Founding Sons
Founding Sons

Author: Corwyn Alvarez

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-04

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 059537946X

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Five best friends-Collin, Ray, Sienna, Jen, and Nat-overcome the odds and emerge from Washington DC's toughest neighborhood to attend some of the finest universities in the country. Collin, Ray, Sienna, and Jen become powerful attorneys, and Nat becomes a computer scientist. When Ray recognizes that Collin possesses an extraordinarily charismatic personality with the ability to inspire and rouse people, he succeeds in convincing Collin that they should quit the law firm and pursue Ray's political vision. Ray persuades Sienna, Jen, and Nat to join the cause of promoting Collin's political career. Their efforts prove fruitful as Collin becomes the first African American governor of Maryland. Ray, however, sees a larger prize looming before them-the presidency of the United States. But Ray enters into clandestine dealings with underworld criminals who make large contributions to fund Collin's political campaigns for governor and president. These nefarious contributors expect major favors in return, and they're not above using violence to collect them. To further complicate matters, Collin falls in love with the daughter of his presidential opponent, and the threats on Ray's life rapidly accumulate. In the end, will the price be too high for the fulfillment of their political ambitions?

American Founding Son
American Founding Son

Author: Gerard N. Magliocca

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2013-09-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0814761453

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John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. He was also at the center of two of the greatest trials in history, giving the closing argument in the military prosecution of John Wilkes Booth’s co-conspirators for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. And more than any other man, Bingham played the key role in shaping the Union’s policy towards the occupied ex-Confederate States, with consequences that still haunt our politics. American Founding Son provides the most complete portrait yet of this remarkable statesman. Drawing on his personal letters and speeches, the book traces Bingham’s life from his humble roots in Pennsylvania through his career as a leader of the Republican Party. Gerard N. Magliocca argues that Bingham and his congressional colleagues transformed the Constitution that the Founding Fathers created, and did so with the same ingenuity that their forbears used to create a more perfect union in the 1780s. In this book, Magliocca restores Bingham to his rightful place as one of our great leaders. Gerard N. Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He is the author of three books on constitutional law, and his work on Andrew Jackson was the subject of an hour-long program on C-Span’s Book TV.

American Founding Son
American Founding Son

Author: Gerard N. Magliocca

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1479819913

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John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. He was also at the center of two of the greatest trials in history, giving the closing argument in the military prosecution of John Wilkes Booth’s co-conspirators for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. And more than any other man, Bingham played the key role in shaping the Union’s policy towards the occupied ex-Confederate States, with consequences that still haunt our politics. American Founding Son provides the most complete portrait yet of this remarkable statesman. Drawing on his personal letters and speeches, the book traces Bingham’s life from his humble roots in Pennsylvania through his career as a leader of the Republican Party. Gerard N. Magliocca argues that Bingham and his congressional colleagues transformed the Constitution that the Founding Fathers created, and did so with the same ingenuity that their forbears used to create a more perfect union in the 1780s. In this book, Magliocca restores Bingham to his rightful place as one of our great leaders.

Jefferson's Sons
Jefferson's Sons

Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1101529458

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This story of Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, tells a darker piece of America's history from an often unseen perspective-that of three of Jefferson's slaves-including two of his own children. As each child grows up and tells his story, the contradiction between slavery and freedom becomes starker, calliing into question the real meaning of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This poignant story sheds light on what life was like as one of Jefferson's invisible offspring.

Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy
Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy

Author: George A. Dunn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-07

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1118641620

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“Brains before bullets” – ancient and modern wisdom for “mechanics and motorcycle enthusiasts” Essential reading for fans of the show, this book takes readers deeper into the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, the Teller-Morrow family, and the ethics that surround their lives and activities. Provides fascinating moral insights into Sons of Anarchy, its key characters, plot lines and ideas Investigates compelling philosophical issues centering on loyalty, duty, the ethics of war, authority, religion and whether the ends justify the means Teaches complex philosophical ideas in a way that’s accessible to the general interest reader in order to inspire them to further reading of the great philosophers Authors use their deep knowledge of the show to illuminate themes that are not always apparent even to die-hard fans

The Founding
The Founding

Author: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Publisher: Sphere

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0748132880

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"Brilliant, a definite page turner. They combine real historical events with fascinating fictional characters. The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style, using contemporaneous artwork for each period. This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort. It is a union which establishes the powerful Morland dynasty and in the succeeding volumes of this rich tapestry of English life, we follow their fortunes through war and peace, political upheaval and social revolution, times of pestilence and periods of plenty, and through the vicissitudes which afflict every family - love and passion, envy and betrayal, birth and death, great fortune and miserable penury... The Morland Dynasty is entertainment of the most addictive kind.

Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers

Author: Joseph J. Ellis

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2002-02-05

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0375705244

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A landmark work of history explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals—Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison—confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation. “A splendid book—humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit.” —The New York Times Book Review The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers—re-examined here as Founding Brothers—combined the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the content of the Constitution to create the practical workings of our government. Through an analysis of six fascinating episodes—Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration and political partnership with his wife, the debate about where to place the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confront the issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence—Founding Brothers brings to life the vital issues and personalities from the most important decade in our nation’s history.

