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Craig S. Lerner is Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School.

February 12, 2019|Angela Merkel, asylum, Donald Trump, European Union, Hungary, Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Scott Morrison, Viktor Orban

The Reality and Rhetoric of Denying Asylum

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What is most distinctive about Orbán and Trump is not their policies with respect to asylum seekers but their accompanying rhetoric.

Justifying Originalism

A discussion with Lee J. Strang

Originalism provides the surest way to access the Constitution's legal meaning and then to implement it over time.

How Sheen, King, & Falwell Changed American Politics

A discussion with James M. Patterson

James Patterson talks about three legendary clergymen in America and how they shaped our public discourse.

Dissecting the Trump-Russia Investigations: A Conversation with Andrew McCarthy

A discussion with Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy discusses the investigations of the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with the Russian government.

An Invitation to the Land of Hope: A Conversation with Bill McClay

A discussion with Wilfred M. McClay

Bill McClay talks with Richard Reinsch about his new book, Land of Hope.

The Current Russian Kleptocracy’s Roots Uncovered

Vladimir Bukovsky uncovered files that confirm what many already knew: that Third World Marxists fomented revolution with the aid of the Kremlin.
by Juliana Geran Pilon
Toward a Renewed Liberal Nationalism?

Tamir’s book is important first and foremost as a serious internal challenge to liberals to reassess their globalist rejection of nationalism.
by Ofir Haivry
Lights Out

How the novels of Neal Stephenson illuminate the present and the future.
by Brent Orrell
Living Well with Adam Smith

Ryan Hanley's Our Great Purpose gives the reader a taste of the depths of Smith’s thought as well as his words in an inviting style.
by Jordan Ballor
The Losing Winner and the Winning Loser of 1964

Goldwater believed in individuals. Johnson thought in electoral blocs. Goldwater swore by the Constitution, Johnson by the New Deal.
by Lee Edwards

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