About al Ansari and Associates LLC
Our Mission
al Ansari and Associates LLC is dedicated to transforming the landscape of political, business, and legal content by providing insightful and thought-provoking ideas and solutions. We are committed to advancing the principles of republican government and free market economies in the marketplace of ideas. Our mission is to contribute to informed and constructive discourse, while shaping the future of governance and economic systems for the betterment of society.
Our Publications
MOMENTUM! A Commentary On Campaign Politics and Government
al Ansari and Associates LLC is proud to present our publication (ISSN 2995-0716), MOMENTUM! A Commentary On Campaign Politics and Government. This insightful commentary serves as a catalyst for advocating moderate policy ideas for Democrats, Progressives, and Independents. Through MOMENTUM!, we aim to provide a platform for thought-provoking discussions and analysis of campaign politics, management approaches and public policy.
MOMENTUM! is a monthly political newsletter that aims to captivate and engage Democrats, Progressives moderate Republicans, activists, precinct captains, and elected officials.
Politica Islamica
Politica Islamica (ISSN 3066-4829; Online ISSN 3066-4853) is your gateway to insightful commentary and analysis on public affairs impacting Muslims around the globe. We are committed to advocating for democracy, free market economies and human rights . Our publication invites fellow Muslims to actively engage in the marketplace of ideas. Join us in shaping a future where Islamic values harmonize with contemporary global challenges.
Books by Ahmad al-Ansari
1) " The Grundnorm Reconstructed: Who Gets to Write the Rules and Who Gets
Left Out."
Legal/Political Theory : This book asks why the international legal order so consistently fails the majority of the world's people. And it propses something better.
From Kelsen's foundational theory of law to the slave codes embedded in the US Constitution; from the investment arbitration system that lets corporations sue governments for protecting public health to Supreme Court decisions that dismantle voting rights-- the argument is the same: formally valid law and structural injustice are not opposites. Under the right conditions, they are partners.
The solution is a framework I call Relational Legal Legitimacy-- grounded in the principle that no one should be governed by a power that can interfere arbitrarily in their lives. The card game is still in progress. The rules can still be changed. Amazon $25.
2) "Rethinking the Idea of America: Uniting in the Face of Existential Challenges."
Politics and Government : America is at a crossroads. In an era defined by racially motivated nationalism, Christian authoritarianism, and the reckless politics of the Trump era, the foundational promise of the American republic-- pluralism, civil liberty, and human dignity-- has never been more urgently contested. Drawing on American political history, comparative democratic theory, and moral clarity, the author diagnoses the forces driving democratic regression, exposes the the human costs of bad governance, and charts a bold vision for an America rooted in diversity, constitutional integrity, and global leadership. Amazon $20.
3) "Phenomenology and Geopolitics in the 21st Century." Philosophy and Politics : This work argues that the turn to lived experience is not merely an academic corrective but a political and ehtical imperative-- that the crises of the 21st century demand modes of analysis that take seriously the bodies, perceptions, and experiences of those who live them. Amazon $25.
4) "The Separation of Law and Justice: Authority, Legitimacy, and the Limits of Positive Law." Political and Legal Theory: This book is a rigorous, historically grounded argument that legal validity and moral legitimacy are not the same thing-- that a law can be formally enacted, procedurally correct, and constitutionally compliant while being profoundly, systematically unjust. And that recognizing this distinction, far from being a counsel of despair, is the indispensable first step toward changing it. Amazon $30.
5) "There Is Nothing Wrong With Islam Except The Muslims" Islam and Politics: This is an updated and expanded edition from a 2019 publication. The events of 2023 through 2026-- the Gaza catastrophe, the direct Israeli-Iranian military exchange, the continued operation of slave markets in Libya, and the ongoin ethnic cleansing of Black Muslims in the Sahel-- have made the question this book asks not merely urgent but unavoidable. Muslim political and religious leadership has failed at every level. This book names that failure, traces its structural causes, and offers a jurisprudentially grounded alternative: not a restored Caliphate, but a Democratic Ummah built on tawhid as constitutional principle, shura as democratic practice, hisba as civil society, and maqasid al-shariah as the basis of civil rights. Amazon $25.