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George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running...
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During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government as though it were a business....
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Last updated Feb. 15, 2025.
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Historians often speak of “contingency”, by which they mean something like “things could have been otherwise”. But is this even true? It can...


























