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"The Fatal Conceit," by Frederick Hayek, is that "man is able to shape the world around him according to his wishes."

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Sam Foster
Aug 24, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV Javier Milei, President of Argentina

That Javier Milei is eccentric is made obvious merely by observing the picture above. His hair is not just rumpled in the photo - it looks that way in every picture I’ve ever seen of him. And the English Mastiffs are not a prop; they are his n…

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