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Visiting Tolkien's Middle-Earth “Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth” is opening in New York in January.
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National Review’s Latest Defense of Birthright Citizenship Birthright citizenship is neither constitutional nor conservative.
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A Sense of Enlightenment How the Enlightenment changed our senses--touch, taste, hearing, smell, and sight.
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The Book of Norman Benjamin Balint looks at Norman Podhoretz's Making It fifty years later.
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The Thousand Mile Journey The steps Republicans must take to ensure a future Republican victory.
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Known and Unknown Unknowns The odd couple who taught the world about how people make mistakes.
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My Breakfast with Elizabeth Bishop A second look at an influential twentieth-century poet.
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When the Right Steps Out on Broadway “Charity toward all”—a view conspicuously lacking in the cast of “Hamilton.”
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To Save the Union Lincoln’s statesmanship countenanced the less perfect in pursuit of the more perfect.
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The Ties that Bind In post Civil War America, colonization of former slaves was seen as an enlightened, even liberal, solution to white racism.
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America, and the Americas The history of revolutions in Latin American sheds new light on the American Revolution.
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After the Republic Regardless of the election’s outcome, the republic established by the founders is gone.
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Sanctimony as a Conservative Principle The conservative movement as we have known it is dead.
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Eight Score, Minus Four: the 1860 Lincoln Election Returns Republicans need to rethink their policy goals and their political appeal.
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Gaza and Ferguson The "intersectionality" between Middle East Studies and Black Lives Matter.
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Slavery and Emancipation Allen C. Guelzo and Patrick Rael discuss "self-emancipation" and slavery
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Rediscovering Education Rediscovering America offers a refined understanding of what really makes America great.
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An Old Approach to the New Atheists Scientism fails to provide meaning and purpose to human life.
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Abood: The Ghoul Lives to See Another Day Justice Scalia's absence from the Supreme Court is keenly felt.
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The Corruption of Constitutional Conservatism Nelson Lund looks at originalism in light of recent Supreme Court decisions.
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Honoring Justice Antonin Scalia Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Michael Uhlmann remembers one of our great Justices.
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Lincolnian Wisdom Links to several essays and reviews on Lincolnian themes from the archives of the Claremont Review of Books.
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Birthright Citizenship John C. Eastman and Linda Chavez discuss the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship.
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Reason on Trial in Higher Ed A forum for discussions of the intolerance of the campus mob.
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The Sound of Silencing When language becomes all that matters, actions and intentions become irrelevant.
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Piketty's Unanswered Question Dogmatic indifference to the processes whereby wealth and poverty are created, means that advocates of "social justice" are devoted to perpetrating a profound injustice.
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Small-beer Courage The purpose of the university is not to make students comfortable, but to teach them the art of disciplined learning.
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Two Intellectual Loves Lost Diversity is what has made CMC a particularly rich target of opportunity for the forces now amassing on campuses nationwide. These forces dedicate themselves to promoting an even greater degree of intellectual conformity than currently exists at institutions of higher learning—not to mention a dour apartheid of “safe spaces.â€
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Refighting the Culture War Bill Voegeli, Andrew Hartman, and Joseph Bottum remember the moral and metaphysical structures that once undergirded America and wonder what will replace them
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On the Road Again Robert Frost's beloved poem may not be an ode to Yankee individualism, but it is still worth remembering
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Just Like a Woman The quest for sexual autonomy has hardly been the boon for women most pro-choice feminists seem to think
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Why Not Choose a Rhinoceros to be Speaker? Think just anyone can be Speaker of the House? Think again
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When Satire Becomes Policy: Yes Means Yes Means Trouble Contracts are not the solution to campus sexual misconduct
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The Culture Wars William Voegeli, Joseph Bottum, and Andrew Hartman discuss America's culture wars.
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Self-Government & the Declaration of Independence Diana Schaub discusses the Declaration of Independence with Danielle Allen.
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Lincoln, Religion, & the American Founding Richard Brookhiser, Lucas Morel, and Allen Guelzo debate Lincoln and religion.
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Hostile Work Environment Paul Moreno reviews "The Workplace Constitution from the New Deal to the New Right," by Sophie Z. Lee.
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Criticizing the Koran Robert Price reviews a collection of essays on the history of Islam.
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Education of an American Diplomat Patrick J. Garrity discusses John Quincy Adams and the education of an American diplomat.
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Born in a Small Town Jon Lauck reviews "Flyover Lives: A Memoir, by Diane Johnson," and "Small-Town Dreams: Stories of Midwestern Boys Who Shaped America," by John E. Miller.
