The Words We Live By

An informative look at America's Constitution, updated with rulings on issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action. In The Words We Live By , Linda R. Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are nearly infinite. For example, in the debate over gun control, does “the right of the people to bear arms” as stated in the Second Amendmen