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Winter 2005 |
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Prologue |
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A Quick History of the Conservative Movement in Minnesota and the Nation: Further Proof That Books, Magazines, Think Tanks, and Other Ideas Have Consequences
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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Why Won't We Let the Children Go? School Choice and a Liberal's Examination of Conscience
Elizabeth Mische |
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Is Our Red and Blue Nation Changing Colors
Vin Weber |
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The Judicial Mistreatment of Religion: Promoting a Religion-Free America
Patrick M. Garry |
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What Next for the Marriage Movement
A Symposium |
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Intellectual Takeout: An Appetizer |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Spring 2005 |
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Prologue |
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Talking Like Jeffersonians, Governed by Hamiltonians: Owning Up to President Bush's 'Ownership Society'
A Symposium |
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Health Care at the End of Life: How Realistic and Reverent are Prospects for Cutting Costs?
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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The Sixty-first Minute: Blogging on the Eve of Dan Rather's Retirement
John H. Hinderaker and Scott W. Johnson |
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Turning Back to Go Forward: Why Gambling Doesn't Pay, But Costs
Earl L. Grinols |
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Early Childhood Education: A Proposal
Rob Grunewald and Art Rolnick |
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Early Childhood Education: A Caveat
Darcy Olsen |
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Early Childhood Education: A Conversation
Art Rolnick and Darcy Olsen |
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Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Summer - Fall 2004 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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The 2004 Elections: Are They as Pivotal as the Candidates Say?
A Symposium |
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Northern Exposure: Why Canada's Health Care System is No Rx for America
Sally C. Pipes |
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How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life
Peter Robinson |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Spring 2004 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Common Sense School Reform
Frederick M. Hess |
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No Excuses: Closing America's Racial Gap in Learning
Abigail Thernstrom |
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No Excuses: Closing the Twin Cities' Racial Gap in Learning
Jon Bacal |
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Changing School Systems
Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce |
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Freeing Teachers: The Promise of Teacher Professional Partnerships
Ted Kolderie |
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Appreciating Community Colleges: "In Many Ways, the Best Education"
Jack Miller |
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Religious Freedom and the War on Terror
Elizabeth Ann Massopust and Nathanial Zylstra |
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A Note on the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Winter 2003-2004 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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"They Beat the Hell Out of Each Other Up There": Civility in Minnesota (and National) Politics
A Symposium |
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Affordable Housing: How "Smart Growth" Dashes Minnesota Dream Homes
Kristin J. Robbins |
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Minnesota Policy Blueprint: Task Force on Metropolitan Governance |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Fall 2003 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Faith of Our Fathers and Mothers: Religion and the American Democracy
Jean Bethke Elshtain |
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Family Life and Civic Bonds: Renewing the "Very Air Our Loved Ones Breathe"
William J. Doherty |
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Twenty Years After A Nation at Risk: Reconciling Grand Designs and Down-Home Rights in Education
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Reminiscences and Celebrations
Various Authors |
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Giving the Devil His Due Process: Civil Rights Meet a Culture of Terror
Roger J. Magnuson |
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September 11: Three Lessons Inspired by Providence
Katherine A. Kersten |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Summer 2003 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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The Bush Doctrine: A Preemptive Path to Peace or a Recipe for Perpetual War?
A Symposium |
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The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush
David Frum |
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What Your Professors Won't Tell You: Why Diversity Stops at the Classroom Door
Katherine A. Kersten |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Spring 2003 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Fixing Social Security: Are Conservatives Up to the Job?
D.J. Tice |
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"Trust Us," They Explained: Racial Distrust and School Reform
Frederick M. Hess |
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Enron and the SAT
David Lebedoff |
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How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom
Philip K. Howard |
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The Marriage Problem
David Blankenhorn |
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Was Horace Really the Mann? The Many Schools of "Public" Education
Matthew J. Brouillette |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Fifth Anniversary Index |
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Winter 2002-2003 |
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Prologue |
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In Diversity's Holy Name: The Case for Faith-Based Scholarship at the
University of Minnesota
Robert Osburn |
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Misstating the Establishment Clause: Not What the Founders Had in Mind
James Dueholm |
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Minnesota's Profile of Learning: A Primer on Why It Still Flunks
Katherine A. Kersten |
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Bias: How the Media Distort the News
Bernard Goldberg |
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Securing U.S. and Minnesota Borders: Plugging Breaches in a Free Nation of Immigrants
Ben Brandt |
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Building a Culture of Character
Joseph Loconte, Samuel Gregg, Matthew Spalding, and Don Eberly |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Fall 2002 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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The Supremes Belt Out a New Hit: School Choice in Minnesota after Cleveland
Duane Benson, Joshua Borenstein, Morgan Brown, Bryan Dowd, Pete du Pont, Todd R. Flanders, Gardner Gay, Curtis W. Johnson, Ember Reichgott Junge, Tom Kelly, Bob Kierlin, Mary Kiffmeyer, Cal Larson, Harry Mares, Elizabeth Mische, Roger Moe, Mark Myles, Joe Nathan, Peter Noll, Sally C. Pipes, Greg Pulles, Albert H. Quie, Lawrence W. Reed, Kristin J. Robbins, Tim Sullivan, D. J. Tice, and Stephen B. Young |
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The Making of Patriots
Leslie Lenkowsky |
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American Values versus Television Values
Michael Medved |
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: Not a Doomsday Review
Ben Brandt |
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Understanding the Threat: A Minnesota Response
Charlie Weaver |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Summer 2002 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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"I Sit with Shakespeare and He Winces Not"ť: The Great Books and the Burgeoning of Citizenship
Katherine A. Kersten |
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Can the University of Minnesota Become Truly "World Class"? Responses
Frank B. Cerra, David Lebedoff, C. Peter Magrath, Harold Miller, Lyle Wray, and Mark G. Yudof |
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What Next for the Marriage Movement? A Strategic Discussion
Norval D. Glenn, Isabel V. Sawhill, Wade F. Horn, Sharon Weston Broome, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Maggie Gallagher |
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Affordable Housing and Sprawling Regulations: A View from St. Cloud
King Banaian |
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The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order
Steven F. Hayward |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Spring 2002 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Can the University of Minnesota Become Truly "World Class"?
