A riveting new examination of the leading progressive justice of his era; published in the centennial year of his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court According to Jeffrey Rosen; Louis D. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson;†the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness;†in business and government; since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1; 1916; Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy; he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech; freedom from government surveillance; and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement; he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today; Rosen explores what Brandeis; the Jeffersonian prophet; can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution; monopoly; corporate and federal power; technology; privacy; free speech; and Zionism.
#638375 in Books Ingramcontent 2016-02-02 2016-02-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .87 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 029930664X340 pagesUnderstanding and Teaching American Slavery Harvey Goldberg
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellantBy Herbert WinnikI even recommended to a colleague f mine who now teaches Afro-American History.
