Donald Trump is at the center of politics in the US and applying symbols of great historical value provokes much controversy.

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We are cutting back on virtually everything.” ...

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But we would all be better off if Adam Smith had skipped the bit about “the invisible hand.” He meant little, if anything, by it—he used the term only once in the entire two volumes of The Wealth of ...

Kennedy believed in service, diplomacy, and the strength of alliances, urging Americans to contribute to the world rather ...

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