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‘Civil Rights’ Gone Wild

Jan 3, 2011 5 min read

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The “Ferguson Effect”: Restricting Law Enforcement’s Ability to Protect Americans

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Painting the Gulag: A Haunting Reminder of Soviet Atrocities, Courtesy of Nik... Hans A. von Spakovsky

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Federal Hate Crimes Statute: An Unconstitutional Exercise of Legislative Power Brian W. Walsh

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