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And this is all I have to say about that

If you want to understand today, you have to search history. American author, educator and Nobel Prize laureate, Pearl S. Buck, was born on this day in 1892 (died 1973) I’ve spent a lot of time this week talking about South Carolina, about flags, about statues. It’s Friday and whilst you’re reading this I’ll be in …

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I wanna be free…

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. Indian-American author and critic George Orwell was born on this day in 1903. (died 1950) On this day in 1788, Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution. There’s been a lot of talk about freedom this week. …

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