{"product_id":"the-most-dangerous-branch-inside-the-supreme-court-in-the-age-of-trump-paperback","title":"The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court in the Age of Trump - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch\u003c\/i\u003e takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government--and how we've come to accept it at our peril.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court has never before been more central in American life. It is the nine justices who too often now decide the controversial issues of our time--from abortion and same-sex marriage, to gun control, campaign finance and voting rights. The Court is so crucial that many voters in 2016 made their choice based on whom they thought their presidential candidate would name to the Court. Donald Trump picked Neil Gorsuch--the key decision of his new administration. Brett Kavanaugh--replacing Kennedy--will be even more important, holding the swing vote over so much social policy. Is that really how democracy is supposed to work? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on exclusive interviews with the justices and dozens of their law clerks, Kaplan provides fresh details about life behind the scenes at the Court--Clarence Thomas's simmering rage, Antonin Scalia's death, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's celebrity, Breyer Bingo, the petty feuding between Gorsuch and the chief justice, and what John Roberts thinks of his critics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaplan presents a sweeping narrative of the justices' aggrandizement of power over the decades--from Roe v. Wade to Bush v. Gore to Citizens United, to rulings during the 2017-18 term. But the arrogance of the Court isn't partisan: Conservative and liberal justices alike are guilty of overreach. Challenging conventional wisdom about the Court's transcendent power, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Dangerous Branch \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to rile both sides of the political aisle.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Kaplan \u003c\/b\u003ewas a senior editor and legal affairs correspondent at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e for 20 years. While there, he wrote several dozen cover stories on the Court and other topics. Later he was a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, where he wrote long-form profiles of Charlie Rose, Howard Schultz, David Geffen, and Ralph Nader, among others. He is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Silicon Boys\u003c\/i\u003e; an account of the 2000 presidential election, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental President\u003c\/i\u003e (on which the HBO feature film \u003ci\u003eRecount\u003c\/i\u003e was based); and \u003ci\u003eMine's Bigger\u003c\/i\u003e, about the largest sailboat in history, which won the Loeb Award for Best Business Book of 2008. These days, he teaches journalism and ethics at NYU and CUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771773387040,"sku":"9781524759919","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30202e2a0a5cc656e5fad25d4ebf06b3.webp?v=1780393017","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-most-dangerous-branch-inside-the-supreme-court-in-the-age-of-trump-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}