Judicial Temperament

October 4, 2018|Alexis de Tocqueville, Aristotle, Edmund Burke, James Wilson, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Judicial Temperament

Kavanaugh’s Way: A Response to Greg Weiner

by Geoffrey Vaughan|17 Comments

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Lifting the presumption of innocence leaves each of us on a knife’s edge, as it has Judge Kavanaugh.

October 4, 2018|Ford, Judicial Temperament, Kavanaugh, Withrow v. Larkin

Judge Kavanaugh’s Judicial Temperament

by Mike Rappaport|17 Comments

Judge Brett Kavanaugh sworn in during his Senate confirmation hearing, Washington, DC, United States, Sept. 4, 2018. (Credit: Ting Shen/Xinhua/Alamy Stock Images).

Listen to the Supreme Court: Judge Kavanaugh’s behavior before the committee is no reason to vote against his confirmation.

Justifying Originalism

A discussion with Lee J. Strang

Originalism provides the surest way to access the Constitution's legal meaning and then to implement it over time.

How Sheen, King, & Falwell Changed American Politics

A discussion with James M. Patterson

James Patterson talks about three legendary clergymen in America and how they shaped our public discourse.

Dissecting the Trump-Russia Investigations: A Conversation with Andrew McCarthy

A discussion with Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy discusses the investigations of the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with the Russian government.

An Invitation to the Land of Hope: A Conversation with Bill McClay

A discussion with Wilfred M. McClay

Bill McClay talks with Richard Reinsch about his new book, Land of Hope.

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