The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court

Politically Incorrect Guides

by John Yoo, Robert J. Delahunty

Justice in the Balance

Alexander Hamilton famously predicted that the judiciary would be "the least dangerous" branch of government. How's that working out?

The Supreme Court stands as arbiter over a country increasingly unable to govern itself. Americans can't agree on the meaning of the Constitution or even the rule of law. Are the nine high priests enthroned in their marble temple the saviors of the Republic or the pallbearers of democracy? Are they defenders of the Constitution as written or super-legislators who make law from the bench? What did the Founders envision when they vested the "judicial Power" in "one supreme Court"?

John Yoo, a professor of law at UC Berkeley, and Robert J. Delahunty, a fellow at the Claremont Institute Center for the American Way of Life, provide the answers with an incisive reading of the law and constitutional history. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court

The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court offers a penetrating and irreverent account of the justices—ideologues and cowards, geniuses and mediocrities, all of them thoroughly human—and a fascinating analysis of a Court that has swung like a pendulum from preserving the Republic to undermining government by the people and back to defending the Constitution. Sprightly, informative, and powerfully argued, this book is guaranteed to give the reader a deeper understanding of America's most powerful judicial body.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Aaron Wright · Rating 1 out of 5]

Professor Yoo's most famous piece of writing argued for the moral and legal righteousness of crushing the testicles of children. (Don't call it torture!)

Now in what can only be understood as one of the least apt sequels ever written, he turns his attention to the Supreme Court. Don't worry friends, your favorite Justice isn't about to have his testicles crushed while family members watch in horror - he's just in for some mild ribbing. When push comes to shove, Professor Yoo knows it's always better to punch down (right in the nuts!) than up.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did not receive this when it says I did

[Denise Collebrusco]

I won this book and never received it

[Christina Gaston-DeSimone · Rating 1 out of 5]

Won on a Goodreads giveaway and never received!

[Cindy Kong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did anyone ever received their copies that won? I didn't and won this since August 2023.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book starts off with an easily-read and understood summary of Supreme Court juris prudence from the founding to recent times. I enjoyed reading it.

And then it gets deeper and more serious. The latter 75% of the book focuses on the Supreme Court's juris prudence on the most difficult issues of our day - abortion, gun ownership, and the federal administrative state. It was no longer easy reading at that point, although it is written in a way that a lay person can understand the issues and constitutional theories discussed. It's very illuminating with respect to the changes in legal interpretation over time, and how the latest decisions relate back to them or break from them.

I'm giving this book three stars - I think it's a good book overall. But don't be mislead by it being a part of the PIG series. This is definitely NOT the Supreme Court for Dummies.

[S C · Rating 1 out of 5]

My rating has nothing to with the information contained in the book and is not based on an opinion of the validity of its contents. For some reason, I assumed from the title that this would be an easily accessible book on the topic of the Supreme Court -- I guess a popular law type thing. This review is directed at others who may be under that same impression. The thing reads like a textbook. That may work for some or even many. But it doesn't for me. I did learn some things, but, man, I slogged through it. And it's not a long book. If you're wondering about the political slant, I would say it's closest to the libertarian ethos.

[Kayla Tornello · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't able to hold my interest. I struggled to finish it. I did appreciate all the book recommendations in the margins for further reading, though.

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. Yay!

[Dr G · Rating 5 out of 5]

One point of view

[Pam Mooney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A master class! You will become engrossed and perhaps go on to do your own research. A good read.

[Susan Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay political book.

[Kerri]

I won this book in a giveaway in June 2023 but did not receive the book until December 2023, so I may not get around to reading this for many months.