The ¿Stench¿ of Politics - Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is as important as ever in the lives of Americans. Contrary to the image-enhancing claims of independence that many of its members claim, however, the Court-s current supermajority has transformed it into a powerful political institution that wages ideological war meant to return the nation to a previous period, at the same time denying rights to millions. The -Stench- of Politics: Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court opens a window into the Supreme Court that helps us to understand the institution and its rulings.

At the heart of this analysis is worldview, a phenomenon that every person, including Supreme Court justices, possesses. Whether someone-s worldview is -fixed- or -fluid- affects who they are, what they believe and what they do. In addition, interpreting the Constitution as an -originalist- or -living constitutionalist- often dictates case outcomes. By applying these and other constructs to the Supreme Court, the book reveals how th