The Cult of the Constitution

“A powerful challenge to the prevailing constitutional orthodoxy of the right and the left . . . A deeply troubling and absolutely vital book” (Mark Joseph Stern,  Slate ). In this provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism.  The Cult of the Constitution  reveals how deep fundamentalist strains in both conservative and liberal American thought keep the Constitution in the service o