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William J. Haun is a lawyer in Washington, D.C.

September 18, 2017|Alexander Bickel, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Free Speech, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Snyder v. Phelps

The Natural Law of Free Speech

The Supreme Court

With Progressives increasingly condoning censorship of conservative views as “hate speech,” conservatives are responding with an increasingly absolutist freedom of speech.

The Logos of Western Civilization: A Conversation with Sam Gregg

A discussion with Samuel Gregg

Sam Gregg explores how the West is built on the union of the God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible.

The Politics of Judicial Review: A Conversation with Keith Whittington

A discussion with Keith Whittington

Keith Whittington discusses his reassessment of judicial review in his new book Repugnant Laws

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

The Delusions of the Ideologue and the Wisdom of the Statesman: A Conversation with Greg Weiner

A discussion with Greg Weiner

Greg Weiner returns to Liberty Law Talk to discuss what it means to be an Old Whig.

Solidarity and Sentimentalism at the European Commission

What is “They deserve our solidarity,” uttered without any indication of what such solidarity actually entails, if not an empty, sentimental slogan?
by Theodore Dalrymple
The Logos of Western Civilization: A Conversation with Sam Gregg

Sam Gregg explores how the West is built on the union of the God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible.
by Samuel Gregg
Orson Welles’ Unlikely Prophecy

The only way America could produce a true populist, a home-grown demagogue that could rise to the top of national politics, would be through the media.
by Titus Techera
The Inspired Mary Ann Glendon and Her Dismal Critics

Mary Ann Glendon is an inspired choice to lead Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights and the apoplexy of her critics proves it.
by Greg Weiner
Lawyers: From Mainstays of the Republic to Progressive Rent-Seekers

In earlier times, they had an interest in stabilizing our institutions and reining in our excessive political passions. Not any more.
by John O. McGinnis

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