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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Why Marriage Matters: Twenty-One Conclusions from the Social Sciences
Norval D. Glenn, Steven Nock, Linda J. Waite, et al. |
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Why the Black-White Test Gap Exists
John McWhorter |
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The War on Terror: Will the United States Be a Serious Country?
Newt Gingrich |
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The War on Terror: Art, Media, and Culture in a Time of War
Barry Casselman |
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The War on Terror: How Will We Know When the War Is Over?
John Kline |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Winter 2001-2002 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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School Choice in Minnesota: A Call to Renewed Action
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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After the War Is Won: Downsizing Government without Degrading National Defense
A Symposium |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Fall 2001 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Three Governors Go Forth on School Choice
Wendell R. Anderson, Arne H. Carlson, and Albert H. Quie |
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Is Minnesota's Judicial System Really Guilty of Racism?
John H. Hinderaker and Scott W. Johnson |
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Are Minneapolis Cops Really Guilty of Racial Profiling?
Katherine A. Kersten |
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Why America Needs Missile Defense--Fast
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. |
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PC, M.D.: How Political Correctness Is Corrupting Medicine
Sally Satel, M.D. |
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The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno - Affluence
Dinesh D’Souza |
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Belief and Bureaucracy in the Twin Cities: Testifying to President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative
Elizabeth Ann Massopust |
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From Checker's Desk
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Summer 2001
Marriage and Children: A Symposium on Making Marriage More Child Centered |
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Foreword
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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Introduction
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe |
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Public Policy and Private Suasion
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
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Marriage and Relationships
Jean Bethke Elshtain |
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Why Not Just Live Together?
James Q. Wilson |
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A Vocation of Mutual Service
Katherine A. Kersten |
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Building Family-Centered Communities
Allan Carlson |
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Speaking Up for Marriage
Claudia Winkler |
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What Kind of Love? The Equal-Regard Marriage and Children
Don S. Browning |
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Every Marriage Supported by a Community
William J. Doherty |
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Are We Willing to Pay the Price?
William A. Galston |
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Using Welfare Reform to Strengthen Marriage
Robert Rector |
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Marriage, Child Poverty, and Public Policy
Ronald B. Mincy |
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Is a Baby a Good Reason to Marry?
Maggie Gallagher |
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Reversing Teen Pregnancy and Single Parenthood
Isabel V. Sawhill |
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Confronting the "M" Word
Wade F. Horn |
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Creating a Culture for Healthy Marriage
Martha Farrell Erickson |
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A City with Foundations
David Blankenhorn |
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Spring 2001 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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A Century of Failed School Reforms: The Case of Minnesota's Profile of Learning
Diane Ravitch |
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The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men
Christina Hoff Sommers |
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Freedom and Its Enemies
John Stossel |
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What's Next for Conservatism?
Vin Weber |
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Bush and Gore in Florida: The U.S. Supreme Court Got It Right
James Dueholm |
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Does School Choice Work?
Daniel McGroarty |
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Remarks at the Christening Ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan
President George W. Bush |
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Winter 2000-2001 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Never Mind the Facts: How Politically Correct Fantasies Are Causing Nightmares at St. Paul’s Capitol Hill Magnet School
Katherine A. Kersten |
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In Culture's Wake: Conservative Values in a Culture That Has Grown Antagonistic to Them
Patrick M. Garry |
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Reflections on Current Contentions
William F. Buckley Jr. |
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Fall 2000 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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Red-Penciling History: Denying the True Scope of Soviet Espionage in the United States
John Earl Haynes |
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Ready or Not: Why Treating Children as Small Adults Endangers Their Future—and Ours
Kay S. Hymowitz |
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Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
David Brooks |
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The Brawl over Sprawl: Is “Smart Growth” Really All That Smart?
