Political Justice

When Clarence Thomas joined the Supreme Court in 1991, he found with dismay that it was interpreting a very different Constitution from the one the framers had written - the one that had established a federal government manned by the people's own elected representatives, charged with protecting citizens' inborn rights while leaving them free to work out their individual happiness themselves, in their families, communities, and states.

How Free Speech Saved Democracy is a revealing reminder that First Amendment rights have often been curtailed in efforts to block progress, and that current measures to reduce hurtful language and to end hate speech could backfire on those who promote them.

As diverse a lot as they may be, the people who tell their stories in this book share one thing in common. Each is committed to fighting inequality and injustice. Each, too, can pinpoint a moment when they were moved to action, when it became impossible to sit on the sidelines and just watch. In The Moment, New York Times best-selling author Steve Fiffer presents an oral history from today's social justice activists—many of them still under 30—that is pitch perfect for these dissonant times.

This book offers a close reading of Romans that treats Paul as a radical political thinker by showing the relationship between Paul's perspective and that of secular political theorists. Turning to both ancient political philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero) and contemporary post-Marxists (Agamben, Badiou, Derrida, and Žižek),

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and Lincoln's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. Lincoln and Taney's bitter disagreements began with Taney's Dred Scott opinion in 1857, when the chief justice declared that the Constitution did not grant the black man any rights that the white man was bound to honor.

Lucy’s friend, Supreme Court Justice Iona Martin, is missing, her law clerk found dead in her chambers. The new POTUS has received a personal warning from Justice Martin, advising her to contact Lucy if anything happens. Lucy is ordered to Washington, DC, and when Armando reveals his former boyfriend is a Supreme Court law clerk, he is called upon to join her.

Will a dying vigilante choose peace, love, and happiness or one last mission? Will his advancing disease allow for either? Tommy Borata is on the run—quietly living out his last days in the Florida Keys. He keeps a low profile until love finds him just as a hateful, divisive presidential candidate threatens to tear the country apart. As love and his desire to leave the world a better place pull at Tommy’s heart, which will win?In this exciting conclusion to the Vigilante Angels trilogy, Tommy hides in the Florida Keys. He’s prepared to let his disease claim him and die in peace. That is until he finds love and a mysterious rejuvenation. Tommy follows the meteoric rise of a politician that stands for everything he despises. He sees one last chance to make the world a better place before dies. Tommy battles alcoholism, love, cancer, FBI investigators, and neo-Nazis to complete one last mission. In the race against time, which will prevail?

Rogue Justice connects the dots for the first time - from the Patriot Act to today's military commissions, from terrorism prosecutions to intelligence priorities, from the ACLU's activism to Edward Snowden's revelations. And it poses a stark question: Will the American justice system ever recover from the compromises it made for the war on terror?

Cal Stokes and his friends have no idea what they're up against. Players from the highest levels of the Russian and American governments have their sights set on the elite crew from the Jefferson Group, but will unlikely allies swoop down in time to help? From Paris to Moscow, C.G. Cooper's sweeping tale unfolds on the international stage. Where will our heroes land when the last secret is told?

Following his predecessor's abrupt departure, newly appointed President Brandon Zimmer must deal with aggressors at home and abroad. The sharks sense his weakness and are out for blood. The burden might just be too much to handle for the young president. Will President Zimmer cave to outside forces, or stand strong with his friends from Stokes Security International (SSI), like former Marine Cal Stokes and ex-Navy SEAL Travis Haden?

When the head of Army Black Ops is murdered by assassins, Steel and Christie hunt the killers, and become the hunted. The Jack Steel series is now in development for a major motion picture. From the snowy Virginia forests, to the frigid interior of Alaska, to a lush mountain on St. Croix Island, Steel and Christie will face off against a powerful mercenary organization that wants them dead. Someone is using murder to reshape the U.S. government. And that person has a score to settle with Steel.

Zachary Blake returns. And who stands between his client and justice? The President of the United States! In this second heart-stopping installment of the Zachary Blake legal thriller series, Zack is fresh off his epic legal battle with the church’s clandestine evil forces in Betrayal of Faith. If you enjoyed the political angst of All the President’s Men or the realistic courtroom scenes of The Verdict, you will love this political-legal action thriller, where super trial lawyer Zack Blake takes on new, even more powerful foes.

Julia Kennersley, the beautiful and brilliant daughter of a beloved senator and a graduate of Harvard Law, had never wanted for much in her life. Now working as one of the youngest elected district attorneys of Boston, she’s a no-nonsense career women who runs a tight ship with a passion for justice. But thanks to a chance meeting with an eccentric old woman who reads tea leaves and three distinctly different men, her life is about to take a turn in a mysterious, dangerous, and often hilarious new direction.

Marine Major B. Andrews, on loan to the CIA, captured in Afghanistan, disavowed by the Agency. Shortly before being captured, Major "Andy" Andrews, USMC, had time to make one phone call, to his best friend Cal Stokes. Now left to rot in a cell in Helmand Province, Andy's time is almost up. Will Cal and his team from The Jefferson Group be in time to save Andy? Will the CIA help, or get in the way? What are the political implications should their mission succeed?

A new Marine Commandant...An insidious threat to his beloved service...Can anything be done to save it...The new Commandant of the Marine Corps is worried. Not only is he dealing with a shrinking service, a tightening budget and a war-weary nation, he's also just found out that there's an even bigger threat, a mounting menace that could tear the mighty Marine Corps apart from all sides. The Commandant calls on Cal Stokes and his team at The Jefferson Group to root out the threat. But is it too late?

Federal judge Edward Lamport is no stranger to controversy and danger. Nine months into his tenure, he's received two death threats and is under the protection of US Marshals. But when he receives a plea for help from a woman with whom he had a brief romance twenty-five years earlier, he must face a peril of a different sort, one that involves his long-lost son, Carlos.

A failed black-ops mission in Eastern Europe has retired NYPD detective and Navy SEAL Michael Keough recalled back to Washington. It’s there that a random encounter with a gunman leads Keough to uncover a conspiracy targeting the highest levels of the United States government. The case has local law enforcement, the FBI, and the Secret Service on high alert to stop a potential presidential assassination. But Keough is not convinced of the gunman’s true intentions—and the deeper he digs, the more disturbing the plot becomes.

Dr. Kendi expertly crafts a propulsive telling of Malcolm X’s life—from birth to death. He provides context for both Malcolm’s choices—and those around him—not just painting an intimate picture of a famous figure, but of the social and political landscape of America during the civil rights movement.

The holiday season would not be complete without a little poetic justice. How Biden Stole Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa too! will warm the cockles of your heart and turn frowns into smiles, all at the expense of Joe Biden.

When high football star Max Bell falls victim to a hit-and-run, local reporter Ray Harper engages in an all-out pursuit for the driver who left him for dead in the middle of a busy suburban Detroit road. Harper investigates and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to a prominent suburban Detroit political figure.