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<\/a>\n<\/a>Essays<\/h1>\n\n- The Journey is the Destination<\/li>\n
- Our Common Genealogical History<\/li>\n
- How to Self-Publish<\/li>\n
- Free Will<\/li>\n
- An Immodest Proposal<\/li>\n
- The Inevitability of Socialism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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