Law and Government
Is there any end to party polarization?
With November midterms coming up, it appears the political parties are more polarized than ever! Sean M. Theriault’s Party Polarization in Congress details our nation’s history of bipartisanship in this article by Gary Andres of The Weekly Standard.
A Living Constitution
In Constitutional Illusions & Anchoring Truths, Hadley Arkes tries find a path between a conservative interpretation of the US Constitution and the living Constitution. The Wall Street Journal reviews it here.
An Islamic cultural center in Manhattan?
Plans by the Cordoba Initiative to build a community center that includes a mosque near the former site of the World Trade Center in New York have sparked a heated national debate. Some argue vehemently that the group–started after 9/11 to promote religious and cultural understanding–should not attempt to build a mosque so close to [...]
Louise Shelley – Politics and Prose
Louise Shelley, author of Human Trafficking, will be at D.C.’s famous independent bookstore, Politics and Prose, to discuss the stark realities of the global trend at 7pm, August 23.
Fundamental Holmes Book of Month
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression‘s Book of the Month for August is Ron Collins‘ The Fundamental Holmes: A Free Speech Chronicle and Reader – Selections from the Opinions, Books, Articles, Speeches, Letter and Other Writings by and about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.. Check out the interview where Collins discusses the role that Holmes played [...]
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