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  • The Poisoned Chalice0

    Pat continued to stake out that position. But as a guest on that show back in 1998 I felt duty-bound to remind the conservative firebrand that just four years earlier a nationally syndicated columnist had written "The reason voters in 16 states rejected voucher proposals on the ballot was because they didn't want the 'poisoned

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  • The Limits of Civil Authority0

    There are limits to the authority of the civil power, and these limits should be clearly understood by the people. A republican form of government, as contrasted with an absolute monarchy, implies a limitation to the powers of the government beyond which it cannot rightfully go. Civil government is not the custodian of the souls

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  • Op. Cit.0

    Back to Creation From time to time I've come across a copy of your magazine and have enjoyed several of the articles in its pages. A recent article, "Monkey Fever in Kansas" (March/April 2000), was of particular interest to me as I do workshops for teachers and am a consultant with public schools concerning the

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  • Obiter0

    So far this millennium has packed a sprightly pace of events into the opening months (I choose to begin it with this year and not the next, as do some of the purists who are out of step with public perception, which is, after all, the only meaningful measure to something that is an artifice

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  • Identity Politics0

    "If they are but another voice in the crowd, their power comes only from the ability to shout down the others–and they shall never prevail, because after they shout them down, the others will assemble a larger crowd next time and shout them down. And the contest becomes a never-ending struggle for what is presumed

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  • Obiter0

    The moment had a surreal quality to it. It happened at Phoenix airport back in March. In transit on my way back to the Washington, D.C., area, I decided to spend some time in the frequent fliers' lounge. The general concourse was flooded with Sunday travelers, and noisy with discussion. But no amount of noise

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