Hellfire Nation

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By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, June 18, 2003.
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That’s the name of a new book that explores the role of sin and morality in political life. Historically, they’ve been a force behind everything from prohibition to civil rights. Trish talks with James A. Marone, author of Hellfire Nation: the Politics of Sin in Amercan History. Marone is a political science professor at Brown University and lives in New Hampshire.

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