John W. Whitehead

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Government Coverups and Censorship Are the Problem

11/02/2024 Power & Market John W. Whitehead

“What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the...

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