The Constitution Can Save Us
by Mark BauerleinYuval Levin joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book American Covenant. Continue Reading »
Censorship at the Court
by Mark BauerleinDan Schneider joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article “Supreme Court Considers Turning First Amendment Inside Out.” Continue Reading »
Ireland Tries and Fails to Erase Mothers
by John DugganThe overwhelming rejection of the attempt to remove “mother” from the Irish constitution shows that barriers will occasionally fly up when liberalization encroaches. Continue Reading »
The People’s Justice
by Mark BauerleinAmul Thapar joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him. Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousIn The People’s Justice, Judge Amul Thapar adroitly assumes the role of storyteller to defend an influential and controversial jurist’s reputation. He recounts twelve prominent cases that have come before Justice Clarence Thomas during his thirty-two-year term on the Supreme Court. The book . . . . Continue Reading »
Jews and American Liberalism
by Mark BauerleinJuliana Geran Pilon joins the podcast to discuss her new book An Idea Betrayed: Jews, Liberalism, and the American Left.
Continue Reading »The Future for Religious Charter Schools
by Nicole Stelle Garnett and Richard W. GarnettOklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School board, which authorizes and oversees all virtual charter schools in the state, meets today to consider certifying an unusual, pathbreaking school. Continue Reading »
How To Be a Straussian
by Daniel E. BurnsIf you ever find yourself wondering how widespread a given philosopher’s influence has been, here is a simple test: Make a label out of his or her last name, and use it to identify yourself at a cocktail party (“I’m a Quinean”). Has your interlocutor even heard the term before? Of American . . . . Continue Reading »
Constitutional Freedom
by Michael W. McConnellVincent Phillip Muñoz (Phillip to his friends, among whom I count myself) is a rising star at Notre Dame, which is becoming a powerhouse of serious constitutional scholarship. This book is the culmination of a decade of Muñoz’s scholarship on the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Those . . . . Continue Reading »
Giving Thanks for Mike Pence at Thanksgiving
by George WeigelMike Pence’s actions on the day of infamy that saw an unhinged, vicious mob storm and ransack the U.S. Capitol were correct, courageous, informed by conscience, and fortified by prayer. Continue Reading »
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