Richard Kreitner
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HistoryOctober 6, 2021
Did the Constitution Pave the Way to Emancipation?
In his new book, The Crooked Path to Abolition, James Oakes argues that the Constitution was an antislavery document.
Richard Kreitner
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DemocratsJanuary 15, 2021
Now Is Not the Time for Unity
If Joe Biden stakes his presidency on compromise and comity, his presidency will be a failure.
Richard Kreitner
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The ConstitutionNovember 17, 2020
American Democracy Was Never Supposed to Work
Without a practical plan for revising the Constitution, Democrats will be condemned to play by rigged rules.
Richard Kreitner
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October 12, 2020
What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity
Political scientist Stephen Skowronek discusses whether a President Biden could become an era-shaping leader.
Richard Kreitner
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GovernmentApril 1, 2020
When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem
That some cities and states have stepped up to fill the gap left by Trump’s catastrophic failure is a matter of luck, not design.
Richard Kreitner
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HistoryAugust 2, 2018
The Most Interesting and Important Things We Published in 1968
The Nation’s coverage of a pivotal year.
Richard Kreitner
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Nation HistoryJuly 31, 2018
In Memoriam: Richard Clark Sterne, Historian of ‘The Nation’
An avid Nation reader since boyhood, Sterne, who died at 91, wrote an early account of the magazine.
Richard Kreitner
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Books and IdeasJanuary 2, 2018
Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit
In an interview, Jennet Kirkpatrick, the author of The Virtues of Exit, makes the case for giving up.
Richard Kreitner
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The ConstitutionDecember 28, 2017
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Campaigns and ElectionsNovember 3, 2017
A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy
The case for a constitutional convention in New York State.
Richard Kreitner