The Age of Foolishness: A Doubter's Guide to Constitutionalism in a Modern Democracy - Hardcover

by James Allan (Author)

The Age of Foolishness is a doubter's guide to current lawyerly thinking about all things related to constitutionalism in a democracy. This book offers a thorough-going skeptical critique of the views that dominate our legal caste, including in law schools and among judges, and place too much weight on judges to resolve important social policy disputes and too little on democratic politics. The author argues that politics matters in a way that our legal orthodoxy often downplays.

Author Biography

James Allan is Garrick Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. He has published in leading constitutional and legal philosophy journals and writes for The Spectator, Australia, The Australian, Quadrant, Law & Liberty, The National Post, among others.