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Homer A. Plessy, described in court papers as "of mixed descent, in the proportion of seven-eighths Caucasian and one-eighth African blood," bought himself a first-class ticket from New Orleans to Covington, Louisiana, and took a seat reserved for whites on the East Louisiana Railway. He was jailed...
The government deceives the public in other ways about its "miracle money-raiser." Lotteries do not keep taxes low--unless the analysis is limited to the wealthy. It has been shown in numerous studies that lotteries act as a regressive tax. Poor people, chasing the dream of hitting the jackpot...
REMEMBER THE GREAT SAVINGS AND loan debacle of the '80s, when Uncle Sam was forced to spend $150 billion to bail out hundreds of thrifts that had made bad loans, largely for bad real estate? Japan, famous for its ability to copy and enlarge upon invention, has an S&L...
Overall, Radtke says, that golfers have the most superstitions. He believes that this is because the amount of time when there is action is only a small proportion of the whole match. Most of the time is spent walking and waiting, and during that time the players have time to...
The flame that first lit Grey's fuse was a riverboat casino in Galena, Illinois, the quaint Mississippi River town where he lived quietly with his wife and served as the local Methodist pastor. In 1991, 81% of the townspeople voted against playing host to the boat, but the referendum...