Archive for Raymond Polin
The Role of The American Political Party System
Dr. Polin, professor of government and politics at St. John’s University, New York, is the author of Modern Government and Constitutionalism. He has contributed occasional articles to The Freeman for the past twenty years. The Constitution of the United States of America nowhere mentions political parties or otherwise indicates their utilization in the American system [...]
1May1984 | Raymond Polin | 0 comments | ContinuedGeorge Mason: Father of the Bill of Rights
Dr. Polin is Professor of Government and Politics in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of St. John’s University (New York). His latest work, Modern Government and Constitutionalism (Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1979), includes attention to concepts of limited government and stability, his principal area of academic interest. His current research deals with the roots of [...]
1Dec1981 | Raymond Polin | 7 comments | ContinuedForeshadows of the Declaration of Independence in the New York Press
Dr. Polin is Associate Professor of Political Science, Graduate School, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York. In July 3, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution which has become a familiar part of the living language of America. We easily recognize these words contained in the Declaration of Independence: When in the Course of [...]
1Jul1963 | Raymond Polin | 0 comments | Continued-
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