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We all Google too much. It’s too easy. Having said that, put this name in your queue: Smedley Butler. Smedley alone would probably yield results.

Unless you are a historian with a Depression-era conspiracy niche, this name will likely not ring any relevant bells. But trust me, this will take you aback–not just back.

And who knows? Bernie Sanders might just bring this reference up later in the primary races–and you can nod knowingly while others furrow their brows, shrug their shoulders and look quizzically at each other.

I put this last so you wouldn’t start Googling before finishing the column.

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