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If Destruction Be Our Lot Francis Sempa reassesses James Burnham's "Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism".
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Work the Line Michael Anton learns to transform the mundane into the sublime, one plate at a time.
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Troubled Waters Carnes Lord reviews "Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy," by Seth Cropsey.
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Diversity at What Cost David Lowenthal discusses the disadvantages and advantages of diversity.
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The So-What Question Travis D. Smith reviews "The Responsibility of Reason: Theory and Practice in a Liberal Democratic Age," by Ralph Hancock.
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Euclid in a Nutshell Eva Brann reviews "The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements," by David Berlinski.
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The Hungarian Resolution Patrick J. Garrity examines Abraham Lincoln's "Resolutions in Behalf of Hungarian Freedom".
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Shielding the Republic Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Walter Lippmann's "U.S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic".
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Sorting out the Enlightenments Robert Curry reviews "The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments," by Gertrude Himmelfarb and "The Portable Enlightenment Reader," edited by Isaac Kramnick .
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Creation Story Michael M. Rosen reviews "Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation," by Yossi Klein Halevi.
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Bride of Frankenstein Dorothea Israel Wolfson reviews "How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain's Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate," by Wendy Moore.
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Defending the Rimland Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Nicholas Spykman's "America's Strategy in World Politics: The United States and the Balance of Power," and "The Geography of the Peace".
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Harold W. Rood and the German Problem Patrick J. Garrity on Harold Rood and the "German problem".
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The Pivot of Europe Patrick J. Garrity reviews " Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present," by Brendan Simms.
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The Fleet was Ready Patrick J. Garrity discusses Winston Churchill's naval strategy as First lord of the Admiralty, and in Churchill's "The World Crisis".
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Churchill and the World Crisis Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Winston Churchill's "The World Crisis".
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Classics Review: Imperial Diplomacy Patrick J. Garrity reassesses the work of William L. Langer.
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China and Strategic Paradox Patrick J. Garrity reviews "The Rise of China vs. The Logic of Strategy," by Edward Luttwak.
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Classics Review: Nazi Bureaucrats Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Paul Seabury's "The Wilhelmstrasse: A Study of German Diplomats under the Nazi Regime".
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The Sage of Singapore Patrick J. Garrity on the career of "Harry" Lee Kuan Yew, the Sage of Singapore.
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Classics Review: The Building of a Navy Patrick J. Garrity on Benjamin Franklin Tracy's building of a navy.
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Uncle Sam's Web-Feet Patrick J. Garrity reviews "War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865," by James M. McPherson.
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Engineers of Victory Patrick J. Garrity reviews "Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War," by Paul Kennedy.
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Supreme Command Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Eliot Cohen's "Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime".
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Classics Review: America and the Revolutions of 1848 Patrick J. Garrity reassesses William H. Stiles's "Austria in 1848-49: Being a History of the Late Political Movements in Vienna, Milan, Venice, and Prague; with Details of the Campaigns of Lombardy and Novara: A Full Account of the Revolution in Hungary; and Historical Sketches of the Austrian Government and the Princes of the Empire".
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Iron Curtain: Rust or Rupture? Patrick J. Garrity reviews Anne Applebaum's "Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956".
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Highfalutin Abstractions Barton Swaim reviews "College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be," by Andrew Delbanco.
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Philosopher Statesman Timothy Caspar reviews "Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome," by Robert Harris, and "Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome," by Robert Harris.
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Debating Originalism Joel Alicea reviews "The Challenge of Originalism: Essays in Constitutional Theory," edited by Grant Huscroft and Bradley W. Miller.
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Alternative Worlds Patrick J. Garrity reviews the National Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds".
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Classics Review: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Ulysses S. Grant's "The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant."
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Seward's Folly or Farsightedness? Patrick J. Garrity discusses America's ideal geopolitical space, and the strategic concerns of William H. Seward.
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Addendum to Eisenhower's New Look Patrick J. Garrity discusses Winston Churchill and nuclear deterrence.
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A New Look at the New Look Patrick J. Garrity examines nuclear deterrence and Dwight D. Eisenhower's "New Look".
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The Founding and the Law of Nations Patrick J. Garrity discusses the promises and difficulties of using American power to create an international system favorable to peace, prosperity, and liberal politics.
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Classics Review: Grading Madison's Examination Patrick J. Garrity reassesses James Madison's "An Examination of the British Doctrine, Which Subjects to Capture a Neutral Trade, Not Open in Time of Peace".
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Classics Review: Churchill on Afghanistan Patrick J. Garrity reassesses Winston Churchill's "The Story of the Malakand Field Force".
