This book is part of AEI's series, The Rights Explosion, devoted to assessing the founders' views of constitutional rights and their modern transformation.

Anew kind of animal rights activist?

It's well and good to worry about Pyongyang's nuclear capability, but it also matters for reasons the West seems disinclined to think about.

This issue covers the "nuclear option," signing statements, animal rights, the Roberts Court, and more.

The hype over Knut the polar bearwill not help to diminish the deteriorating natural environment of his wild cousins, let alone prevent global warming.

Thomas Hobbes' understanding of individual natural rights offers a firm rationale for the dignity of human life.

JohnKerry's voting record and his refusal to oppose an outright ban on handguns show thathis constant endorsements of the Second Amendment mean little.

Anglers have been the guardians of the British riverine environment for the past half-century--before any of the pressure groups even started.