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The preamble as policy : a guidebook to governance and civic duty / Robert Irons and Jim Twombly

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:46:36 +0900

Robert Irons and Jim Twombly. The preamble as policy : a guidebook to governance and civic duty. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2021]. ISBN:9781433188039; 1433188031; 9781433188237; 1433188236
"In The Preamble as Policy: A Social and Economic Analysis of the Preamble to the Constitution the authors show that the Preamble to the Constitution is more than an introduction to the document, but sets the tone for the rest of the document and how it should be viewed and interpreted. It is also a list of goals for a new government and a tool for holding our elected representatives accountable for their efforts on our behalf. The Preamble as Policy looks at the history of the development of the Constitution to show how the Preamble can be used to judge the laws and policies enacted by the federal government. The Preamble as Policy weaves political thought, history, and current events together allowing for examination of an oft forgotten part of the Constitution. It provides a unique framework and firm foundation for class discussions or social interactions about what we have achieved as a nation and where we might have come up short"--

The history and evolution of homeland security in the United States : from the Constitution through 9/11 to the present / Steven M. MacMartin, Aida T. Silva, Isabel Patricia Vázquez, and Rodger Lee Werner, Jr.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:03:20 +0900

Steven M. MacMartin, Aida T. Silva, Isabel Patricia Vázquez, and Rodger Lee Werner, Jr.. The history and evolution of homeland security in the United States : from the Constitution through 9/11 to the present. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025; ©2025. ISBN:9781032756622; 1032756624; 9781032756608; 1032756608
"The History and Evolution of Homeland Security in the United States provides a comprehensive and insightful look into the evolution of U.S. Homeland Security, from its early roots to the post-9/11 era. Drawing on their extensive experience as law enforcement professionals, the authors offer a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of this critical field. Students seeking degrees-with the goal of a career-in Homeland Security roles, need a comprehensive and foundational understanding of the history of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its predecessor agencies. This includes a detailed accounting of the elaboration of security policies and strategies as they developed in the United States, both before and after the formation of DHS, highlighting the challenges posed by both natural and human-caused threats. Beyond a historical retrospective, this book equips students with the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to assess the effectiveness of past and present homeland security initiatives. By understanding the historical context, students can better navigate the complex issues surrounding privacy, border security, critical infrastructure protection, and more. As future professionals, students need that historical perspective in order to inform their understanding of current debates and controversies surrounding Homeland Security. The History and Evolution of Homeland Security in the United States provides a foundational understanding to foster critical thinking, analytical skills and decision-making-helping the reader gain a historical perspective on the Department, its components, and policies to inform future thought leaders"-- Provided by publisher

Power, discourse, and the purpose of policy in higher education : a genealogical study of the Higher Education Act / Allison L. Palmadessa

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:24:43 +0900

Allison L. Palmadessa. Power, discourse, and the purpose of policy in higher education : a genealogical study of the Higher Education Act. Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland, [2023]; ©2023. ISBN:9783031437052; 3031437055
" This book traces the full history of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in its entirety, to the present. The fifty-six-year history of this landmark legislation is analyzed as a genealogical phenomenon through multiple methodological and theoretical frameworks. This allows the researcher to study the Act not in a linear or single approach, rather the blend of lenses and methods creates a means to study policy-making as a site of ideological reproduction and results in the exposure of power dynamics that obfuscate the hidden agenda by those in positions of power." --

A right to lie? : presidents, other liars, and the First Amendment / Catherine J. Ross

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:36:42 +0900

Catherine J. Ross. A right to lie? : presidents, other liars, and the First Amendment. University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]. ISBN:9780812253252
"Is there any way to stop a president who lies constantly about matters large and small, who regularly displays his disconnection from facts or verifiable reality, and whose lies endanger the nation and threaten the very foundations of democracy? This book approaches that question and more by examining how the First Amendment treats deception in public life. President Donald J. Trump's mendacity during his term in office and its consequences for the nation highlighted the urgent need to grapple with lies by public officials and in public debate. But this book is not just about Trump and it is not just about presidents. As I delve into the First Amendment's treatment of deception I will introduce a range of characters from every walk of public life in situations that implicate factual falsehoods and freedom of expression. They include: a minor public official masquerading as a Medal of Honor recipient, purveyors of birtherism, and candidates for office who falsely malign their opponents or even usurp the names of famous people. Their stories, and the outcomes of the resulting court cases, reveal the almost insurmountable constitutional and practical hurdles facing efforts to rein in public deception. The freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment expressly aims to protect unorthodox thought-unpopular views and the ideas of dissidents, which majorities are prone to label "false." A serious tension exists between protecting free speech under the First Amendment and combatting the spread of falsehoods that can endanger a free society"--

Landmark legislation 1774-2022 : major U.S. acts and treaties / Stephen W. Stathis

