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Do the Occupiers even have a legitimate gripe?

Or, what They don’t want you to know about the “class war” and who usually wins it. As a matter of historical record, we are told to expect to see a history replete with examples of “the rich” exploiting “the … Continue reading

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The Wall Street that isn’t.

There has been a financial district in Lower Manhattan for over a century. Its most famous road, Wall Street, has become the metonym of business prosperity and of the Financial District itself. Wall Street and the surrounding area has been … Continue reading

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Who are the 99%? Which 99%? What is their income?

Occupy Wall Street. A minor leftist interest group which presumes to speak on behalf of 99% of Americans. Do they? Even if not, are their grievances well-founded? Are they even self-consistent? Is this really about anti-corporatism, or is that a … Continue reading

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