Steven Aftergood: Domestic Role of US Military

5 Star, America (Founders, Current Situation), Military & Pentagon Power, Politics, Power (Pathologies & Utilization)
0Shares
Steven Aftergood
Steven Aftergood

The Domestic Role of the American Military

A rich and thoughtful account of how the U.S. military has protected, supported, clashed with and occasionally undermined constitutional government in this country is presented in the new book “Soldiers on the Home Front: The Domestic Role of the American Military” by William C. Banks and Stephen Dycus (Harvard University Press, 2016). The authors, who are law professors, trace the role of the military back to its constitutional roots, which are not as precisely defined as they might have been. The Framers of the Constitution “knew that troops would sometimes be needed to help enforce the civilian laws. They just neglected to tell us precisely when.” Read more.

 

Financial Liberty at Risk-728x90




liberty-risk-dark