FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2006

The eminent scholar and historian Walter Berns continues his defense of the American Constitution in his latest book, Democracy and the Constitution (AEI Press, 2006). Berns’s essays explore enduring questions of American political thought: Was the American Revolution really a revolution? What is the origin of our unalienable rights? Did God have something to do with the founding of America? Among the issues discussed are civil rights, states’ rights, multiculturalism, patriotism, the First Amendment, and the roles of academic and religious institutions.

Walter Berns is a resident scholar at AEI and Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University. He has taught at the University of Chicago, Yale and Cornell Universities. He has been a Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Fulbright Fellow and a Phi Beta Kappa lecturer. In 2005, he was awarded a National Humanities Medal. His books include In Defense of Liberal Democracy and Making Patriots.

Book Event

Walter Berns, along with syndicated columnist George Will and legal scholar Robert Bork, will discuss Democracy and the Constitution at AEI (1150--17th Street, NW, 12th floor, Washington, DC) from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, September 29, 2006. To attend this book forum, accredited members of the media should register by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28th by either e-mailing vrodman@aei.org or by calling 202.862.4871. 

Interview Requests and/or Complimentary Book

If you are interested in a complimentary media copy of Democracy and the Constitution, or would like to interview Walter Berns, please e-mail vrodman@aei.org (telephone 202.862.4871). Alternatively, interview requests may be sent directly to Professor Berns at 202.862.5859 or through his assistant Morgan Goatley at mgoatley@aei.org or 202.828.6031.

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