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Ticks and the American Spirit

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Ticks and the American Spirit
Ticks on human skin. Ixodes ricinus can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis. daksel/Shutterstock
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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There’s no dispute that Lyme disease has become a national obsession, with profound fear spreading coast to coast. By all reports, ticks are worse than anyone can remember, thus inspiring frenzy in all directions.

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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]