The Second Bill of Rights

Nov 19, 2012

Schools for Slavery

Filed Under: Liberal Education, Racial Preferences, Republicanism, Self-Government, Student debt, The Second Bill of Rights

Looming over politics in 2012 was Franklin Roosevelt’s admonition in his Second Bill of Rights speech (his 1944 State of the Union Address) for the creation of security. To revive its founding, the government must guarantee various now-fundamental rights including …

Aug 7, 2012

Missing the Significance of Cass Sunstein

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by Ken Masugi / 0 Comments

Filed Under: After the Rights Revolution, Cass Sunstein, Federalist Papers, New Deal, Nudge, Regulatory State, Separation of Powers, The Second Bill of Rights

The news that Cass Sunstein returns to Harvard Law School from his position as policy chief at the Office of Management and Budget provoked a divided response. On his policy legacy, the left and right clashed, with partisans both attacking …