Welfare and the Constitution

Challenges conventional scholarship by arguing that the government has a constitutional duty to pursue the well-being of all the people. The author urges schola... » 

Challenges conventional scholarship by arguing that the government has a constitutional duty to pursue the well-being of all the people. The author urges scholars to develop a substantive account of constitutional ends for use in critiquing Supreme Court decisions, the policies of elected officials, and the attitudes of the larger public. «