Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, "interpretivism," maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document itself. The second, predominant in recent academic theorizing, argues that the c…
Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, "interpretivism," maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document itself. The second, predominant in recent academic theorizing, argues that the c…
Covers these US Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison, 1803; Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857; Engel v. Vitale, 1962; Epperson v. Arkansas, 1968; Van Orden v. Perry; McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky, 2005; Gideon v. Wainright, 1963; Miranda v. Arizona, 1966; Brown v. …
Covers these US Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison, 1803; Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857; Engel v. Vitale, 1962; Epperson v. Arkansas, 1968; Van Orden v. Perry; McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky, 2005; Gideon v. Wainright, 1963; Miranda v. Arizona, 1966; Brown v. …
Why has U.S. national security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administration? And why does it matter? The theory of 'double government' posed by the 19th century English scholar Walter Bagehot suggests a disquieting answer. The public is encouraged to believe…
"Why has U.S. security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administrations? The theory of "double government" posed by the 19th century English scholar Walter Bagehot suggests a disquieting answer that is extensively discussed in National Security and Double Gover…
Glennon challenges the myth that U.S. security policy is still forged by America's visible, "Madisonian institutions": the President, Congress, and the courts. Their roles, he argues, have become largely illusory. Presidential control is now nominal, congressional oversight is d…
Why has U.S. national security policy scarcely changed from the Bush to the Obama administration? And why does it matter? The theory of 'double government' posed by the 19th century English scholar Walter Bagehot suggests a disquieting answer. The public is encouraged to believe…