Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2012
ISSN
0006-8047
Publisher
Boston University School of Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
It’s common in academic circles to distinguish between positive arguments (which describe things as they are) and normative arguments (which prescribe the way things ought to be). The distinction dissolves as soon as accounts of how the world works spill over into justifications for the status quo. That happens a lot, especially in discussions of theory. It happens again in David Strauss’ wonderful monograph.1 Strauss offers a succinct exposition of the constitutional system we actually observe, coupled with a powerful explanation of how and why the scheme functions as it does and genuine reassurance that, on the whole, we can and should be satisfied.
Recommended Citation
Larry Yackle,
In Medias Res
,
in
92
Boston University Law Review
1259
(2012).
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