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An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains — The …

WebMarch 27, 2018. An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains. Clay S. Jenkinson. Thomas Jefferson is a biographer’s dream. He maintained five daily diaries including a letter log in which he …

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Jefferson, Beccaria, and Incarceration — The Thomas …

WebJefferson, Beccaria, and Incarceration. Clay S. Jenkinson. January 4, 2020. Thomas Jefferson wanted us to be the most enlightened nation on earth, then and forever, the …

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The Most Jeffersonian Thing in America — The Thomas …

WebMy life has been marked, my life has been made , by the existence of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and its 57 affiliated state and territorial humanities councils.

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#1332 Smallpox — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Web“Having been among the early converts, in this part of the globe, to [the smallpox vaccine's] efficiency, I took an early part in recommending it to my countrymen.” — Thomas …

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A Jeffersonian Among the Seed Chippers — The Thomas …

WebI had the most interesting experience recently. I was asked by a friend to portray Mr. Jefferson at a seed conference. More than 100 gathered on the Great Plains to learn …

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A Glance at the Kinder, Gentler Giant to Our North

WebCALGARY Sometimes you just have to face disquieting truths. Take Canada for example. There it is just on the other side of the border filled with people more or less just like us, …

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The Pure Joy of Reading the Adventures of Huckleberry …

WebOver the past few days I have had the wonderful guilty pleasure of sitting down to read Robinson Crusoe cover to cover. I know I should have been doing other things, some of …

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Thanks to Valerie Naylor for Award-winning National Park …

WebShe won the 2013 Mather Award for her outstanding vigilance in protecting Theodore Roosevelt National Park from the impact of the Bakken Oil Boom, and for her previous …

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The Welfare State, Tax Farming, and the Flat Tax

WebUnder this system, the person earning $54,000 per year would pay a flat tax of $5,400. The person earning $13.7 million would pay a flat tax of $1.37 million. No deductions for …

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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: Ask the Mandan Indians

WebA number of infectious diseases are making a comeback thanks to vaccine refusers, among them true plague, mumps, measles, tuberculosis, chicken pox, and scarlet fever.

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Praise for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's Special Places …

WebWe have now reached the defining moment of North Dakota life in the 21st century. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has quietly put together a very modest …

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Health — Blog — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

WebNews from the Thomas Jefferson Hour. Winter Retreat: Gilgamesh and Moby Dick

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Of Tawny Grass and the Medora Musical and a Perfect Summer …

WebThe solstice has come and gone. That always trips a little anxiety deep below the surface of my summer joy. We have reached peak light and now we are heading back into the …

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Running the Vaccine Gauntlet — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

WebJoin us for a conversation with Joseph J. Ellis, an American historian whose work focuses on the founders of the United States of America. His books include American Sphinx: …

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The Fallout of the Obamacare Rollout Will Plague the US for …

WebThe bungled rollout of the Affordable Care Act is one of the worst political disasters of my lifetime. It may mean that Obamacare is doomed. Under a parliamentary system, it might …

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The Pandemic — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Web"The Yellow Fever was the first epidemic after America became America." — Stephen Fried. We are joined this week by Stephen Fried, the award-winning journalist and best-selling …

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Jefferson in France — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

WebThomas Jefferson in France. September 29 – October 8, 2022. Paris – Nice – Nimes – Beziers. $5,140/person, double occupancy. $781 single room supplement (single rooms …

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We Can Fix This Broken System — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

WebThe American people regard the US Constitution as a sacred document—even though Jefferson specifically asked us not to—and historically we have been very reluctant to …

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When the Thunder Comes, Summer Cannot Be Far Behind — The …

WebOn Monday, March 5, I heard my first thunder of 2014. It was the 125th day of the year, one of the first shirtsleeve days of 2014. I'd been in Dickinson for an early evening meeting. …

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#1387 Leadership During Crisis — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

WebJoin us for a conversation with Joseph J. Ellis, an American historian whose work focuses on the founders of the United States of America. His books include American Sphinx: …

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Lost in Idaho on a Wandering Bus Searching for Lewis & Clark

WebI am writing these words on a bus, as we flee the big forest fires in the Bitterroot Mountains.

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#1431 A Little Rebellion — The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Web8. #1431 A Little Rebellion. 00:00. 59:52. We speak with President Jefferson about an armed uprising that occurred in Massachusetts in 1787 known as Shays' Rebellion. We …

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