
- Editorial:
- ENCOUNTER BOOKS
- Año de edición:
- 2024
- Materia:
- No ficción en inglés
- ISBN:
- 978-1-64177-429-1
- Páginas:
- 480
THE MEESE REVOLUTION
THE MAKING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT
STEVEN GOW CALABRESI / GARY LAWSON
The Meese Revolution explores how Ed Meese became the most powerful and important Attorney General in American history.
Edwin Meese III is the most influential person ever to hold the office of U.S. Attorney General - and almost no one knows it. Ed Meese was at the center of virtually every major accomplishment of Ronald Reagan's transformative presidency, from winning the Cold War without firing a shot to the economic boom that by the end of the 1980s was the envy of the world. More to the point for this book, Ed Meese is the person most responsible for the rise of constitutional originalism, which treats the text and original meaning of the Constitution rather than the policy fads of the moment as authoritative law.