A Constitution in Full

Peter Augustine Lawler and Richard M. Reinsch II argue that the U.S.

Constitution presupposes an unwritten foundation rooted in culture, customs, traditions, family, faith, and community.

Rejecting the false choice between big-government progressivism and extreme individualism, they advocate a middle way inspired by thinkers like Orestes Brownson and Alexis de Tocqueville, restoring the relational person to the center of republican constitutionalism.

The book highlights the complex republic forged by the Founders, balancing national power with state and local autonomy.