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H.L. Mencken

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H.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken on 'Numskull' Presidents, the Spanish Flu, and the Depression

Thought during an epidemic from a defender of freedom

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers | 3.20.2020 10:45 AM

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4th of July

H.L. Mencken on Independence Day: 'We Have Borne Rascality Since 1776, and We Continue To Survive'

The sage of Baltimore on impeachment, the press, and the people

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers | 7.3.2019 9:00 AM

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H.L. Mencken

The Alt-Right Loves H.L. Mencken. The Feeling Would Not Have Been Mutual.

Happy birthday to the Sage of Baltimore, who would never have tolerated his white nationalist fanboys.

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers | 9.12.2018 9:00 AM

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H.L. Mencken

'My Plan Is to Let People Do Whatever They Please'

The daily newspaper columns of H.L. Mencken

Bill Kauffman | 1.28.2018 6:00 AM

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Culture

Edwardian Zines

Jesse Walker | 5.1.2015 12:01 AM

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