliated Senior Scholar at George Mason University.