Tag: Articles of Confederation

  • Will the Pandemic Weaken the Union to the Point of Collapse?

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    Over the past 20 years, I’ve taught thousands of students a particular narrative about how the US government formed—American colonists established mechanisms in the Constitution to help them solve significant collective action problems. It’s worth remembering that […]