In this pathbreaking book one of America’s most distinguished philosophers brilliantly explores the status and authority of law and the nature of political al

A round-up of favorite westerns from "Aces and Eights" to "River of No Return," from "Colorado Sundown" to "Under California Stars," from "Big Calibre" to "The

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American historians such as Frederick Jackson Turner have argued that the West has been the region that most clearly defines American democracy and the national