Project Milk CartonThe American Child, Full SeriesThe History of Our ChildrenThe Constitutional Republic and SpartanAltsobaPatriotMay 16, 202664ShareThe American ChildThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyTHE AMERICAN CHILDThe Constitutional Republic·November 4, 2025Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 2. Factory Children and the Birth of Reform (1800–1900)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 3. The Invention of the Juvenile Court (1899–1930)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 4. From Protection to Paternalism (1930–1970)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 5. CAPTA (1974): The Mandate to ProtectThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 6. ICWA (1978): The Native Child and SovereigntyThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 7. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (1980)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 8. The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, 1997)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 9. The Trafficking Era (TVPRA, FOSTA-SESTA, and the UAC Pipeline)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 10. Family First Prevention Services Act (2018)The Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 11. Data, Devices, and the Digital ChildThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 12. Privatization, Procurement, and Perverse IncentivesThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 13. The Court and the ConstitutionThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 14. Oversight and AccountabilityThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 15. Local Politics, Local ChildrenThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThe American Child — Chapter 16. Reform and ResistanceThe Constitutional Republic·Feb 22Read full storyThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Subscribe