Who Killed the Constitution?

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“Let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.”—Thomas Jefferson. The United States Constitution—the foundation of our federal republic—is effectively dead, a truth that bestselling authors Thomas E. Woods Jr. and Kevin R. C. Gutzman expose in this provocative work. Government officials across the political spectrum have long abandoned the idea that the Constitution has a fixed meaning limiting their power. This fundamental principle was the very purpose of the document. Woods and Gutzman investigate the forces responsible for undermining the government envisioned by the Founding Fathers, dissecting twelve significant assaults on the Constitution, many of which are virtually unknown. They illustrate that these attacks began long before recent controversies surrounding presidential wars, wasteful spending, and judicial overreach. The authors reveal the federal government’s “great gold robbery,” dismantle the false justification for presidential war power, and expose contradictions in the interpretation of church-state separation. They also scrutinize landmark decisions like Brown v. Board of Education, challenging the notion that government actions deemed “right” are necessarily constitutional. This book serves as a rallying cry for Americans alarmed by government overreach and a stark warning to safeguard our liberties before they are lost.