{"product_id":"the-second-bill-of-rights-isbn-9780262553841","title":"The Second Bill of Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow our economic rights are fundamental to the security and stability of our democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From a prolific, insider author and leading legal scholar who has worked for former Presidents Obama and Biden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that should be counted as the greatest political speech of the twentieth century. In it, Roosevelt grappled with the definition of security in a democracy, concluding that “unless there is security here at home, there cannot be lasting peace in the world.” To help ensure that security, he proposed a “Second Bill of Rights”—economic rights that he saw as necessary to political freedom, including a right to education, a right to adequate health care, a right to a home, and a right to protection against destitution. Many of the great legislative achievements of the past eighty years stem from Roosevelt’s vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Second Bill of Rights\u003c\/i\u003e, Cass Sunstein uses this speech as a launching point to show how these rights are vital to the continuing security of our nation. This is an ambitious, sweeping book that argues for a new vision of FDR, of constitutional history, and of our current political scene that has never been more urgent or more relevant.The Second Bill of Rights\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003eThe Speech of the Century\u003cbr\u003eThe Myth of Laissez-Faire\u003cbr\u003eRights from Wrongs: Roosevelt's Consistutional Order\u003cbr\u003eThe Birth of the Second Bill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: America\u003cbr\u003eA Puzzle and an Overview\u003cbr\u003eThe Oldest Consistution on Earth\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Culture and American Exceptionalism\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's Pragmatic Constitution\u003cbr\u003eHow the Supreme Court Quietly (Almost) Adopted the Second Bill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Constitutions and Commitments\u003cbr\u003eCitizenship, opportunity, security\u003cbr\u003eObjections: Against the Second Bill\u003cbr\u003eThe Question of Enforcement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Roosevelt's Incomplete Triumph“More than ever, Cass Sunstein's retrieval of the heart, soul, and mind of American liberalism refutes loudmouth critics and inspires the fight for a truly stronger and bolder America.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sean Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Princeton University; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of American Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this fiercely impassioned and still exquisitely timely book, Cass Sunstein summons us to embrace at long-delayed last FDR’s call for a ‘Second Bill of Rights.’ In this hour of darkness and peril and need, that summons is more urgent than ever.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Paints a vivid picture of the good society Americans fought for, and believed they had won, in the war against fascism. An even more urgent book now than when it first appeared.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Eric Rauchway, Distinguished Professor of History, University of California, Davis; author of \u003ci\u003eWhy the New Deal Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCass R. Sunstein is Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, where he is the cofounder and codirector of the Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and the Law. Former Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cost-Benefit Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Change Happens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToo Much Information\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSludge, Climate Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by the MIT Press), \u003ci\u003eNudge\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard H. Thaler), and other books.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233739845861,"sku":"NP9780262553841","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262553841.jpg?v=1767741381","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-second-bill-of-rights-isbn-9780262553841","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}