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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a traditional biography
- De David en 12-14-12
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The Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution
- De: Brion McClanahan
- Narrado por: David Cochran Heath
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
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How did the founding generation intend for us to interpret and apply the Constitution? Are liberals right when they cite its “elastic” clauses to justify big government, or are conservatives right when they cite its explicit limits on federal power? Professor Brion McClanahan, popular author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers, finds the answers by going directly to the source—the Founders themselves, who debated all the relevant issues in their state constitutional conventions.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Biased from the opening
- De David en 11-05-20
De: Brion McClanahan
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Our Republican Constitution
- Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People
- De: Randy E. Barnett
- Narrado por: Barry Abrams
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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The Constitution of the United States begins with the words "we the people". But from the earliest days of the American republic, there have been two competing notions of "the people", which led to two very different visions of the Constitution. Those who view "we the people" collectively think popular sovereignty resides in the people as a group, which leads them to favor a democratic constitution that allows the will of the people to be expressed by majority rule
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3 out of 5 stars
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Read the book, don't listen
- De I Keep AMZN in Business en 06-23-16
De: Randy E. Barnett
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How Alexander Hamilton Screwed Up America
- De: Brion McClanahan
- Narrado por: Thomas Rosenfeld
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 56
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He is the star of a hit Broadway musical, the face on the 10-dollar bill, and a central figure among the founding fathers. But do you really know Alexander Hamilton? Rather than lionize Hamilton, Americans should carefully consider his most significant and ultimately detrimental contribution to modern society: the shredding of the United States Constitution. Connecting the dots between Hamilton's invention of implied powers in 1791 to transgender bathrooms and same-sex marriage today, Brion McClanahan shows the origins of our modern federal leviathan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank You Audible
- De No to Statism en 10-03-18
De: Brion McClanahan
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Churchill's Trial
- Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government
- De: Dr. Larry Arnn
- Narrado por: Wayne Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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A penetrating look at the necessity of constitutional limits upon government and exceptional men to lead those governments, uniquely taken by overlaying the life and writings of Winston Churchill with the American experiment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Masterpiece of Political Philosophy
- De Jean en 01-25-16
De: Dr. Larry Arnn
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America's Revolutionary Mind
- A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Defined It
- De: C. Bradley Thompson
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 18 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
The purpose of this book is twofold: first, to elucidate the logic, principles, and significance of the Declaration of Independence as the embodiment of the American mind; and, second, to shed light on what John Adams once called the "real American Revolution"; that is, the moral revolution that occurred in the minds of the people in the 15 years before 1776.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent study of Revolutionary Thinking
- De Amazon Customer en 03-24-21
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The Conscience of the Constitution
- The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty
- De: Timothy Sandefur
- Narrado por: James Foster
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Timothy Sandefur's insightful book provides a dramatic new challenge to the status quo of constitutional law and argues a vital truth: our Constitution was written not to empower democracy, but to secure liberty. Yet the overemphasis on democracy by today's legal community - rather than the primacy of liberty, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence - has helped expand the scope of government power at the expense of individual rights.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Liberty!
- De David W. Norman en 05-03-15
De: Timothy Sandefur
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Corruption in America
- From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
- De: Zephyr Teachout
- Narrado por: Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Law Review+
- De Ben P. en 01-02-17
De: Zephyr Teachout
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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
- De: Ralph Ketcham - editor, Ralph Ketcham - introduction
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 16 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 30
The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America. Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people? Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the United States? How should judges be appointed? What human rights should be safe from government infringement? In 1787, these important questions and others were raised as the states debated the merits of the proposed Constitution.
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1 out of 5 stars
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don't buy this
- De Kindle Customer en 07-31-20
De: Ralph Ketcham - editor, y otros
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The Constitution
- An Introduction
- De: Michael Stokes Paulsen, Luke Paulsen
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 14 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 112
From war powers to health care, freedom of speech to gun ownership, religious liberty to abortion, practically every aspect of American life is shaped by the Constitution. This vital document, along with its history of political and judicial interpretation, governs our individual lives and the life of our nation. Yet most of us know surprisingly little about the Constitution itself, and are woefully unprepared to think for ourselves about recent developments in its long and storied history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Constitution-A must reading for All Americans
- De Robert en 06-12-15
De: Michael Stokes Paulsen, y otros
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The Nation That Never Was
- Reconstructing America's Story
- De: Kermit Roosevelt
- Narrado por: Kermit Roosevelt III
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 56
We face a dilemma these days. We want to be honest about our history and the racism and oppression that Americans have both inflicted and endured. But we want to be proud of our country, too. In The Nation That Never Was, Roosevelt shows how we can do both those things by realizing we’re not the country we thought we were. Reconstruction, Roosevelt argues, was not a fulfillment of the ideals of the Founding but rather a repudiation: we modern Americans are not the heirs of the Founders but of the people who overthrew and destroyed that political order.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beacon of hope...
- De Kindle Customer en 04-15-24
De: Kermit Roosevelt
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On Revolution
- De: Hannah Arendt
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the 18th-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the 20th century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful Analysis of Differing Revolutions
- De Roger en 01-10-18
De: Hannah Arendt
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The Constitution of Liberty
- The Definitive Edition
- De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, F. A. Hayek
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 107
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The Constitution of Liberty is considered Hayek's classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty, ideals that he believes have guided - and must continue to guide - the growth of Western civilization. Here, Hayek defends the principles of a free society, casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state and examining the challenges to freedom posed by an ever-expanding government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very detailed and important
- De Big Kyle 570 en 06-17-20
De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, y otros