Taunts My Father Taught Me
All of us leave impressions on other people, but we never know which words matter.
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LAURENCE ELDER
Los Angeles, California
Laurence Elder is a Columnist of The New York Sun.
A ‘firebrand libertarian’ according to Daily Variety, best-selling author, radio and TV talk show host, Laurence Elder has a take-no-prisoners style, using such old-fashioned things as evidence and logic. He shines the bright light of reasoned analysis on many of the myths and hypocrisies apparent in our system of government, our society, and the press itself.
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