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slavery to serfdom: the empire strikes black

There were some hairsplitting decisions in slavery such as between the general flow of human cargo and sub-categories such as the commercial transactions regarding eunuchs for example. But distinctions have to be drawn. The ancient world was in many respects … Continue reading

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innocently traipsing across the great divide

The creepiest aspects of normalcy are the one’s we don’t think about, that we take for granted, that slip under our radar and end up drawing them into our web complete with their structural cultural pattern, their mechanisms of reinforcement, … Continue reading

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spreading the spectrum

About doing more with your life than being stationary and looking dumb. “Any girl can be glamorous,” Lamarr  said. “All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” … Did she stand up and stand in for Hitler. … Continue reading

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