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The Precipice of Disunion

by Henry W. (Henry Washington) Hilliard,

Upon the election of Andrew Jackson, the conflict over the rights of the states had reached a perilous height. The Constitution was on a lee shore; neither the sun nor…

Saving the Whale, Again

by Andrew Cockburn,

The catastrophic incompetence of Citigroup

Dissolve Congress

by Jean-Philippe Immarigeon,

A cure for constitutional crisis

Jim Webb on Why Congress Must Be Consulted on Foreign Policy

by Harper’s Magazine,

From the June 2013 issue

On Congressional Kayfabe

by Michael Brick,

The similarities between the political response to tragedy and professional wrestling

Team America

by Thomas Frank,

There have been an estimated 16,000 books written about Abraham Lincoln; like the lives of the wealthy and the secrets of self-improvement, a fascination with the Great Emancipator is an…

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