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:10:18 +0900

Stephen W. Stathis. Landmark legislation 1774-2022 : major U.S. acts and treaties. Third edition, CQ Press, [2024], Sage reference. ISBN:1071920723; 9781071920725
"Landmark Legislation 1774-2022, Third Edition is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the most important laws and treaties enacted by the U.S. Congress. ' This new edition expands coverage to include the last five Congresses (10 years of activity from 2013-2022), which has seen landmark legislation across a broad spectrum of issues, including infrastructure, child welfare policy, climate change, conservation and public lands, the coronavirus pandemic, criminal justice, cybersecurity and semiconductors, disaster assistance, gun safety, health care for veterans, K-12 public education, the United States Postal Service, taxes, trade policy, and Ukraine's war effort." --

Free speech and false speech : political deception and its legal limits (or lack thereof) / Robert N. Spicer.

Fri, 10 May 2019 20:55:35 +0900

Robert N. Spicer.. Free speech and false speech : political deception and its legal limits (or lack thereof). Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]; ©2018, Palgrave pivot. ISBN:3319698192; 9783319698199
This book examines the history of the legal discourse around political falsehood and its future in the wake of the 2012 US Supreme Court decision in US v. Alvarez through communication law, political philosophy, and communication theory perspectives. As US v. Alvarez confirmed First Amendment protection for lies, Robert N. Spicer addresses how the ramifications of that decision function by looking at statutory and judicial handling of First Amendment protection for political deception. Illustrating how commercial speech is regulated but political speech is not, Spicer evaluates the role of deception in politics and its consequences for democracy in a contemporary political environment where political personalities, partisan media, and dark money donors bend the truth and abuse the virtue of free expression. -- Publisher description.

Senate procedure and practice / Martin B. Gold.

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:18:12 +0900

Martin B. Gold.. Senate procedure and practice. Fourth edition., Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]. ISBN:9781538112045; 1538112043; 9781538112052; 1538112051
"[This book] explains why and how the Senate has worked for more than 200 years. It includes the updated modifications of procedures governing Senate debate, amendment rights, and the formation of conferences. The book is filled with fascinating stories and insights that highlight why certain rules are in place, how they are practiced, and the ways in which those practices have changed throughout history as our federal government and the needs of our electorate have evolved."--

Understanding American legislatures : the need for interpretive-qualitative research / James M. Curry

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:56:55 +0900

James M. Curry. Understanding American legislatures : the need for interpretive-qualitative research. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025; ©2025, Routledge series on interpretative methods. ISBN:9781032412122; 1032412127; 9781032412245; 1032412240
"In this passionately argued book, James M. Curry introduces legislative scholars to the value and importance of interpretive research. His field guide for getting started on using an interpretive approach is designed so that the reader can understand a new methodological approach, not just new methods "tools" within a singular approach. Weaving in his own story from student to scholar, Curry begins by demystifying the importance and value of interpretive research. He later provides background on what interpretive methodologies are and how they differ from the quantitative and positivist approaches that dominate in the field. Focusing primarily on the study of the U.S. Congress and the 50 American state legislatures, Curry employs Richard Fenno's "soaking and poking" language as a bridge to the language of interpretivism, aiming to show legislative researchers how they can connect between the two and begin to use the richer terms of the latter in place of the former. Understanding American Legislatures is a must-read contribution to the study of legislatures and our discourse about methods in American politics"-- Provided by publisher

Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the ballot box / Evette Dionne

Mon, 27 May 2024 20:28:47 +0900

Evette Dionne. Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the ballot box. Viking Children's Books, 2021. ISBN:9781432886820; 1432886827
"Susan B. Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Alice Paul. The Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls. The 1913 Women's March in D.C. When the epic story of the suffrage movement in the United States is told, the most familiar leaders, speakers at meetings, and participants in marches written about or pictured are generally white. The real story isn't monochromatic. Women of color, especially African American women, were fighting for their right to vote and to be treated as full, equal citizens of the United States. Their battlefront wasn't just about gender. African American women had to deal with white abolitionist-suffragists who drew the line at sharing power with their black sisters. They had to overcome deep, exclusionary racial prejudices that were rife in the American suffrage movement. And they had to maintain their dignity--and safety--in a society that tried to keep them in its bottom ranks. Lifting as We Climb is the empowering story of African American women who refused to accept all this. Women in black church groups, black female sororities, black women's improvement societies and social clubs. Women who formed their own black suffrage associations when white-dominated national suffrage groups rejected them. Women like Mary Church Terrell, a founder of the National Association of Colored Women and of the NAACP; or educator-activist Anna Jullia Cooper who championed women getting the vote and a college education; or the crusading journalist Ida B. Wells, a leader in both the suffrage and anti-lynching movements. Author Evette Dionne, a feminist culture writer and the editor-in-chief of Bitch Media, has uncovered an extraordinary and underrepresented history of black women. In her powerful book, she draws an important historical line from abolition to suffrage to civil rights to contemporary young activists--filling in the blanks of the American suffrage story"--

