NPR’s Nina Totenberg has a review of Justice Kennedy’s forthcoming book Life, Law, and Liberty. The review discusses an interview that NPR will air in October. In the interview, Justice Kennedy says “he is ‘very worried’ about America today.” Kennedy continued:

“‘We live in an era where reasoned, thoughtful, rational, respectful discourse has been replaced by antagonistic, confrontational conversation.’ … ‘Democracy is not guaranteed to survive.'”

Also this:

“‘It seems to me the idea of partisanship is becoming much more prevalent and more bitter.'”

The book review also says much of interest about Supreme Court and constitutional law generally. I’m going to recommend that my Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence students read it. I’m looking forward to the book itself.