Bill of Rights Day
Books
How Progressives Rewrote The Constitution
How Progressivism and the New Deal era still shape the Supreme Court’s decisions.
Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America
Real-life stories and solid legal analysis combine to show why property rights are the “cornerstone of liberty,” how they are protected in the U.S. Constitution, and how the Supreme Court’s Kelo v. New London case has impacted them.
The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
Examines how Americans have expanded presidential power over recent decades by expecting solutions for all national problems, and concludes by calling for the president’s role to return to its properly defined constitutional limits.
The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom
A non-lawyer’s guide to the worst Supreme Court decisions of the modern era.
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The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law
Explores the legal and constitutional history of the right to earn a living without unreasonable government interference, and reveals the many ways in which that right is threatened today.
David’s Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary
An active judiciary is a key element in our government that ensures that limits are placed on executive and legislative action, constitutional rights are protected, and unelected bureaucrats are kept in check.
Gun Control On Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle over the Second Amendment
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, the book delves into the monumental Heller casen — where the Supreme Court ruled that individual citizens have the constitutional right to possess guns — to provide a compelling look at the inside stories of the forces that fought for and against the Second Amendment.
Cato Handbook For Policymakers, 7th Ed.
Offers policy recommendations from Cato Institute experts on every major policy issue. Providing both in-depth analysis and concrete recommendations, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for policymakers and anyone else interested in securing liberty through limited government.
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2009-2010
Published every September, the Cato Supreme Court Review analyzes key cases from the Court’s most recent term.
Links of Interest
“The Founders’ Constitution,” Liberty Fund (Indianapolis, IN)
Arguably the most important of all resources on the principles of the Framers of the American republic. Includes extracts from the leading works of political theory, history, law, and constitutional argument on which the Framers and their contemporaries drew and which they themselves produced.
“The Charters of Freedom,” National Archives (Washington, DC)
The official National Archives website.
“American Treasures,” Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
Holograph images of Thomas Jefferson’s “Original Rough Draught of the Declaration of Independence,” with minor emendations by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, June 1776.
“Interactive Constitution,” National Constitution Center (Philadelphia, PA)
A hypertext edition of the Constitution based on Linda Monk’s The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution (Hyperion, 2003).
“Interpreting the Declaration of Independence by Translation,” George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
Translations of the Declaration of Independence in Italian, Japanese, and other languages.
“Political Database of the Americas,” Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
A non-governmental Internet-based project that provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies, and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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