The Supreme Court is seen today as the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution. Once the Court has spoken, it is the duty of the citizens and their elected officials to abide by its decisions. But the conception of the Supreme Court as the final interpreter of constitutional law took hold only relatively recently. Drawing on the pragmatic ideals characterized by Charles Sanders Peirce, John Dewey, Charles Sabel, and Richard Posner. Brian E. Butler shows how this conception is inherently probl...

What are the implications of philosophical pragmatism for international relations theory and foreign policy practice? According to John Ryder, “a foreign policy built on pragmatist principles is neither naïve nor dangerous. In fact, it is very much what both the U.S. and the world are currently in need of.” Close observers of Barack Obama’s foreign policy statements have also raised the possibility of a distinctly pragmatist approach to international relations. Absent from the three domina...

The historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States had a significant impact on both America and the world at large. By voting an African American into the highest office, those who elected Obama did not necessarily look past race, but rather didn’t let race prevent them for casting their ballots in his favor. In addition to reflecting the changing political climate, Obama’s presidency also spurred a cultural shift, notably in music, television, and film.In...

This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, “Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivist, a utilitarian, a realist, a historicist, a pragmatist, (not to mention a nihilist).” Each of the eight chapters investigates one label, analyzes the secondary texts that support the use of the term to characterize Holmes’s philosophy, and takes a stand on whether or not the category is approp...

A NEW approach to studying the Scriptures clearly reveals The Plan, Purpose & Meaning of Life. A non-denominational way to study using spiritualand practical 'keys' better to understand the Scriptures.INGREDIENTS: PURE TRUTHS, LOVE, JOY, THE INSPIRATION OF GOD. TOOLS PROFITABLE FOR LEARNING CHRIST'S TEACHINGS ON HOW TO LIVE AND THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE.

Over the last fifty years, tourism has become firmly established as a development option around the world. Commensurate with this, the study of tourism's developmental role has also expanded significantly. There now exists a broad understanding of the policies and processes, opportunities and challenges that apply to tourism's potential contributions to development. As the tourism environment now faces numerous challenges and transformations, it is timely to reflect on contemporary underst...

Can Redefining Gifted Education Unleash Every Student's Unlimited Potential?With over 35 years of experience, Brian Butler is an internationally recognized educational leader, consultant, and author. Brian's passion centers around empowering educators, advocating for students, and driving positive change in education worldwide.Every Student Deserves a Gifted Education challenges traditional notions of gifted education. This ground-breaking book redefines gifted edu...

A superstar in both football and track and field Sol Butler pioneered the parlaying of sports fame into business prosperity. Brian Hallstoos tells the story of a Black athlete’s canny use of mainstream middle-class values and relationships with white society to transcend the athletic, economic, and social barriers imposed by white supremacy. Butler built on his feats as a high school athlete to become a four-year starter for the football team at Dubuque German College (later the University...

Is Your Child Prepared to Embrace a Limitless Future?With close to four decades of experience, Brian Butler is an internationally recognized educational leader, consultant, and author. Brian's passion centers around empowering parents and educators, advocating for students, and driving positive change in education worldwide.In Limitless Future, Brian Butler challenges and clarifies long-held myths about learning, emphasizing that it is a universal skill we ...

A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!

Mentoring While White: Culturally Responsive Practices for Sustaining the Lives of Black College Students provides a provocative and illuminating account of the mentoring experiences of Black college and university students based on their racialized and marginalized identities. Bettie Ray Butler, Abiola Farinde-Wu, and Melissa Winchell bring together a diverse group of well-respected leading and emerging scholars to present new and compelling arguments pointing to what white facul...

A tribute to the glorious slasher movies of the 1980s, Volume 3.Featuring:Son of the Devil by Jonathan MaberryGirls' Night by Will SufferHoneymarrow by MJ MarsNight of the Mosquitoes by Brian G. BerryOld Bones by Megan StocktonThe Song of Blood by Jay BowerThe Grove by Eric ButlerBlue Moon Over Blood Lake by M EnnenbachMotel Nowhere by RJ RolesBaptismal Waters by Angel Van AttaCuster Comes Home by D.W. Hit...