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You’ve heard the news: For the first time in its 145-year history, Maximum Security, the horse that crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby, was disqualified for having committed a foul against three other horses.
Country House #20, ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, crosses the finish line to win the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 4, 2019. Country House #20 was declared the winner after a stewards review disqualified Maximum Security #7. Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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