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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:35):
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China, Covid, the Winter Olympics, and the Surveillance State — Totalitarianism Tightens its Grip

NEW YORK TIMES (CHRIS BUCKLEY, VIVIAN WANG AND KEITH BRADSHER)
Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus

WASHINGTON POST (CHRISTIAN SHEPHERD)
China’s Finely Crafted Web of Digital Surveillance for the Beijing Olympics has been Years in the Making

PART 2 (14:36 - 20:58):
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The Ratchet Effect and a Warning: When Government Claims New Powers, It Almost Never Gives Them Back

WALL STREET JOURNAL (GERARD BAKER)
Covid Restrictions and Other Overreach Bring America Toward a Libertarian Moment

PART 3 (20:59 - 24:4):
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The Bureaucracy Always Wins: How Covid Has Served as an Catalyst For Growth in Government Size and Spending