The Stench of Politics by Joseph Russomanno, Rodney A. Smolla - 9781666923957

The Stench of PoliticsPolarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court\nAuthor(s): Joseph Russomanno, Rodney A. Smolla\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781666923957, 978-1666923957\nSynopsis\nThe [url] 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 Courts 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.\nAt the heart of this analysis is worldview, a phenomenon that every person, including Supreme Court justices, possesses. Whether someones worldview is fixed or fluid affects who.