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Crossroads for Liberty - Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America's First Constitution (Hardcover): William J... Crossroads for Liberty - Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America's First Constitution (Hardcover)
William J Watkins Jr
R1,029 Discovery Miles 10 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What did the American Founders actually intend for the country, and does it even matter today? If America began as an idea, then what kind of idea? In a time of increasing turmoil over American history, politics, and society, Crossroads for Liberty: Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America's First Constitution takes a surprising and thought-provoking look at the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, and asks what we can learn from them. Author William Watkins casts a critical eye on conventional wisdom about the Articles of Confederation, as he outlines the differences between that original U.S. governing document and the Constitution, which replaced it. He finds that the Articles protected individual liberty and community-centered government in ways that the looser language of the U.S. Constitution did not. Watkins draws from contemporary examples of bureaucratic overreach and expansion to support his argument-examples that were startlingly predicted by proponents of small government at the time of the Constitution's adoption. Along the way, he points back to the Articles and the values of the American Revolution as a framework for reimagining American politics to foster liberty and truly representative governance. Crossroads for Liberty arrives at an important time in American political life, and its reexamination of the American Founding presents a significant contribution to the story about America. Readers will come away with a greater understanding of current political and constitutional issues, as well as a new perspective on American history.

Patent Trolls - Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation (Paperback): William J. Watkins Patent Trolls - Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation (Paperback)
William J. Watkins; Foreword by William F. Shughart II
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stiflers of innovation, patent trolls use overbroad patents based on dated technology to threaten litigation and bring infringement suits against inventors. Trolls, also known as no practicing entities (NPEs), typically do not produce products or services but are in the business of litigation. They lie in wait for someone to create a process or product that has some relationship to the patent held by the troll, and then they pounce with threats and lawsuits. The cost to the economy is staggering. In Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation, William J. Watkins, Jr., calls attention to this problem and the challenges it poses to maintaining a robust rate of technological progress. After describing recent trends and efforts to “tame the trolls,” Watkins focuses on ground zero in patent litigation—the Eastern District of Texas, where a combination of factors makes this the lawsuit venue of choice for strategically minded patent trolls. He also examines a more fundamental problem: an outmoded patent system that is wholly ill suited for the modern economy. Finally, he examines proposals for reforming the U.S. patent system, which was created to spur innovation but today is having the opposite effect. If legal reformers heed the analyses and proposals presented in this book, the prospects for crafting a legal environment that promotes innovation are favourable.

Quiz-Compend - A Compend of Human Physiology (Paperback): William J. Watkins Quiz-Compend - A Compend of Human Physiology (Paperback)
William J. Watkins
R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quiz-compend. A Compend of Human Physiology (Hardcover): William J. Watkins Quiz-compend. A Compend of Human Physiology (Hardcover)
William J. Watkins
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Judicial Monarchs - Court Power and the Case for Restoring Popular Sovereignty in the United States (Paperback): William J.... Judicial Monarchs - Court Power and the Case for Restoring Popular Sovereignty in the United States (Paperback)
William J. Watkins, Jnr
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Who has the final say on the meaning of the Constitution? Most agree that this power lies with the Supreme Court. From high school to law school, students learn that the framers of the Constitution designed the court to be the ultimate arbiter of constitutional issues, a function Chief Justice John Marshall recognized in deciding Marbury v. Madison in 1803. This provocative work challenges American dogma about the Supreme Court's role, showing instead that the founding generation understood judicial power not as a counterweight against popular government, but as a consequence, and indeed a support, of popular sovereignty. Contending that court power must be restrained so that policy decisions are left to the people's elected representatives, this study offers a combination of remedies--including term limits and popular selection of the Supreme Court--to return the people to their proper place in the constitutional order.

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