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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published at O. Alan Noble’s You Are Not Your Own Substack and is reprinted with permission.

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks on stage at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center during a campaign rally on October 3, 2026, in Vandalia, Ohio. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) ...

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