And this is even more remarkable given that the United States is a country founded on the principles of equality and democracy that encourage individuality and autonomy far more readily than public spiritedness and self-sacrifice.

This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment.

In his general introduction to this volume, Victor Cline has listed traditional arguments against censorship, noting, however, that in our body of law we have with some unanimity made a few important exceptions to free speech (e.g., when we ...

Of particular interest is Berns's view of minorities under the Constitution. Overall, the book will be well received by serious students of the American political experience, but others might find it difficult going.

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest of our presidents.