Steven Hayward and Ted Mondale |
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The Age of Transitions
Newt Gingrich |
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Summer 2000 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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The Wisdom of the Founding Fathers: Separation of Powers and the Independent Counsel Experience
Kenneth W. Starr |
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Dow 36,000: Are Stocks Actually Undervalued?
James K. Glassman |
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Heart and Soul: A Symposium on Aim and Tone in American Conservatism |
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Spring 2000 |
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To the Editor |
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Prologue |
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A Tale of Two States: Welfare Reform in Minnesota and Wisconsin
John H. Hinderaker and Scott W. Johnson |
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A Dream Deferred: Why the Black-White Achievement Gap Won't Close
Shelby Steele |
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The Case for a Flat Tax
Dick Armey |
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Should Limits Be Placed on Legal Gambling in Minnesota? You Betcha!
Kay Coles James |
Nothing Plain About These Plains: Minnesota's Motley Story of School Reform
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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Winter 1999-2000 |
Risky Business? Teaching Literature at a Christian Liberal Arts College
Mary Ellen Ashcroft |
Good Sense and Good Politics
William J. Bennett |
Turning Lives Around
Marvin Olasky |
A Profile of Real Learning
Lisa Graham Keegan |
| Taxes: Are Minnesotans Getting Enough of 'Em Back |
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Fall 1999 |
Twin Cities, Multiple Anxieties: The Social and Economic Trends Behind the "Sprawl" Controversy
Steven Hayward |
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Bill Clinton's Transformation of American Politics
Patrick M. Garry |
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What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman
Danielle Crittenden |
Environmental Politics in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New Environmentalism
Lynn Scarlett |
Medical Savings Accounts: The Acute Importance of Patient Power
John C. Goodman |
Transracial Adoptions: Does the Law Matter
Rita J. Simon |
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Summer 1999 |
More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws
John R. Lott Jr. |
The Fatherhood Movement: A Call to Action
Wade F. Horn and David Blankenhorn |
Minnesota's Profile of Learning: The Radical Mutation of a Good Idea
Katherine A. Kersten |
A Minnesota and United States Index of Leading Environmental Indicators: 1999
David W. Riggs, Steven Hayward and Peter J. Nelson |
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Spring 1999 |
Wrestling with the Future: Lessons for Conservatives from the 1998 Elections
Kate O'Beirne |
Talk Radio: Is It Good for the Soul of the Nation?
John Fund |
School Choice: Why Poor Kids Need It Most of All
Floyd H. Flake |
Fatherhood and Language
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
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A Minnesota Index of Leading Cultural Indicators: 1999
Peter J. Nelson and Jena S. Morris |
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Winter 1998-99 |
Honoring America's Generosity of Spirit: Religion in Minnesota's Public Square
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
National Greatness: Teddy Roosevelt's Vision for the Twenty-First Century
David Brooks |
With Friend's Like These: What's the First Job of Conservative Journalists
Robert D. Novak |
The Limits of Hope: Notes from an Adoptive Parent Advocate
Ann Kimble Loux |
Did You Say "Movement"?
Wade F. Horn |
The President Who Learned: Abraham Lincoln's Six Strengths
Newt Gingrich |
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Fall 1998 |
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader
Dinesh D'Souza |
The Twenty-First Century City: Resurrecting Urban America
Stephen Goldsmith |
Cultural Politics and Media Fevers: Are They Causing Good People to Shun Public Office?
Michael Barone |
America: A Race-Free Zone
Ward Connerly |
A House Divided: Racial Preferences versus Individual Rights
John H. Hinderaker and Scott W. Johnson |
| Amitai Etzioni on Conservatives & Communitarians |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court on School Choice |
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Summer 1998 |
Dictatorship of Virtue: Multiculturalism in Elementary and Secondary Schools
Richard Bernstein |
Bilingual Education: Conformity in the Name of Diversity
Linda Chavez |
What's with Conservatism? Should the Right Be Toasting -- or Crying in Its Bier?
Fred Barnes |
Global Warming: Divided Science and Unfounded Policy
David W. Riggs |
Minnesota Business Migration: Relocation, Expansion, and Formation in Border States
George R. Karvel, Thomas A. Musil, and Richard Sebastian |
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Spring 1998 |
Reforming Education: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Ideas?
Chester E. Finn Jr. |
School Choice in Minnesota: Sudden Possibilities and Overcharged Expectations
Mitchell B. Pearlstein |
Color Blinded: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Contemporary America
Glenn C. Loury |
The Death of Citizenship
Georgie Anne Geyer |
Reagonomics: What Worked? What Didn't?
Lawrence Kudlow |
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