How I learned to stop worrying about Glenn Beck and write this book -- Founderstein : how to turn six dead white guys into one political monster -- The fallacy of "original intent" -- The founders on religion and liberty -- States' rights/states' wrongs : how the right hijacked federalism -- The Jeffersonian myth and the Hamiltonian bogeyman -- Grover Norquest and the tax pledge versus Alexander Hamilton and good government -- Courting disaster : the dumb right-wing attack on the federal judiciary -- Why America, the constitution, and god will (probably) survive.
Summary
Essential reading for anyone seeking the accurate historical background to many of the hot-button political debates of today. A true historical picture of men who often disagreed with one another on such crucial issues as federal power, judicial review, and the separation of church and state.
