Donavan Lingerfelt

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05/22/2023 Mises Wire Donavan Lingerfelt

It’s been over five decades since the war on drugs began in the United States, and billions of dollars coerced from taxpayers have been spent on this frivolous operation. The General Accounting Office...

The Boston Brahmins, WASPs, and Nazis: The Pursuit of Eugenics

05/26/2023 Mises Wire Donavan Lingerfelt

During the progressive era, academia hastily adopted the inhumane pseudoscience of eugenics, and its results on the world were devastating. The influence of the Boston Brahmins in New England can...

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The Boston Brahmins, WASPs, and Nazis: The Pursuit of Eugenics

06/09/2023 Donavan Lingerfelt

Modern progressives don't like to refer to their long-held support of eugenics. In fact, American progressives influenced the Nazis, who launched their own murderous eugenics schemes.

The Drug War: An Irrational Crusade

06/07/2023 Donavan Lingerfelt

The drug war of the last half century has incarcerated millions and created havoc. What it hasn't done is eliminate people using drugs without government permission.

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