{"title":"Erwin Chemerinsky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErwin Chemerinsky\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations of constitutional law and civil liberties, delving into pivotal issues surrounding free speech and democratic governance. His works engage deeply with the tensions inherent in modern academic and political life, providing thoughtful analysis that challenges readers to consider the foundations of legal and societal frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e categories, Chemerinsky’s books are essential for those interested in the intersection of law, history, and democratic principles. His clear, authoritative voice makes complex subjects accessible, inviting reflection on the enduring challenges faced by democratic institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"no-democracy-lasts-forever-by-erwin-chemerinsky-9781324096887","title":"No Democracy Lasts Forever","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Constitution has become a threat to American democracy. Due to its inherent flaws—its treatment of race, dependence on a tainted Electoral College, a glaringly unrepresentative Senate, and the outsized influence of the Supreme Court—Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of Berkeley Law School and one of our foremost legal scholars, has come to the sobering conclusion that our nearly 250-year-old founding document can no longer hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch might be fixed by Congress or the Supreme Court, but they seem unlikely to do so. One might logically conclude that amending the Constitution would solve the problem, yet logic seldom takes precedence, given that only fifteen of the 11,848 amendments proposed since 1789 have passed. Chemerinsky contends that without major changes, the Constitution is beyond redemption in that it has created a government that can no longer deal with the urgent issues, such as climate change and wealth inequalities, that threaten our nation and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet political Armageddon can still be avoided, Chemerinsky writes, if a new constitutional convention is empowered to replace the Constitution of 1787. Just as the Founding Fathers replaced the faulty Articles of Confederation that same year, we must, \u003cem\u003eNo Democracy Lasts Forever\u003c\/em\u003e argues, rewrite the entire Constitution from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStill, Chemerinsky goes further than that, suggesting that without serious changes Americans may be on the path to various forms of secession based on a recognition that what divides us as a country is, in fact, greater than what unites us. \u003cem\u003eNo Democracy Lasts Forever\u003c\/em\u003e asserts with exceptional clarity that if the problems with the Constitution are not fixed, we are ineluctably heading toward a crisis where secession is, indeed, possible and where it will be necessary to think carefully about how to preserve the United States as a world power in a very different form of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite these troubles, Chemerinsky remains hopeful, revealing how the past offers hope that change can happen. 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Just as the Founding Fathers replaced the faulty Articles of Confederation that same year, we must, \u003cem\u003eNo Democracy Lasts Forever\u003c\/em\u003e argues, rewrite the entire Constitution from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStill, Chemerinsky goes further than that, suggesting that without serious changes Americans may be on the path to various forms of secession based on a recognition that what divides us as a country is, in fact, greater than what unites us. \u003cem\u003eNo Democracy Lasts Forever\u003c\/em\u003e asserts with exceptional clarity that if the problems with the Constitution are not fixed, we are ineluctably heading toward a crisis where secession is, indeed, possible and where it will be necessary to think carefully about how to preserve the United States as a world power in a very different form of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite these troubles, Chemerinsky remains hopeful, revealing how the past offers hope that change can happen. 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Six tumultuous years later, many issues have arisen that that principle, while still valid, does not adequately address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo what extent must an institution provide expensive security and logistical support for an extremely controversial speaker? Should colleges and universities defend faculty, students, or administrators who find themselves the victims of a social media firestorm? How should they handle the expression of controversial views or the use of offensive language in classrooms and lecture halls?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMay academic departments or other administrative units—or an entire school—take explicit positions on controversial political issues? What rules should exist around campus protests? 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