Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg|Nov argue the case that Larry Hagman helped save Rumania from communism, from Reason:

The death of actor Larry Hagman will no doubt bring many to write about his remarkable television career that included stints as Maj. Anthony Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie and J.R. Ewing onDallas. But as Reason TV reported earlier this year, Romanians will remember him for helping overthrow communism.

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