Sumário:Isaiah Berlin, Two concepts of liberty -- Richard Dawkins, The selfish gene -- Jon Elster, Ulysses and the sirens -- John Hart Ely, Democracy and distrust -- Owen Fiss, Groups and the equal protection clause -- Lani Guinier, The tyranny of the majority -- Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, voice, and loyalty -- Machiavelli, The prince -- Mancur Olson, The logic of collective action -- Joseph A. Schumpeter, Capitalism, socialism, and democracy.