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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Not So Sweeping After All: The Limits of the Necessary and Proper Clause David Engdahl

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Commerce, Commerce, Everywhere: The Uses and Abuses of the Commerce Clause David F Forte

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Enough Is Enough: Why General Welfare Limits Spending John C. Eastman

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Rebirth, Revival, or Requiem: The Return of the Forgotten Man Janice Rogers Brown

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Limited Government, Unlimited Administration: Is it Possible to Restore Const... Gary S. Lawson

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Constitutional Discourse and American Government Andrew E. Busch, Ph.D.

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