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The role of cities in environmental regulation; Edmund Burke’s and James Madison’s views on violent revolution; and to what extent “thoughtfulness,” or human intelligence and reflection, should be factored into the rule of law—these are a few of the topics NYU Law faculty members tackled in books they published in the past year. They also authored casebooks on topics ranging from tax to copyright to environmental law.

Simon & Schuster promotes the Stephen E. Ambrose book on D-Day by saying, “The world changed forever on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed beaches across northern France to beat back the Nazis and reclaim Europe. No book better captures the drama, strategy, sacrifice, and courage of that campaign than Stephen Ambrose’s D-Day.” Nobody doubts the courage and sacrifice. The issue is whether a fascist takeover of the world was thwarted and the communists have filled the void and won.

But the world was not saved. The communists attempted a complete takeover of Europe. They failed but they did take China and launched an invasion of South Korea. Later, they invaded South Vietnam and won. In the meantime, they took Cuba, positioning nuclear weapons for a first strike attack on the U

Human rights, the changing labor market, privacy, securities regulation, and Shakespeare are just a few examples of the wide-ranging topics that NYU Law faculty members addressed in books they recently authored or edited.