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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.
"You will not read a more important legal work this election year." —Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of fifteen #1 New York Times bestselling...
"You will not read a more important legal work this election year." —Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of fifteen #1 New York Times bestselling...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Fox vs. Franken: In an absurd convergence of circumstances, Fox News filed a lawsuit against liberal imp Al Franken (they objected to his parody of their slogan "fair and balanced") in order to coddle star pundit Bill O'Reilly. The real joke is how badly Fox's efforts to muscle Franken backfired, putting them in the middle of a story so crazy, it reads like something Franken could have invented for one of his own books.
Poetic license: Explores the...
Author
Publisher
Lexington Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on data and stories from Native 24/7, a 5-year, 700-particpant social investigation of Indigenous identity, the authors document what Native people believe characterizes, constitutes, and contributes to contemporary Native identities"--
Author
Publisher
The Tuttle Twins Holding Co
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Most history books treat the Constitution with unquestioning reverence and respect and discuss how essential it was for the fledgling states that had just secured their independence. True, there is much to admire about this document, but the real story of America is far more interesting than what most people are taught. For example, who struggled economically before the Constitution was ratified, and who benefited once it became law? What role did...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A professor of history who specializes in slavery and constitutional law investigates one of the most significant--and unjustly forgotten--Supreme Court cases in American history involving the slave ship Antelope and the three hundred African lives at stake.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
From a Pulitzer Prize winner and the bestselling author of "The Working Poor" comes an impassioned, incisive look at the violations of civil liberties in the United States that have accelerated over the past decade--and their direct impact on our lives.
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Grass Shall Grow is a succinct introduction to the work and world of Helen M. Post (1907-79), who took thousands of photographs of Native Americans. Although Post has been largely forgotten and even in her heyday never achieved the fame of her sister, Farm Security Administration photographer Marion Post Wolcott, Helen Post was a talented photographer who worked on Indian reservations throughout the West and captured images that are both striking...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Since the end of World War II, Japan has not sought to remilitarize, and its postwar constitution commits to renouncing aggressive warfare. Yet many inside and outside Japan have asked whether the country should or will return to commanding armed forces amid an increasingly challenging regional and global context and as domestic politics have shifted in favor of demonstrations of national strength. Tom Phuong Le offers a novel explanation of Japan's...
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