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		<title>Defend The State, Defend Socialism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I will argue here, so long as the state can collect funds by force to pay for national defense and crime prevention, it can collect funds by force to pay for anything, and so long as the state can legitimately enforce it's monopoly of the defense and justice services, so too can it enforce a monopoly of any service.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/defend-the-state-defend-socialism/</link>
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		<title>Why America Should Apologize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[History makes at least one thing absolutely clear: regardless of the stated purposes and proffered justifications, the United States of America has been the cause and source of untold death, destruction, and damage.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-america-should-apologize/</link>
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		<title>The Arrogance of America’s Aristocracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That may seem obvious to many of my readers, but an entrenched system of incumbency has made it near impossible for the foggy-minded masses to separate the person from the position.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-arrogance-of-america%e2%80%99s-aristocracy/</link>
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		<title>Its Major Flaw, Notwithstanding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In holding it up as the ideal, divinely sanctioned, standard of public government, Latter-day Saint Constitutionalists fail to recognize it's major, real world, foundational flaw.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/its-major-flaw-notwithstanding/</link>
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		<title>An Invitation From Mark Skousen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm writing to invite you to join me in "the greatest libertarian show on earth" -- FreedomFest -- set for July 7-11 at Bally's Events Center in Las Vegas.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/an-invitation-from-mark-skousen/</link>
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		<title>The Optimal Size of a Nation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Experience shows that a very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed; since all cities which have a reputation for good government have a limit of population. We may argue on grounds of reason, and the same result will follow: for law is order, and good law is good order; but a very great multitude cannot be orderly.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-optimal-size-of-a-nation/</link>
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		<title>Constitution, Conscience, Constituency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Their proper prioritization—most importantly, placing the Constitution before one’s own political desires—would solve a large number of problems in Congress and restore a decent amount of respect in the way our representatives conduct their business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/constitution-conscience-constituency/</link>
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		<title>The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 21</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong Local Self-government is the Keystone to Preserving Human Freedom]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-28-principles-of-liberty-principle-21/</link>
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		<title>Secret Window Combinations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes secret combinations aren't so well hidden.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/secret-window-combinations/</link>
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		<title>On Amendments and Constitutional Purity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not hypocritical to express support for the Constitution while suggesting ways it can be modified to be better.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/on-amendments-and-constitutional-purity/</link>
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		<title>A Warning From Our Past</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reflecting upon recent events, Latter-day Saints would be well advised to recall another time, in the early days of the church, when political opposition caused us great harm.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/a-warning-from-our-past/</link>
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		<title>Liberal or Conservative? Joseph Smith&#8217;s 1844 Presidential Platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Would Joseph be a Republican if he lived today? A study of his views offers a surprising view.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/liberal-or-conservative-joseph-smiths-1844-presidential-platform/</link>
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		<title>Re-Thinking the Pledge of Allegiance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the united States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, Independent States under God, unified for the protection of life, liberty, justice and of private property for all.” ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/re-thinking-the-pledge-of-allegiance/</link>
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		<title>The Misplaced Ire of Citizens United</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All of this political involvement by for-profit corporations is merely a symptom of what is the underlying disease: corporatism.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-misplaced-ire-of-citizens-united/</link>
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		<title>Why Businessmen Are More Honest Than&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Notwithstanding regular reports of dishonest businessmen in the daily news, businessmen deserve more respect for their honesty than they receive.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/why-businessmen-are-more-honest-than/</link>
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		<title>Saints in a New World Order</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What would happen to the global Church in the world in a time when America's political hegemony may no longer exist. What happens to the Church in a new world order? To do that, let's consider a few scriptural vignettes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/saints-in-a-new-world-order/</link>
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		<title>The Giant Counterfeiter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Jose State economics professor Jeffrey Rogers Hummel tells all his students that the easiest way to understand the Federal Reserve is to think of it as a giant, legalized counterfeiter.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-giant-counterfeiter/</link>
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		<title>Addition to the Pledge of ALLEGIANCE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Considering that liberty and justice always come at a price and that we will all be asked to pay that price, to make that sacrifice over the coming months and years, this addition becomes completely proper.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/addition-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/</link>
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		<title>The Political Party Conundrum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How can you identify the good guys from the bad in the upcoming election?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ldsfreemen.com/the-political-party-conundrum/</link>
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		<title>Partisans And The Saints: Choosing A Side Or Choosing The Right?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Prophet Joseph Smith cautioned latter-day saints to avoid undue political partisanship because it didn't amount to much more than giving one side or another the rope with which to hang us.]]></description>
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