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Buyer Beware of CEDAW Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.

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How to Understand Slavery and the American Founding Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

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Remember the Constitution Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

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A Federal Solution? Congress Should Choose the Chief Executive Alvin S. Felzenberg

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Reflections on the Recent Past The Honorable Kenneth W. Starr

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Truth in Testimony: Has Congress Made the Grade?

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