{"product_id":"from-parchment-to-dust-louis-michael-seidman-9781620976364","title":"From Parchment to Dust: The Case for Constitutional Skepticism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe prominent constitutional law scholar's fascinating (and yes, mind-boggling) argument that we don't need the Constitution after all \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor some, to oppose the Constitution is to oppose the American experiment itself. But leading constitutional scholar Louis Michael Seidman argues that our founding document has long passed its \"sell-by\" date. It might sound crazy, but Seidman's arguments are both powerful and, well, convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Seidman shows, constitutional skepticism and disobedience have been present from the beginning of American history, even worming their way into the Federalist Papers. And, as Seidman also points out, no one alive today has agreed to be bound by these rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFrom Parchment to Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, Seidman offers a brief history of the phenomenon of constitutional skepticism and then proceeds to a masterful takedown of our most cherished, constitutionally enshrined institutions and beliefs, from the Supreme Court (\"an arrogant elite in robes\"), to the very concepts of civil rights, due process, and equal protection--all of which he argues are just pretenses for preserving a fundamentally rigged and inequitable status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than rely on the specific wording of a flawed and outdated document, rife with \"Madison's mistakes,\" Seidman proposes instead a version that better reflects our shared values, and leaves it to people currently alive to determine how these values will play out in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Parchment to Dust\u003c\/em\u003e is a short, sharp, and iconoclastic book questioning the value (and ultimately the hypocrisy) of embracing the Constitution--which, after all, was written more than 230 years ago--as our moral and political lodestar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis Michael Seidman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620976366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620976364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 96","brand":"Louis Michael Seidman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044353143039,"sku":"9781620976364","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca7d10bd-d0cf-494d-8087-ebdae59e87a2.jpg?v=1684972364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-parchment-to-dust-louis-michael-seidman-9781620976364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}