William Lasser: 2 books
Benjamin V. Cohen
Architect of the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
A key figure in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Benjamin V. Cohen (18941983) was a major architect of public policy from the first days of FDR’s presidency through the early days of the Cold War. Although he kept a low public profile, Cohen’s influence extended...
The Limits of Judicial Power
The Supreme Court in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Lasser examines in detail four periods during which the Court was widely charged with overstepping its constitutional power: the late 1850s, with the Dred Scott case and its aftermath; the Reconstruction era; the New Deal era; and the years of the Warren and Burger Courts after 1954. His thorough...