Contributions by Mat Callahan, Suzanne G. Cusick, James E. Dillard, Steven Garabedian, Franz Andres Morrissey, Jim Rogers, Elissa Stroman, Britta Sweers, and Dick Weissman What exactly is American music? Is blackface minstrelsy American music? Is Hawaiian music? Is "The Star-Spangled Banner," written by an Englishman, American music? And what ......
The Rage for Equality in the Election of 1800-1801
The final work by late historian Thomas N. Ingersoll on the political crisis posed by the presidential election of 1800-the reverberations of which are still felt today. Written by the late Thomas Ingersoll before his death in December 2021, this book examines the fourteen-month struggle to control the identity and future of the United States ......
Reviewing the dismantling of American labor law in more than Supreme Court cases The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), signed into law by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes. Since its ......
Reviewing the dismantling of American labor law in more than Supreme Court cases The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), signed into law by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes. Since its ......
Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of America's Basic Charter
Strikingly few Americans know who wrote the Constitution. Even fewer know that he was a peg-legged ladies' man with a wicked sense of humor, a staunch opponent of slavery, and an unabashed elitist. Gouverneur Morris, who has been described as "the most colorful man in North America" at the time of the founding, was a dominant figure at the ......
How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers
A bold and timely proposal for rethinking the role of the Supreme Court in the separation of powers. There is a widespread sense today that the separation-of-powers system is broken or dysfunctional and has become an obstacle to effective government. The Constitution of Conflict demonstrates that much of the problem comes from attempts to find ......
A bold new look at Watergate from a member of the Senate Watergate Committee who argues that the received wisdom about Nixon's resignation is inaccurate. Written by assistant chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee, Reopening Watergate is an eye-opening reassessment of the Watergate scandal and an essential text for understanding this ......
America's Political Parties and the New Era of Electoral Instability
At the time Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as the 39th president of the United States, the Democratic Party had been enjoying a half-century of sustained electoral advantage. It had long controlled Congress and dominated measures of party identification. When Carter defeated Gerald Ford in 1976, 40% of Americans called themselves Democrats and ......
Illuminating continuity and change in Supreme Court decisions Evolving Constitutional Rights: The Roberts Court and Criminal Justice offers a compelling and in-depth analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court has reshaped constitutional protections under Chief Justice John Roberts. Authors Christopher E. Smith, Michael A. McCall, and Madhavi M. ......
