The great American crackup: Roe’s reversal would speed America’s race to disunion New York Daily NewsRichard KreitnerMay 8, 2022secession, federalism, abolitionism, constitution
Did the Constitution Pave the Way for Emancipation? (review of James Oakes' 'The Crooked Path to Abolition') The NationRichard KreitnerOctober 6, 2021slavery, constitution, civil war, reconstruction, history, book reviews
The Unreconstructed Radical (review of Bruce Levine's 'Thaddeus Stevens') The BafflerRichard KreitnerMay 13, 2021civil war, book reviews, reconstruction, abolitionism, slavery, constitution
American Democracy Was Never Supposed to Work Richard KreitnerNovember 17, 2020trump, elections, constitution, articles of confederation, presidents
The Election From Our Past That Blares A Warning For 2020 The Washington PostRichard KreitnerSeptember 11, 2020reconstruction, civil war, trump, constitution, elections
Tear Down This Statue The BafflerRichard KreitnerJuly 6, 2020monuments, civil war, constitution, slavery
A More Perfect Kind of Union? The New York TimesRichard KreitnerApril 24, 2020constitution, articles of confederation, trump, federalism, secession
A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy Richard KreitnerNovember 3, 2017constitution, new york state
The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age Richard KreitnerNovember 2, 2017constitution, history
“We Have Not a Government”: The US Before the Constitution” (interview with George William Van Cleve) Richard KreitnerOctober 23, 2017interviews, constitution, secession, articles of confederation
When the North Almost Seceded Richard KreitnerOctober 28, 2016secession, trump, constitution, slavery, abolitionism
Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics The NationRichard KreitnerFebruary 8, 2016elections, constitution, articles of confederation
Do We Need a New Constitutional Convention? (interview with Sanford Levinson) The Boston ReviewRichard KreitnerDecember 29, 2015interviews, constitution, history
The Constitution Requires Inequality Richard KreitnerDecember 13, 2015constitution, socialism, articles of confederation, history
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote Richard KreitnerJanuary 21, 2015civil war, reconstruction, history, constitution, slavery
Should Voters Decide If We Go To War? SalonRichard KreitnerSeptember 21, 2013history, constitution, liberalism, war and peace