Alexis De Tocequeville

March 8, 2019|Alexis De Tocequeville, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Minimum Wage, Nationalism, unemployment

Macron’s Attack on Nationalism Underscores Its Virtues

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at an EU leadership summit in Brussels, Belgium, November 25, 2018 (Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com).

This is the lesson of Brexit Macron has not learned: the drive for more European centralization will arouse nationalist passions that could end the EU.

January 8, 2019|Alexis De Tocequeville, Conservatism, culture, Facebook, Gouverneur Morris, Originalism

Culture’s Challenge to Constitutionalism

by John O. McGinnis|4 Comments

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Constitutional legalism is no panacea, but it is the best we lawyers can do.

August 31, 2018|Alexis de, Alexis De Tocequeville, Catholic Church, Mediating Institutions, Private Schools, Robert Delahunty, Robert George, scandals

Modern Mediating Institutions Need Greater Transparency

by John O. McGinnis|11 Comments

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Many mediating institutions are in trouble today, beset by scandal from within and harassed by the state from without: but how to help them?

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.

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