From parchment to dust: the case for constitutional skepticism

We the people 1 : the problem of democracy and representation

We the people 2 : some modest proposals

Establishing justice : the problem of the Supreme Court

Promoting the general welfare : the problem of economic distribution

Securing the blessings of liberty 1 : the problem of civil liberties and cultural power

Securing the blessings of liberty 2 : civil liberties and cultural power today

Establishing a more perfect union : the problem of rights and rhetoric

Insuring domestic tranquility : the problem of violence

Ordaining and establishing this constitution 1 : early American skepticism

Ordaining and establishing this constitution 2 : skepticism in the progressive era

Ordaining and establishing this constitution 3 : modern skepticism

Bending toward justice?

Intro

Introduction

One

We the People, Part 1

Two

We the People, Part 2

Three

Establishing Justice

Four

Promoting the General Welfare

Five

Securing the Blessings of Liberty, Part 1

Six

Securing the Blessings of Liberty, Part 2

Seven

Establishing a More Perfect Union

Eight

Insuring Domestic Tranquility

Nine

Ordaining and Establishing This Constitution, Part 1

Ten

Ordaining and Establishing This Constitution, Part 2

Eleven

Ordaining and Establishing This Constitution, Part 3

Twelve

Bending Toward Justice?

Acknowledgments

Notes