The grouchy historian : an old-time lefty defends our Constitution against right-wing hypocrites and nutjobs

9781501166020
1501166026

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition

viii, 336 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-334)

Introduction: why I wrote this book
The founders and framers: who were those guys?
Snapshots of life in Philadelphia, 1787
Heckling the right wing: their top ten talking points and my top ten comebacks
God and the Constitution, Part I: epistle to the Christian right
God and the Constitution, Part II: epistle to the Mormons
The writing of the Constitution: notes from the Constitutional Convention as recorded by Billey, slave to James Madison, May 6 to September 17, 1787
Charles Beard's economic interpretation of the Constitution, Part I: meeting the framers
Charles Beard's economic interpretation of the Constitution, Part II: following the money
The chapter of leftovers: Part I
Open letter to Senator Ted Cruz written in the style of 1787
The Constitution according to Ben Carson, MD
Rewriting the Constitution: Mark Levin and the Asner amendments
Immigration and Ann Coulter: a review that was never published in the New York Times Book Review
The shocking truth about the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights in the real world
The chapter of leftovers: Part II
The emperor has no robes: Justice Antonin Scalia and Citizens United
Scarier than Scalia: introducing Justice Clarence Thomas
What in hell is a strict constructionist?
Anonymous letter to certain members of the Supreme Court
The chapter of leftovers: Part III
The Second Amendment: guns and the NRA
In conclusion

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Weinberger, Ed, author