Suggested Readings: Constitutional Philosophy

Locke in America: The Moral Philosophy of the Founding Era
By Jerome Huyler
ISBN: 0-7006-0642-4

"Huyler carries his new and persuasive interpretation of Locke onto the battleground of American historiography and plants the flag of Lockean liberalism, rightly understood, atop the high moral and ideological ground of the founding of the American republic. His passion is evident, but appropriately restrained. He treats the victims of his critique—and it's a long and distinguished list—graciously and fairly. He also writes well, with flashes of eloquence.

—Steven M. Dworetz, author of The Unvarnished Doctrine: Locke, Liberalism, and the American Revolution.

Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution
By Forrest McDonald
ISBN: 0-7006-0284-4

"Novus Ordo Seclorum is singularly successful as intellectual history. . . . [It is] a book that is consistently enlightening, one that, more than any of McDonald's previous works, stands as a monument to his remarkable talents as a historian. . . . I am certain that Novus Ordo Seclorum is a book to which I will return for enlightenment for many years to come."

—Richard R. Beeman, dean of the college, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

Taking the Constitution Seriously
By Walter Berns
ISBN: 0-8191-7970-1

"Walter Berns, one of our most astute and knowledgeable students of constitutional history and constitutional law, makes a timely and indeed major contribution to the ongoing debate on the understanding of our basic charter. [Taking the Constitution Seriously] represents an analysis replete with carefully documented insight and persuasive judgment."

—Henry J. Abraham, James Hart Professor, University of Virginia

Cato Supreme Court Review: 2001-2002
Edited by James L. Swanson
ISBN: 1-930865-35-X

"The inauguration of the Cato Supreme Court Review is welcome, hopeful news. The Court's vital work will now be rigorously critiqued against basic principles—the enumeration of powers, the Takings and Contract Clauses—that have been out of fashion in legal circles but were fundamental to the Founders in checking governmental encroachments on individual liberty."

—Charles J. Cooper, assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, under President Reagan