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Live Talk with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Aya Katz

  On June 15, 2018  Julia Hanna and Aya Katz had a livestreamed conversation. Topics discussed include: Tariffs and what their effect is on the economy of the country that enacts them. Who should pay for waging war. Alexander Hamilton … Continue reading →

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Abstract Language

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Aya Katz

On October 19, 2013, on my other site, HistoriaObscura,com, I published what I consider an important paper dealing with the basic issues concerning authentication of the Journal of Jean Laffite. Was the Journal of Jean Laffite an Original, a Copy … Continue reading →

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Talk Like a Pirate Day

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Aya Katz

[This article was first published in 2013 on a website that has since gone defunct.]   What is it about pirates? Why are people so attracted to them? Why is today, September 19, celebrated by some people  as talk-like-a-pirate-day? In … Continue reading →

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Lobbying the Madisons: Letters to James and Dolley

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Aya Katz

When the government has done us wrong, any attempt to seek redress is fraught with difficulty. Ironically, people find it much easier to ask for a handout or a government job or a special favor than to ask for justice. … Continue reading →

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