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• The Grads of '69, June 1999
  Kaminer reviews Rebels in White Gloves: Coming of Age With Hilary's Class -- Wellesley '69 by Miriam Horn.

• Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment, August 1996
  At the heart of the gun-control debate is a fundamental tension between republicanism and individualism.

• The Latest Fashion in Irrationality, July 1996
  When the inner child finds a guardian angel, publishers are in heaven.

• Federal Offense, June 1994
  The author considers the push for more prisons and more mandatory sentencing -- proposals driven by ideology rather than by evidence that either will have much impact on crime.

• Crime and Community, May 1994
  Congress and the White House have been falling over themselves to be "tough" on crime. Unfortunately, the author finds, the various new crime measures don't stand up to scrutiny.