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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.

Bruno Leoni and the Search for Certainty in Law

by Alberto Mingardi

Leoni wanted to advance the concept of the “certainty” of the law beyond the mere verbal precision of statutes to something more profound.

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.

The John Marshall Legacy: A Conversation with Richard Brookhiser

A discussion with Richard Brookhiser

Richard Brookhiser discusses the life and jurisprudence of John Marshall.

Andrew Jackson in Context: A Conversation with Bradley Birzer

A discussion with Bradley J. Birzer

Once considered one of our most consequential presidents, Andrew Jackson's reputation has now fallen on hard times.

Hamilton, Madison, and American Oligarchy: A Conversation with Jay Cost

A discussion with Jay Cost

Jay Cost, author of The Price of Greatness, discusses the political and economic debates between Hamilton and Madison.

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.

Nixing the Superdelegate Votes Is the Completion of a Long Progressive Project

Our nomination process is designed to enable candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Presidents Donald Trump, like them or not.
by Christopher James Wolfe
Policy Change Alone Can Never Fix Our Immigration Problems

Immigration offers socio-economic challenges, but also spiritual ones.
by Luma Simms
The Right after Fusionism, Part 1: Whittaker Chambers and the Nationalist Temptation

The moral formation upon which markets depend is always connected to local loyalties, but this doesn't mean we should turn to nationalism.
by Greg Forster
Natural Law and Democracy: The Philosophy of James Wilson

Thoroughgoing philosophical skepticism undermines liberty by denying that law can be reasonable, and that justice can be known.
by Roberta Bayer
The Absurdity of Egalitarianism

Justice requires asking and answering the question of why specific individuals are in a position of inequality.
by John Kekes

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