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Presidential Debate Rules Favor Superficiality and Sound-Bites

Stephen L. Carter asks why candidates running for president get so little time to speak and argue in debates.

Stephen L. Carter
Stephen L. Carter
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Stephen L. Carter

Stephen L. Carter

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