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October 15, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

The US Constitution does not make it easy for citizens to cast their ballots. Nevertheless, we urge everyone who is eligible to vote.

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Will You—Must You—Be Vaccinated?

August 20, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Can the government force Americans to be vaccinated? A Supreme Court case during a smallpox epidemic provides an answer, at least for now.

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What Did He Miss?

July 24, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

What parts of founder Alexander Hamilton’s life and work are missing from Lin Manuel-Miranda’s musical?

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“Let’s Party!” “No, Let’s Not.”

May 29, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the United States, Americans have defined themselves more and more by their alliance with one of the two major political parties.

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Are We Returning to the Articles of Confederation?

April 23, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

The issue of whether the states or the national government would have more power pervaded almost all of the Framers’ debates. And more than 230 years later, these issues remain.

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Should You Be Allowed to Vote If You’ve Broken the Law?

December 28, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Forty-eight of the fifty states limit or completely deprive felons of the right to vote.

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