Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31

July 3, 2018|Compelling Interest, Individual Rights, Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31, Manksy, Samuel Alito

A National Test for our Constitutional Rights

by John O. McGinnis|4 Comments

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The Supreme Court should test laws against rights in a consistent way, and one way to this is to evaluate whether laws actually meet an essential objective.

February 26, 2018|Abood v. Board of Education, First Amendment, Friedrichs v. California, Harris v. Quinn, Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31, Knox v. SEIU, Public Sector Unions

Will the Janus Case Strike the Deathblow to Public Sector Unions?

by Mark Pulliam|18 Comments

US Supreme Court, Washington DC,

A badly-flawed precedent is about to get KO’d in a rematch of a contest that last ended in a draw.

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.

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.

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.

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