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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Federalism and Freedom: Orestes Brownson’s Case for the Federal Constitution Robert E. Moffit, PhD

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Confronting Washington's Administrative State: A Renewed Role for the States Robert E. Moffit, PhD

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A Federal Republic: Lincoln’s First Inaugural and the Nature of the Union Herman Belz

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Overcriminalization and the Constitution

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Enumerated Powers Act Brings the Constitution to Capitol Hill Andrew M. Grossman

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Human Trafficking Reauthorization Would Undermine Existing Anti-Trafficking E...

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Remember the Constitution Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

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Reflections on the Recent Past The Honorable Kenneth W. Starr

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