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Politicians and Petitions: Passing the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The defeat of Patrick Henry's general assessment bill in the Virginia legislature, brought about by the mobilization of dissenters in a petition campaign influenced by James Madison, led to the passage of Thomas Jefferson's ...
DELIVERING UNPALATABLE TRUTHS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND THE JAY TREATY DEBATE
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Alexander Hamilton believed that political leaders should address the public with candor and confront them with unpalatable truths when passion led them to favor policies that betrayed their true interest. Hamilton's role ...
Made in America, Maybe: The Potential Renaissance of Domestic Apparel Manufacturing in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Apparel manufacturing is widely considered to be an industry that will never return to the United States so long as rising transportation costs are balanced by rock-bottom labor rates outside our borders. This paper explores ...
POP IN THE BLOC: HOW POPULAR MUSIC HELPED THE UNITED STATES WIN THE COLD WAR
(Georgetown University, 2012)
POP IN THE BLOC: HOW POPULAR MUSIC HELPED THE UNITED STATES WIN THE COLD WAR
CONVERT BUT NOT CONVERTED: THE WESTERN LIVES OF AMERICAN MISSIONARY WOMEN IN CHINA (1860-1920)
(Georgetown University, 2014)
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Pyramid on the Prairie: The Safeguard Program and the Primacy of Politics in the Federal Budget Process
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The debates over the power of the purse in the Revolutionary era show that the Founders valued democratic responsiveness over efficiency. Inefficiencies and failures occur not because federal budgeting is inherently ...