Firearms Law and the Second Amendment
Firearms Law and the Second Amendment

Author: Nicholas J. Johnson

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2021-10-06

Total Pages: 1470

ISBN-13: 1543826822

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The right to keep and bear arms evokes great controversy. To some, it is a bulwark against tyranny and criminal violence; to others, it is an anachronism and serious danger.Firearms Law and the Second Amendment is the leading casebook and scholarly treatise on arms law. It provides a comprehensive domestic and international treatment of the history of arms law. In-depth coverage of modern federal and state laws and litigation prepare students to be practice-ready for firearms cases. The book covers legal history from ninth-century England through the United States in 2021. It examines arms laws and culture in broad social context, ranging from racial issues to technological advances. Seven online chapters cover arms laws in global historical context, from Confucian times to the present. The online chapters also discuss arms law and policy relating to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other statuses and how firearms and ammunition work. New to the Third Edition: Important cases and new regulatory issues since the 2017 second edition, including public carry, limits on in-home possession, bans on types of arms, non-firearm arms (like knives or sprays), Red Flag laws, and restoration of firearms rights Expanded social science and criminological data about firearms ownership and crimes Deeper coverage of state arms control laws and constitutional provisions Extended analysis of how Native American firearm policies and skills shaped interactions with European-Americans, provided the tools for three centuries of resistance, and became a foundation of American arms culture The latest research on English legal history, which is essential to modern cases on the right to bear arms Professors, students, and practicing lawyers will benefit from: Practical advice and resource guides for lawyers, like early career prosecutors or defenders, who will soon practice firearms law Five chapters on the diverse approaches of lower courts in applying the Supreme Court precedents in Heller and McDonald to contemporary laws Historical sources that shaped, and continue to influence, the right to arms

THE GOD'S UNIVERSAL BEHAVIORAL PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAM by its last universal messenger the PROPHET MUHAMMAD (English version)
THE GOD'S UNIVERSAL BEHAVIORAL PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAM by its last universal messenger the PROPHET MUHAMMAD (English version)

Author: AL MAHDI COMPLEX SŽnŽgal

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-01-16

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0244452857

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« ISLAM - THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL EVANGIL »ALL THE TRUTHS AND CORRECTIONS OF UNIVERSAL HUMANITIES BY THE LAST PROPHET OF GOD: MAHOMET « MUHAMMAD » ON THEIR UNIVERSAL IDEOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS ON EARTH SINCE THE JUDAISM - CHRISTIANITY « FALSE MESSIAH » OF THE EARTH OF ISRAEL AND ITS JEWISH PEOPLE OF ISRAEL OF THE ANCIENT PALESTINE UNTIL THE RELIGIOUS ISLAM OR ISLAMISM OU THE « MOUHAMETISM »OF THE LAND OF ARABIA AND OF THE JUDEO-ARAB PEOPLE OF ARABIAall the methodologies of design and archiving of all the revelations of all 11 god's revealed books all the methodologies of design - administration and archiving of all behavioral prophetic or pedagogical missions of all the prophets of humanization universal of the authority of existenceFollowing the explanatory and stories of the IMAM AL MAHDI descendant of the last prophet Muhammad - 12th and last caliph or administration of Islam

The Genocide Paradox
The Genocide Paradox

Author: Anne O'Byrne

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2023-04-25

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1531503276

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We regard genocidal violence as worse than other sorts of violence—perhaps the worst there is. But what does this say about what we value about the genos on which nations are said to be founded? This is an urgent question for democracies. We value the mode of being in time that anchors us in the past and in the future, that is, among those who have been and those who might yet be. If the genos is a group constituted by this generational time, the demos was invented as the anti-genos, with no criterion of inheritance and instead only occurring according to the interruption of revolutionary time. Insofar as the demos persists, we experience it as a sort of genos, for example, the democratic nation state. As a result, democracies are caught is a bind, disavowing genos-thinking while cherishing the temporal forms of genos-life; they abhor genocidal violence but perpetuate and disguise it. This is the genocide paradox. O’Byrne traces the problem through our commitment to existential categories from Aristotle to the life taxonomies of Linneaus and Darwin, through anthropologies of kinship that tether us to the social world, the shortfalls of ethical theory, into the history of democratic theory and the defensive tactics used by real existing democracies when it came to defining genocide for the U.N. Genocide Convention. She argues that, although models of democracy all make room for contestation, they fail to grasp its generational structure or acknowledge the generational content of our lives. They cultivate ignorance of the contingency and precarity of the relations that create and sustain us. The danger of doing so is immense. It leaves us unprepared for confronting democracy’s deficits and its struggle to entertain multiple temporalities. In addition, it leaves us unprepared for understanding the relation between demos and violence, and the ability of good enough citizens to tolerate the slow-burning destruction of marginalized peoples. What will it take to envision an anti-genocidal democracy?