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November 18, 2016|F.A. Hayek, Federalist 78, Obergefell v. Hodges, Roe v. Wade, United States v. WIndsor

Principle or Policy Preferences?

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What to make of Donald Trump’s interview with CBS’s Lesley Stahl last week?

Searching for the Prehistory of American Constitutionalism

by Matthew J. Franck

Edward S. Corwin's The "Higher Law" Background of American Constitutional Law offers some insight into the early influences on our law.

Remembering an Aristotelian Radical: Henry Veatch and Rational Man

by Douglas B. Rasmussen, Douglas J. Den Uyl

Veatch sees human beings as part of a natural order that is not ultimately constructed by humans but is nonetheless knowable and open to human flourishing.

Knowledge, Risk, and the Surprised Banker: A Conversation with Alex Pollock

A discussion with Alex J. Pollock

Alex Pollock discusses the philosophy of finance and why the quant guys keep getting it wrong.

Getting Right with Nationalism: A Conversation with Yoram Hazony

A discussion with Yoram Hazony

Yoram Hazony discusses why nationalism produces a politics of freedom, prosperity, and peace.

The Peronist Pope Francis: A Conversation with Daniel Mahoney

A discussion with Daniel J. Mahoney

Daniel Mahoney discusses Pope Francis's approach to the papacy and world politics.

Liberalism as Armed Doctrine: A Conversation with Philip Hamburger

A discussion with Philip Hamburger

Philip Hamburger joins us to discuss his new book Liberal Suppression

Letters from Piety Hill

A rich, entertaining, and often instructive selection of Russell Kirk’s correspondence.
by James Matthew Wilson
Why Law Students Need to Learn More about Originalism

Law is a professional discipline and students should be prepared for the world as it is rather than what their professors fantasize it could be.
by John O. McGinnis
Pentecostalism and the Deplorables in The Apostle

Truth breaks into life in pulverizing ways, and this is something Robert Duvall shares with Flannery O'Connor.
by James R. Rogers
Prohibiting Court Packing by Constitutional Amendment

A constitutional obstacle to court packing would be tremendously valuable, but it might have downsides as well.
by Mike Rappaport
Bailing Out On Common Sense

Bail reform—including the elimination of the bail system—has become a fashionable policy position for would-be wonks.
by Mark Pulliam

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