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The Satyr Play: The Friar’s Tale and the Summoner’s Tale

Geoffrey Chaucer’s attack on the clergy in his prologue to The Canterbury Tales takes on new life in the form of the rivalry between the Friar and the Summoner, who each take their turn following the Wife of Bath. In their antagonism towards each other, they both take up a comic story insulting…
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The Legacy of David Boaz

David Boaz (August 29, 1953–June 7, 2024) was one of the most influential libertarians of the 20th century, and a driving force behind The Cato Institute for many decades.
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