DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, A: Neal Pollack on John Adams: 02 (Akashic U.S. Presidents) - Softcover

SECOND VOLUME IN A SERIES THAT PAIRS EXCERPTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL WRITINGS WITH CONTEMPORARY ANALYSIS Originally published in London in 1787, this text was a pivotal document in the development of American political theory. Excerpted here in the second selection of the Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Adams' Defence powerfully advocates the separation of powers, a system of checks and balances and a bicameral legislature. In his introduction to this volume, acclaimed satirist Neal Pollack analyses some of the second President's key precepts and argues that American society is currently experiencing a 'De-Enlightenment' that gives short shrift to the principles espoused by Adams.

Neal Pollack is the author of three books: the cult classic The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature, Beneath the Axis of Evil, and the rock 'n' roll novel Never Mind the Pollacks. A regular contributor to Vanity Fair, GQ, and many other magazines, Pollack lives in Austin, Texas.