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New York - London: Whittlesey House - McGraw Book Company , 1942. Copyright 1942 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company; no other dates. Rare first edition. Fine navy full cloth boards, gilt spine titles, light cover, corner wear. Deckled pages very good, no writing; moderate toning at endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Sharp very good first edition. By the author of "Economics in One Lesson," Henry Hazlitt, a noted conservative journalist, wrote "A New Constitution Now" in 1942. His main critique was that World War II was pointing out several of the Constitution's weaknesses. Like many before him, he advocated the parliamentary/cabinet model and changes in the powers of the President. Presented from a perspective of the miliieu following America's prior reluctant entrance into the conflict following the dramatic events of Pearl Harbor. The Senate would become more like the House of Lords, Senators and the President would be appointed, and Congress would have… Read More