02036cam a2200289 4500 360998057 TxAuBib 20181024120000.0 110425s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011017088 9781451650617 pbk. 1451650612 pbk. TxAuBib Beck, Glenn. The original argument : the federalists' case for the Constitution, adapted for the 21st century / Glenn Beck, with Joshua Charles ; contributions from Kevin Balfe ... [et al.]. 1st Threshold Editions trade pbk. ed. New York : Mercury Radio Arts, 2011. xxxii, 430 p. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Preface. The birth of a book about the birth of our nation : how this book came to be / by Joshua Charles -- Introduction. The great American experiment : a user's guide / by Glenn Beck -- Novus ordo seclorum : a new order for the new ages -- The great compromise -- A republic, if you can keep it -- The delicate balance of power -- Minimum government, maximum freedom -- Taxation with representation -- Truth, justice and the American way -- Appendixes. The constitution, with footnotes to the Federalist papers -- The articles of confederation -- John Jay's address to the people of New York. Beck reworks the Federalist Papers into "modern English" and provides his own illuminating commentary and annotations. For a number of the essays, he includes the viewpoints of both liberal and conservative historians and scholars, making this a fair and insightful perspective on the historical works that remain the primary source for interpreting Constitutional law and the rights of American citizens. 20181024. Federalist. Constitutional history United States. Constitutional law United States. Charles, Joshua.