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Rise and Fall of Venice Patrick J. Garrity discusses the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.
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Eisenhower the Political General Patrick J. Garrity discusses the political acumen of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Slavery and the Liberal Aesthetic Nicholas Buccola reviews "The Abolitionist Imagination (The Alexis De Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics)," by Andrew Delbanco.
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In But Not Of Jon A. Shields reviews "The Man in the Middle: An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era," by Timothy S. Goeglein, and "To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World," by James Davison Hunter.
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Crime and Punishment Jennifer E. Walsh reviews "The City that Became Safe: New York's Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)," by Franklin E. Zimring, and "The Collapse of American Criminal Justice," by William J. Stuntz
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The Great Warpath Patrick J. Garrity reviews "Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War," by Eliot Cohen.
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First in War, First in Peace Patrick J. Garrity discusses the military reputation of George Washington.
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The Tribe of the Eagle Patrick J. Garrity reviews "Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership," by Barry Strauss.
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The Parameters of Victory Patrick J. Garrity on war's culminating point and the parameters of victory.
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Is Geography Destiny? Patrick J. Garrity reviews Robert D. Kaplan's "The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us about Coming Conflicts and the Battle against Fate".
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Strategic Pivots and Priorities Patrick J. Garrity discusses the possibility and risks of strategic pivots.
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Balancing Act Patrick J. Garrity on the security studies of Edward Mead Earle and Nicholas Spykman.
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Russian War Guilt Patrick J. Garrity reviews Sean McMeekin's "The Russian Origins of the First World War".
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Iron Fist, Velvet Glove Patrick J. Garrity reviews "America's Path: Grand Strategy for the Next Administration," edited by CNAS staff Richard Fontaine and Kristin M. Lord.
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Evangelicals and the Right Joseph M. Knippenberg reviews "From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism," by D. G. Hart.
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Drifting Daughters Margaret D. McGaughey offers advice to young women seeking to build their lives.
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More than a Pastime Guy Burnett reviews "Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation," by Andrea Wulf.
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Coming to America Michael McDonald reviews "Letters from America," by Alexis de Tocqueville, translated by Frederick Brown," and "Tocqueville's Discovery of America," by Leo Damrosch.
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The Case for Iowa Jon Lauck reviews "Grassroots Rules: How the Iowa Caucus Helps Elect American Presidents," by Christopher Hull, "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event," by Hugh Winebrenner and Dennis J. Goldford, and "Why Iowa?: How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process," by David P. Redlawsk, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Todd Donovan.
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Churchill at War Justin D. Lyons reviews "Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War," 1874-1945, by Carlo D'Este, and "Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945," by Max Hastings.
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Hungering for Violence James Kirchick reviews "A Privilege to Die: Inside Hezbollah's Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel," by Thanassis Cambanis.
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Disease of Conceit Michael Long reviews "Bob Dylan in America," by Sean Wilentz, and "Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown," by David Yaffe.
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Delightful Instruction James V. Schall reviews "Political Philosophy: An Introduction," by Richard Stevens.
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Wrong Answer David Tucker reviews "A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq," by Mark Moyar
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Washington's Virtues Peter McNamara reviews "George Washington: America's First Progressive," by W. B. Allen, "The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon," by John Ferling, and "The Political Philosophy of George Washington," by Jeffry H. Morrison
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Lessons from Venus Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey review " La pensée française à l'épreuve de l'Europe" by Justine Lacroix.
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The Case of Jefferson and Hemings D.M. Giangreco and Kathryn Moore review "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family," by Annette Gordon-Reed, and "In Defense of Thomas Jefferson: The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal," by William G. Hyland, Jr.
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Necessity Knows No Law Abraham Lincoln knew that the battle for public opinion was as critical as the battle on the front lines.
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The Story of LBJ Alvin S. Felzenberg reviews "LBJ: Architect of American Ambition," by Randall B. Woods
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Washington at Newburgh George Washington's vindication of the civilian over the military power
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The Economists and the Death Camps Nasser Behnegar reviews Architects of Annihilation: Auschwitz and the Logic of Destruction, and discusses the authors' theory that the holocaust was a synergy between Nazi racism and economic thinking.
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The Logic of the Colorblind Constitution Harry V. Jaffa discusses the crisis of America as it relates to the interpretation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
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American Meditations Christopher Flannery discusses American attitude and what it takes to be "distinctively American."
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The ACLU Versus Freedom of Assembly Ben Boychuk criticizes the ACLU for creating its own brand of social-engineering
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The Theology of the United States Thomas West discusses religious liberty as it was understood by America's Founders.
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