Frozen Republic: How the Constitution is Paralyzing Democracy - Softcover

Lazare, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156004941 ISBN 13: 9780156004947

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1997

Synopsis

In this thought-provoking polemic, "an accomplished iconoclast" whose "knowledge of american history is as persuasive as his wit" (New York Times Book Review) blames americanca's outmoded constitutional system of checks and balances for the political malaise and governmental gridlock of recent years. Index.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Lazare is the author of the iconoclastic study of the U.S. Constitution, The Frozen Republic, a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. He has written about race, drugs, and urban policy for a wide variety of publications, including Harper's, The American Prospect, and Le Monde Diplomatique. He lives in Manhattan.

Synopsis:

Argues that our Founding Fathers' system of checks and balances created a government without direction or authority, and calls for the casting off of out-moded constitutional constraints.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0156004941
• ISBN 13: 9780156004947
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408