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William Poundstone is an American author, columnist, and skeptic. He has written a number of books including the Big Secrets series and a biography of Carl Sagan. He is a cousin of comedian Paula Poundstone.

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In 1896 the Republican Party was in trouble. Its presidential candidate, Wil­liam Mc­­Kinley, was outmatched by his De­mocratic op­ponent, William Jennings Bryan, a le­gendary ...

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