Government Law

What precisely is affirmative action, and why is it fiercely championed by some and just as fiercely denounced by others? Does it signify a boon or a stigma? Or is it simply reverse discrimination? What are its benefits and costs to American society? What are the exact indicia determining who should or should not be accorded affirmative action? When should affirmative action end, if it must? Randall Kennedy gives us a concise and deeply personal overview of the policy, refusing to shy away from the myriad complexities of an issue that continues to bedevil American race relations.

Rechtsanwalt Alexander Christ klagt an. Und liefert das vernichtende Urteil gleich mit: Alles, was Recht ist―wissen wir nicht mehr. Die Gesetze, die im Zuge der Corona-Maßnahmen erlassen wurden und unser aller Leben einschneidend veränderten, sind nicht nur schlecht gemacht, sondern auch Instrumente zur unverhältnismäßigen Einschränkung unser aller Freiheiten. Das Rechtsempfinden hat sich der Staatsräson gebeugt. Der Rechtsstaat sich aufgegeben. Die Justiz vollständig versagt.

Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched through statehouses. Delegates, like those in Philadelphia two centuries ago, would exercise nearly unlimited authority to draft changes to our fundamental law, potentially altering anything from voting and free speech rights to regulatory and foreign policy powers. Such a watershed moment would present great danger, and for some, great power. In this important book, Feingold and Prindiville examine the grave risks inherent in this effort.