Politics and Constitutional Law: A Distinction without a Difference?

Constitutional Economics/Constitutional Politics

Why does the treatment of American constitutional politics presented in We the People depart so radically from models of constitutional deliberation developed in the type of constitutional economics pioneered by James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock? The paper defines three premises that account for the divergence, and concludes by proposing an inquiry into constitutional design that requires insig...

Paralytic Versus "Non-Paralytic" Polio: A Distinction without a Difference?

Non-paralytic polio (NPP) is commonly thought to be synonymous with "abortive polio," in which the poliovirus neither entered the CNS nor damaged neurons. Described are two epidemic illness -"The Summer Grippe" and Iceland disease -apparently caused by a low virulence but neuropathic type 2 poliovirus, studies showing that neuronal lesions in the brain and spinal cord and muscle weakness were c...

Symbolic versus Blind Patriotism Distinction without Difference?

tism is an important concept in political science affecting myriad issues central to the study of politics. Patriotism, for instance, informs the political norms of the public insofar as it impacts civil liberties judgments and attitudes toward political and social tolerance (Davis 2007; Huddy and Khatib 2007; McClosky and Brill 1983; Sidanius and Pratto 1999). Patriotic appeals have also prove...

Law, Politics, and Impeachment: The Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun from a Comparative Constitutional Perspective

In March 2004, the National Assembly of South Korea impeached President Roh Moo-hyun and brought about an immediate suspension of Roh's presidency. Two months later, the Constitutional Court of Korea restored the status quo by dismissing the impeachment and reinstating the President. This episode marks the first time in the history of modern constitutionalism that a president impeached by a leg...

A Point of Constitutional Law