Disruption? : the Senate during the Trump era / edited by Sean M. Theriault

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:33:49 +0900

edited by Sean M. Theriault. Disruption? : the Senate during the Trump era. Oxford University Press, [2024]. ISBN:9780197767832; 9780197767849
"The genesis for Disruption? The Senate during the Trump Era occurred in December 2020 when C. Lawrence Evans, Newton Family Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary, posted a lengthy analysis on Facebook of the Senate floor exchange between Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer on potential votes for overriding a veto on a defense bill and the $2,000 stimulus proposal. In that particular moment, the interplay of the Senate and then President Trump was at a critical moment. In the end, Congress overrode Trump's veto; the only one of his presidency. In a proposal to the Dirksen Congressional Center's Board of Directors, the one of us who at the time worked at the Center argued that "it will require sustained scholarly research to understand precisely the dynamics behind the Republican conference's machinations during the Trump presidency." The Board subsequently approved an initial grant of $25,000 to the other one of us to put together a book on how the U.S. Senate evolved during the Trump presidency"--

Healthcare politics and policy in America / Kant Patel and Mark Rushefsky.

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:36:27 +0900

Kant Patel and Mark Rushefsky.. Healthcare politics and policy in America. Fifth edition., Routledge, 2020.. ISBN:9780815376330; 0815376332; 9780367027742; 0367027747

The blessings of liberty : a concise history of the Constitution of the United States / Michael Les Benedict.

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:15:08 +0900

Michael Les Benedict.. The blessings of liberty : a concise history of the Constitution of the United States. Fourth edition., Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]. ISBN:9781538165546; 9781538165553
"This concise, accessible text by historian Michael Benedict provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. The fourth edition is updated to include the 2016 election, the Trump administration, the 2020 election, and the first activities of the Biden administration"--

The origins and consequences of congressional party election agendas / Scott R. Meinke

Thu, 23 May 2024 00:15:21 +0900

Scott R. Meinke. The origins and consequences of congressional party election agendas. Cambridge University Press, 2023; ©2023, Cambridge elements. Elements in American politics. ISBN:1009379240; 9781009379243; 9781009264884; 1009264885
This Element examines congressional party election agendas, asking first how they originate and what priorities within the party they strategically represent and, second, how they shape postelection legislative activity and policymaking. After surveying post-1980 agenda efforts, it focuses on two prominent cases, the Republican Contract with America (1994) and the Democratic New Direction for America (2006). Using archived records and other qualitative evidence, it shows that both agendas were leadership-driven but were developed in lengthy and relatively inclusive processes. Quantifying agenda content, it demonstrates that the parties strategically skewed agenda promises toward select segments of the caucus, as measured in bill introduction priorities, and the promises echoed leadership messaging from speeches and floor motions in the Congress before the election. After winning a majority, both parties shifted the House's legislative activity sharply toward agenda priorities, but the impact on policy outcomes was substantially constrained--back cover

Legislative deliberative democracy : debating acts restricting freedom of speech during war / Avichai Levit

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 01:19:35 +0900

Avichai Levit. Legislative deliberative democracy : debating acts restricting freedom of speech during war. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. ISBN:9780367569983; 9781003100560; 9781000220988; 9781000220964; 9781000220971
"Freedom of speech is a basic right in a democracy. During war however, national legislatures tend to enact laws that restrict this basic right. Under what circumstances can such laws be democratically legitimate? Avichai Levit argues that the degree of democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war, depends on the extent of legislature deliberation on such laws. The more law makers in both chambers of the legislature, seriously consider information and arguments, reason on the common good, and seek to persuade and decide the best legislative outcome, in committees and on the floor, the more democratic legitimacy can be associated with such laws. This book fills a gap in the scholarly literature regarding the evaluation of the democratic legitimacy of laws restricting freedom of speech during war, by bridging different theoretical perceptions and presenting an alternative normative account of deliberative democracy which focuses on the deliberations of a national legislature. Using the United States as a case study, this book goes into the details of Congressional deliberation during World War I, World War II and the Cold War, as well as the political histories that brought about such laws. Legislative Deliberative Democracy will be of interest to academics and students alike in the fields of American Constitutional law, Political theory, American politics and political history"--

The U.S. Navy : case studies in its past, present, and future / edited by Thomas-Durell Young

