Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes are absolutely correct when they argue in The Genius of America that our Constitution is of brilliant design and foresight. Like most readers, I enjoyed the discussion of the Founders' intent and the philosophical underpinnings of what at the time was a dynamically new system. But in the celebration of this bequest, it is vitally important to remember two things.
First, as Lane and Oreskes insist, we have a long way to go before the...
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