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History Mysteries

July 2026
1min read

I found all but one of the twenty mysteries of American History worthy entries. John Kenneth Galbraith’s penultimate contribution, however, struck a dissonant note. In particular, Professor Galbraith cannot seem to resist taking advantage of any opportunity given him to disparage those who have, over the last half-century, opposed his failed brand of leftist economics. That American Heritage should provide yet another forum to this socialist anachronism to comment on contemporary American politics is, in my view, regrettable.

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