Taking cue from the honoree's lifelong interest in constitutional issues, interdisciplinary research, and intergenerational equity, this chapter presents and assesses the case for constitutional precommitments as means to correct the short-termist bias of democracy. It discusses two different...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE. An Introduction -- TWO. From the Ideology of the Township to the Gospel of Germs -- THREE. The Constitutional Foundations of Health and Prosperity -- FOUR. The Pox of Liberty -- FIVE. The Palliative Effects of Property Rights -- SIX. Empire, Federalism,...