In the beginning -- Founding firearms -- Why interpretive methods matter -- What do we mean by judicial activism? -- The unhealthy activism of the Roberts Court -- The long shadow Bush v. Gore -- The wages of Watergate -- Me, Inc. -- Votes behind bars -- Gideon's muted trumpet -- The cost of death -- What's a right without a remedy? -- When the umpire throws the pitches -- Empty benches -- Sometimes an amendment is just an amendment -- It takes two -- The constitution without the court.