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Bradley C. S. Watson holds the Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought at Saint Vincent College and is author or editor of many books, including Civic Education and Culture, Civil Rights and the Paradox of Liberal Democracy, The West at War, and Living Constitution, Dying Faith: Progressivism and the New Science of Jurisprudence.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part I. Matters of Interpretation
Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Original Meaning and Responsible Citizenship
Chapter 4 Chapter 2. "Common-Sense Constitutionalism": Why Constitutional Structure Matters for Justice Scalia
Part 5 Part II. Originalism and the Judicial Role
Chapter 6 Chapter 3. Judicial Usurpation: Perennial Temptation, Contemporary Challenge
Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Authority Doctrines and the Proper Judicial Role: Judicial Supremacy, Stare Decisis, and the Concept of Judicial Constitutional Violations
Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Freedom Questions, Political Questions: Republicanism and the Myth of a "Bill of Rights"
Part 9 Part III. Law and Politics
Chapter 10 Chapter 6. Confirmations in Times Turned Mean: A Strategy for the Hearings
Chapter 11 Chapter 7. The Supreme Court and Changing Social Mores
Part 12 Part IV. Originalism and Political Thought
Chapter 13 Chapter 8. Scientism, Human Nature, and Modern Constitutional Theory
Chapter 14 Chapter 9. A Constitution to Die For? Congressional Authority to Raise an Army
Chapter 15 Chapter 10. Neoconservatives and the Courts: The Public Interest, 1965-1980
At a time of unprecedented governmental activity, where the Constitution seems not even to be an afterthought in our national policy debates, the contribution of a book such as Ourselves and Our Posterity couldn't be more important. For if we are to recover any sense of limited government, dedicated to the securing of our natural liberty, such a recovery must begin with reacquainting ourselves with the Constitution and its moral foundations. In assembling some of the finest of America's constitutional scholars, Bradley C. S. Watson's volume is up to the task. These essays will serve as an excellent resource for students, scholars, and citizens who wish to return the Constitution's principles to their rightful place in our national life.
— Ronald J. Pestritto, author of Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism and America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American Progressivism, Hillsdale College
Interesting and thought-provoking….Bradley C.S. Watson has assembled a delightful collection of papers on the theory and practice of constitutional interpretation….It could serve both as an introduction and as a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion about originalism.
— Grove City College Journal Of Law and Public Policy