Subject: Law/Government
Objection: disgust, morality, and the law
Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more […]
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GIS and the 2020 census: modernizing official statistics
GIS and the 2020 Census: Modernizing Official Statistics provides statistical organizations with the most recent GIS methodologies and technological tools to support census workers’ needs […]
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Inside the five-sided box: lessons from a lifetime of leadership in the Pentagon
The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission, and what it takes […]
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Marijuana regulation
As marijuana is legalized for medical and/or recreational purposes in an increasing number of states, a new field of law has emerged. Marijuana’s unique status […]
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Marijuana 360: differing perspectives on legalization
In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. Since then, 30 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana […]
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First: Sandra Day O’Connor
Based on exclusive interviews and access to the Supreme Court archives, this is the intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of America’s first female Justice, Sandra […]
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How to be an American: a field guide to citizenship
The current political climate has left many of us wondering how our government actually operates. Sure, we learned about it in school, but if put […]
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Copyright: what everyone needs to know
Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies. This is no longer the case. In the […]
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The children of Harvey Milk: how LGBTQ politicians changed the world
Part political thriller, part meditation on social change, part love story, The Children of Harvey Milk tells the epic stories of courageous men and women […]
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The politics of public budgeting: getting and spending, borrowing and balancing
Public budgeting is inherently political. In The Politics of Public Budgeting, author Irene S. Rubin lays out the actors involved–interest groups, public officials, legislators, and […]
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