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	<title>Rise of Reason &#187; Donald Shum</title>
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	<description>The freedom to reason.  The reason for freedom.</description>
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		<title>Who did the Robber Barons rob?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.P. Arendt</dc:creator>
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		It sounds like such an ugly term, “Robber Baron.”  The phrase brings to mind thoughts of abuse and theft.  But who and what exactly did these so called Robber Barons rob?
The most famous Robber Barons were John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.  Each of these men built up remarkable wealth – each would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Someone Call the SEC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald</dc:creator>
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		I&#8217;m sure by now pretty much everyone has heard of Madoff&#8217;s 50 billion dollar pyramid scheme. I&#8217;d hate to divulge deeper into this scandal as I&#8217;m sure the news has covered it quite extensively already. However, I&#8217;d like to cast light on another Ponzi/Pyramid scheme that has been in the making for over 70 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Follies of Federalism in the U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		Over the past century, there has been an unprecedented shift in power from the states to the federal government. The idea of 50 relatively autonomous states under the blanket of the federal government has completely been thrown out the window. Go to another state and you will see that there are tremendous differences in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selling us short</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		I&#8217;m sure most of you are aware of the fact that on Friday the SEC effectively banned short selling of about 799 financial stocks. But I&#8217;m not sure whether or not people are actually aware of the unintended consequences of doing so. Everyone sees the headline of &#8220;Dow soars&#8221; and &#8220;Nasdaq rebounds&#8221;, but through their [...]]]></description>
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