In the course of exempting religious, educational, and charitable organizations from federal income tax, section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code requires them to refrain ...

Now in paperback, a primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracy by the original authors of the Constitution, edited by preeminant liberal ...

The origins, controversial uses, and competing interpretations of Jefferson's famous remark—"wall of separation between church and state" No phrase in American letters has had ...

The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a ...

Hamburger traces the early history of what is today called “judicial review.” The book sheds new light on a host of misunderstood problems, including intent, the status of ...

From a writer of astonishing versatility comes a wonderfully rich collection of pieces--in a book that is both a memoir of one man's writing life and a vivid and various record ...

Humorous sketches from the author's column "The talk of the town" appearing in the New Yorker magazine.

“Hamburger argues persuasively that America has overlaid its constitutional system with a form of governance that is both alien and dangerous.” —Law and Politics Book Review ...

Government agencies regulate Americans in the full range of their lives, including their political participation, their economic endeavors, and their personal conduct ...