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Was Ludwig von Mises a holocaust survivor?
The answer depends on semantics, but I would say not really, at least not in the strict sense.
This article from Haaretz gives the following as a standard definition shared by relevant experts:
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What is the social history of British popular opposition to Thatcher over the miner’s strike?
edit: originally this question asked specifically about modern comedians, and that's what I've tried to answer below.
The UK comedy scene, once called 'alternative comedy' started as an anti-Thatcher ...
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Who is the "celebrated author" of this quote?
A Google books search for books no later than 1800 containing "We, who are only the people, but who" yields two sorts of hits: about half a dozen with "celebrated author", in which ...
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Why didn't the Black Death made the peasants more desperate and more accepting of exploitation?
In economics, there are two major effects; the income effect, and the substitution effect.
All other things being equal, if there are fewer laborers, there is a lower production of food or other ...
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Were there universities that treated socioeconomic status as a major factor in college admissions?
The workers movement, starting in the 19th century, always critizised the lack of oportunities for workers to get a higher education. When they gained enough following to stand on financial sound ...
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Were there universities that treated socioeconomic status as a major factor in college admissions?
East Germany founded a number of Arbeiter- und Bauern-Fakultäten ("colleges for workers and farmers") after WWII in order to make students from non-privileged backgrounds ready for ...
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Were there universities that treated socioeconomic status as a major factor in college admissions?
Historically the top universities in the UK, Oxford and Cambridge, admitted an overwhelming majority of entrants from "public schools" - meaning in this case fee-paying private schools. ...
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Which tax year was used to identify former Confederates belonging to the $20,000 exception of the 1865 Amnesty Proclamation?
I think you are taking this "order" way too seriously from a legal point of view. For one thing, the "amnesty proclamation" was an order from the President, not a law. The main impact was on property ...
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