Jack Balkin‘s Living Originalism shows why modern conceptions of civil rights and civil liberties, and the modern state’s protection of national security, health, safety, and the environment, are fully consistent with the Constitution’s original meaning.

The Gothic tradition continues to excite the popular imagination and  John C. Tibbetts presents interviews and conversations with prominent folks as they trace the mode across three centuries in The Gothic Imagination.

Health care is one of the most contested and misunderstood issues today;  Jonathan Gruber, an adviser to the President  guides readers through the intricacies of the Affordable Care Act- in Health Care Reform.

John Campbell traces the life of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female Prime Minister from her upbringing in Grantham to her eleven tumultuous years in Downing Street, and her eventual removal from power in The Iron Lady.

How do you find a gently persuasive way of steering people away from unfounded beliefs, bogus cures, and the like?  Skeptic Guy P. Harrison shows you how in 50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True.

John M. Barry takes a revelatory look at how Roger Williams shaped the nature of religion, political power, and individual rights in America in Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul. Later, Rob Boston with Americans United talks about the Supreme Court decision saying that churches and other religious groups must be free to choose their leaders without government interference.

Gar Alperovitz, professor and political economist, calls on Democrats to “change the system,” believing many Americans are searching for new policies as we face large deficits; unemployment; terrorism; and loss of belief in equality, liberty, and democracy in America Beyond Capitalism.

Merle Hoffman,  journalist, activist, and women’s health care pioneer has been a fearless crusader for a woman’s right to choose. She chronicles three decades of reproductive rights in Intimate Wars.

In Pity the Billionaire, Thomas Frank, examines the peculiar mechanism by which dire economic circumstances have delivered wildly unexpected political results.

http://media.us.macmillan.com/video/olmk/macmillanaudio/PityTheBillionaire.mp3

Best selling author Robin Cook with his latest novel, Death Benefit, then controversial author Amy Chua with  Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom.