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Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He is the author of America’s Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By.
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Who Would Washington Vote For?
<p>On the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, Akhil Reed Amar, author of the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Unwritten-Constitution-Precedents-Principles/dp/0465029574/" target="_blank" style="font-style: italic;">America’s Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By</a>, says that President Obama best represents the great constitutional ideals of Washington, Lincoln, and FDR—and what these historical ideals can teach us about our own time. </p> <p></p>
Thank God for the Constitution
LEGISLATIVE EVOLUTION<p>The four men facing off in the presidential election could only be there today because of how our Constitution has allowed America to evolve. Yale professor Akhil Reed Amar, author of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Unwritten-Constitution-Precedents-Principles/dp/0465029574/" target="_blank">America's Unwritten Constituion</a></em>, on what our constitution really says about religion and race.</p> <p></p>
Impeach Holder!
<p>The threat of a contempt citation against the attorney general is cheap talk. Akhil Amar argues Congress should either impeach him or arrest him—but the courts should leave him alone. Plus, <b></b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/21/what-is-operation-fast-and-furious-11-questions-answers.html">Matthew DeLuca explains the Fast and Furious scandal for dummies</a>.</p>