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:04:42 +0900

edited by Thomas-Durell Young. The U.S. Navy : case studies in its past, present, and future. Routledge; Routledge, 2022; ©2022. ISBN:9781032013480; 1032013486; 9781032013497
Great power competition has returned to the world stage and the U.S. Navy finds itself in the forefront of U.S. efforts to demonstrate national resolve. The U.S. Navy: Case Studies in its Past, Present, and Future argues that the challenge of determining the future structure and operation of the fleet can be best achieved through an examination of its relevant past experience, as well as from current operations of the navy. After years of uncertainty as to its purpose and missions, the rise of China and Russian provocations now require U.S. officials to transform the fleet and its way of employing it. The contributors to this edition provide case studies of past, present, and future challenges that the U.S. Navy has, and will need to overcome as it reconsiders how it will restructure the fleet and reconsider its prevailing concepts of operations. Contributors examine past challenges to structuring the fleet and its prevailing concepts of operation. Based on this foundation, case studies propose how navy leadership should consider developing and employing the fleet in future. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Defense & Security Analysis

Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America / James Fallows and Deborah Fallows.

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:28:18 +0900

James Fallows and Deborah Fallows.. Our towns : a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America. First edition., Pantheon Books, [2018]. ISBN:9781101871843; 9781101871850
"A unique, revelatory portrait of small-town America: the activities, changes, and events that shape this mostly unseen part of our national landscape, and the issues and concerns that matter to the ordinary Americans who make these towns their home. For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-prop airplane, visiting small cities and meeting civic leaders, factory workers, recent immigrants, and young entrepreneurs, seeking to take the pulse and discern the outlook of an America that is unreported and unobserved by the national media. Attending town meetings, breakfasts at local coffee shops, and events at local libraries, they have listened to the challenges and problems that define American lives today. Our Towns is the story of their journey--an account of their visits to twenty-one cities and towns: the individuals they met, the stories they heard, and their portrait of the many different faces of the American future"--

U.S. freight rail economics and policy : are we on the right track? / edited by Jeffrey T. Macher and John W. Mayo.

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:10:38 +0900

edited by Jeffrey T. Macher and John W. Mayo.. U.S. freight rail economics and policy : are we on the right track?. Routledge, 2019.; ©2019, Routledge studies in transport analysis. ISBN:9780367142834; 036714283X

In defense of gun control / Hugh LaFollette.

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:23:35 +0900

Hugh LaFollette.. In defense of gun control. Oxford University Press, [2018]. ISBN:9780190873370; 019087337X; 9780190873363; 0190873361

Warriors in Washington : Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the politics of American power in World War II / Grant H. Golub

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:04:24 +0900

Grant H. Golub. Warriors in Washington : Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the politics of American power in World War II. Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press, 2025, Military, war, and society in modern American history series. ISBN:9781009626965; 9781009626989; 1009626949; 9781009626958; 1009626957; 9781009626941
"How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army's political masters consciously transforming the organization into an active political player throughout the war. Led by Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War and one of the most experienced American statesmen of the era, the Army energetically worked to shape the contours of American power throughout the war, influencing the scope and direction of US foreign policy as the Allies fought the Axis powers. The result saw the Army, and the military more broadly, gain unprecedented levels of influence over US foreign relations. As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the military helped set the direction of policy toward the Soviet Union and aided the decades of confrontation between the two superpowers"--

Creating supportive spaces for pregnant and parenting college students : contemporary understandings of Title IX / edited by Catherine L. Riley and Katie B. Garner

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:22:58 +0900

edited by Catherine L. Riley and Katie B. Garner. Creating supportive spaces for pregnant and parenting college students : contemporary understandings of Title IX. Routledge, 2024, Routledge research in higher education. ISBN:9781032391625; 9781032392462
"This volume brings together interdisciplinary research, theoretical perspectives, and detailed explanations of paths and examples to help colleges become supportive spaces for pregnant and parenting students. Expanding the discourse around pregnant and parenting college students to a more interdisciplinary and international arena, this volume follows the ground-breaking disquisition, formerly set forth by 'Title IX and the Protection of Pregnant and Parenting College Students (Riley, Hutchinson, Dix 2022)', to define this cohesive field and bring together separate voices to help colleges become more supportive spaces after the . The chapters explore academia's attitude toward motherhood, families, and care work, the invisibility of pregnant and parenting students, system-wide negligence, the forgotten nature of student-fathers, unacknowledged miscarriages, organized policy change efforts, involved agencies of change, the troubling presence of coercion, and more. While arguing that barriers currently prevent colleges from becoming supportive spaces, the volume asserts that improvements are both feasible and vital for ensuring that institutions of higher education are complying with Title IX, a U.S. federal law. Offering interdisciplinary research, explanations of problems, and paths for progress, this edited volume will be useful to scholars, researchers, administrators, and activists working to support pregnant and parenting students. Various chapters will also interest those working in higher education administration, education policy, reproductive health, gender studies, and health and organizational communication more broadly. Supporting pregnant and parenting college students, however, is a shared responsibility belonging to all members of a campus community; accordingly, this volume is for every institution that plans to comply with Title IX"--