Neoconservative Politics and the Supreme Court: Law, Power, and Democracy
Stephen M Feldman
In this concise, timely book, constitutional law expert Stephen M. Feldman draws on neoconservative writings to explore the rise of the neocons and their influence on the Supreme Court. Neocons burst onto the political scene in the early 1980s via their assault on pluralist democracy’s ethical relativism, where no pre-existing or higher principles limit the agendas of interest groups. Instead, they advocated for a resurrection of republican democracy, which declares that virtuous citizens and officials pursue the common good. Yet despite their original goals, neocons quickly became an interest group themselves, competing successfully within the pluralist democratic arena. When the ... Read more
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Sanford Levinson,author of Framed: America’s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance A helpful explanation of the Supreme Court's latest lurch to the right. By showing how many of the Court's latest decisions can ... Read more