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There was very little public repose to be disturbed. Seven years of war had nearly bankrupted the colonies, and both credit and currency were almost worthless. The supposedly united states quarreled fiercely over economic resources, like oyster-harvesting rights in Chesapeake Bay, and Congress had no real power to keep...
The ideal of fairness is one that few Americans would quarrel with. A tougher constitutional question, however, is whether such fairness ought to be mandated by the Government or whether that violates a broadcaster's First Amendment rights. In early June the House and Senate, by wide margins, passed a...
The Convention: How 55 strong-minded "demigods" actually drafted the Constitution in the hot summer of 1787. Living: Across the country, the Bicentennial inspires revelry, pageantry and serious debate. -- What if the Founding Fathers were to face a modern media blitz? Food: Philly is a cradle of American cuisine.
Child care has always been an issue for the working poor. Traditionally, they have relied on neighbors or extended family and, in the worst of times, have left their children to wander in the streets or tied to the bedpost. In the mid-19th century the number of wastrels in...
Stuck with the emptiness of a foregone conclusion, Vidal improvises diversions to fill in the space. One involves Caroline Sanford's battle with her half brother Blaise over their late father's $15 million estate. Temporarily blocked from her share, Caroline sells four Poussin paintings, buys a money-losing Washington...