The bestselling author of Chutzpah is back with a controversial look at today's most volatile issues. Described as the most brilliant legal mind in America today, Dershowitz--portrayed in an Oscar-winning motion picture--presents an engaging discussion of anti-Semitism, free expression, state vs. individual rights, capital punishment, abortion, the "right to die" movement, and more.
n the spring of 2014, Leppert started writing a blog. It was the usual kind of blog being written for the usual kinds of reasons. But a funny thing happened when he took a couple of risks with his writing: he got away with it. And then he took his gloves off for good.Within a year, his blog was elevated to a column and began showing up in mainstream publications throughout Indiana. After publishing more than a hundred installments, a group of recurring political and cultural themes began to emerge. From RFRA and guns, to the economy and parenting, Leppert takes a provocative view on all of it.Contrary To Popular Belief gives the real reasons why and from where his opinions are based. It is a chronicle being released purposely in summer of 2016 for readers to use as a guide during a historically chaotic political season.
Get the competitive edge with the only book authored by one of the nation's top LSAT experts! Finally, the book law school candidates have been waiting for! This powerful new test prep by Dr. Robert Webking, author of REA's successful LSAT Logic Games, analyzes the methodology, reasoning, and question patterns that characterize each section of an actual LSAT exam, including: � Logical Reasoning � Analytical Reasoning � Reading Comprehension Also features an instructive Writing Sample section for in-depth study and review. This comprehensive test prep contains an annotated review and three full-length practice tests with detailed explanations for every answer, a flexible study schedule, and targeted test strategies. The accompanying exclusive Testware� CD-ROM contains two practice tests in a timed format with instant scoring and diagnostic feedback. This book is a must for any candidate preparing for the LSAT exam!
In this provocative and engagingly written book, the authors argue that politicians seldom tailor their policy decisions to "pander" to public opinion. In fact, they say that when not facing election, contemporary presidents and members of Congress routinely ignore the public's preferences and follow their own political philosophies. 37 graphs.
How should a liberal democracy respond to hate groups and others that oppose the ideal of free and equal citizenship? The democratic state faces the hard choice of either protecting the rights of hate groups and allowing their views to spread, or banning their views and violating citizens' rights to freedoms of expression, association, and religion. Avoiding the familiar yet problematic responses to these issues, political theorist Corey Brettschneider proposes a new approach called value democracy. The theory of value democracy argues that the state should protect the right to express illiberal beliefs, but the state should also engage in democratic persuasion when it speaks through its various expressive capacities: publicly criticizing, and giving reasons to reject, hate-based or other discriminatory viewpoints. Distinguishing between two kinds of state action--expressive and coercive--Brettschneider contends that public criticism of viewpoints advocating discrimination based on race, gender, or sexual orientation should be pursued through the state's expressive capacities as speaker, educator, and spender. When the state uses its expressive capacities to promote the values of free and equal citizenship, it engages in democratic persuasion. By using democratic persuasion, the state can both respect rights and counter hateful or discriminatory viewpoints. Brettschneider extends this analysis from freedom of expression to the freedoms of religion and association, and he shows that value democracy can uphold the protection of these freedoms while promoting equality for all citizens.
Offering a new take on the LSAT logical reasoning section, Manhattan Prep’s LSAT Logical Reasoning is a must-have resource for any student preparing to take the exam. Using Manhattan Prep’s expert strategies, this book will teach you how to untangle the web of LSAT logical reasoning questions confidently and efficiently. LSAT Logical Reasoning encourages a streamlined method to engage and improve your natural critical thinking skills. Beginning with an effective approach to reading arguments and identifying answers, LSAT Logical Reasoning trains you to see through the clutter and recognize the core of an argument. It also arms you with the tools to pick apart the answer choices, offering in-depth explanations for every answer—both correct and incorrect—leading to a complex understanding of this subtle section. Each chapter in LSAT Logical Reasoning uses real LSAT questions in drills and practice sets, with explanations that take you inside the mind of an LSAT expert as they work through the problem. Additional practice and resources are available online through the Manhattan Prep website. Used by itself or with other Manhattan Prep materials, LSAT Logical Reasoning will push you to your top score.
Twelve Extraordinary Women offers a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women, teaching modern believers that true faith can leave a lasting legacy. These women were ordinary, common, and in some cases even ostracized and rejected by society, yet each was made extraordinary by her life-changing encounter with God. In Twelve Extraordinary Women, bestselling author and Bible teacher John MacArthur shows us that the God to whom they were so faithful is the same God who continues to mold and guide us today. As you meet these women in Scripture and get to know more about their lives and characters, they will challenge you, motivate you, encourage you, and inspire you with love for the God whom they trusted, served, and loved, teaching us that: Our personal struggles and temptations are the very same kinds of trials that all believers of all ages have confronted Even in the midst of our trouble, God remains eternally faithful Through God, anyone can become extraordinary From Eve to the Samaritan Woman, these twelve women each serve as reminders of both our frailty and our potential. Together, they all point us to Christ and His grace.
Fascism, Nazism, and Communism dominated the history of much of the twentieth century, yet comparatively little attention has focused on popular reactions to the regimes that sprang from these ideologies. Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes is the first volume to investigate popular reactions to totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union, Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the communist regimes in Poland and East Germany after 1945. The contributions, written by internationally acknowledged experts in their fields, move beyond the rather static vision provided by traditional themes of consent and coercion to construct a more nuanced picture of everyday life in the various regimes. The book provides many new insights into the ways totalitarian regimes functioned and the reasons for their decline, encouraging comparisons between the different regimes and stimulating re-evaluation of long-established positions.
