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Americans Still Believe in the Founding—and Want Schools To Teach Capitalism

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Dwight Macdonald opposed World War II, denounced the atom bomb, and never found an ideological home. Was he right?

A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining

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Debate over whether David Foster Wallace was a virtuosic bully or a genius with a heart of gold has eclipsed consideration of his work