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October 28, 2019|Boris Johnson, Brexit, English Constitution, European Union

Brexit Shenanigans and the Old English Constitution

by Helen Dale|

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks up as he meets with fundraisers for the Royal British Legion outside 10 Downing street on October 28, 2019. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)
Helen Dale discusses Brexit, the English Constitution, and the future of British politics.

October 15, 2019|Aristotle, Brown v. Board of Education, James Madison, Liquidation, Living Constitutionalism, Obergefell v. Hodges, Originalism, Originalism's Promise, Progressivism, Roe v. Wade

Justifying Originalism

by Lee J. Strang|

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

October 2, 2019|Catholicism, Civil Rights Movement, Fulton Sheen, Jerry Falwell, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion in the Public Square, Religious Freedom, Religious Right

How Sheen, King, & Falwell Changed American Politics

by James M. Patterson|

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

September 14, 2019|Andrew McCabe, Carter Page, Donald Trump, James Comey, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Russia

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

by Andrew McCarthy|

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

September 4, 2019|Abraham Lincoln, America, American history, Bill McClay, Civic Education, Howard Zinn, Land of Hope, Slavery

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

by Wilfred M. McClay|

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

August 16, 2019|Aquinas, Aristotle, Christianity, Enlightenment, Judaism, Logos, Natural Law, Postmodernism, Sam Gregg, Western Civilization

The Logos of Western Civilization: A Conversation with Sam Gregg

by 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.

August 1, 2019|Congress, John Marshall, Judicial Review, Lochner Court, Rehnquist Court, Repugnant Laws, Roberts Court, Warren Court

The Politics of Judicial Review: A Conversation with Keith Whittington

by Keith Whittington|

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

July 17, 2019|501(c)(3), Free Speech, John Rawls, Know-Nothings, Ku Klux Klan, Liberal Suppression, Liberalism, Philip Hamburger, Progressivism, Religious Freedom

Liberalism as Armed Doctrine: A Conversation with Philip Hamburger

by Philip Hamburger|

Philip Hamburger joins us to discuss his new book Liberal Suppression

July 2, 2019|Abraham Lincoln, Edmund Burke, Executive Power, Old Whigs, Winston Churchill

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

by Greg Weiner|

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

June 14, 2019|Conservatism, Declaration of Independence, George Will, Progressivism, The Conservative Sensibility

Borne Back to the American Founding: A Conversation with George Will

by George F. Will|

George Will discusses the meaning of the Conservative Sensibility in American politics.
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Book Reviews

A Mirror of the 20th-Century Congress

by Joseph Postell

Wright undermined the very basis of his local popularity—the decentralized nature of the House—by supporting reforms that gave power to the party leaders.

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The Graces of Flannery O'Connor

by Henry T. Edmondson III

O'Connor's correspondence is a goldmine of piercing insight and startling reflections on everything from literature to philosophy to raising peacocks.

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Liberty Classics

Rereading Politica in the Post-Liberal Moment

by Glenn A. Moots

Althusius offers a rich constitutionalism that empowers persons to thrive alongside one another in deliberate communities.

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James Fenimore Cooper and the American Experiment

by Melissa Matthes

In The American Democrat, James Fenimore Cooper defended democracy against both mob rule and majority tyranny.

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Podcasts

Stuck With Decadence

A discussion with Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat discusses with Richard Reinsch his new book The Decadent Society.

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Can the Postmodern Natural Law Remedy Our Failing Humanism?

A discussion with Graham McAleer

Graham McAleer discusses how postmodern natural law can help us think more coherently about human beings and our actions.

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Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

A discussion with Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell discusses his new book, The Age of Entitlement.

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America, Land of Deformed Institutions

A discussion with Yuval Levin

Yuval Levin pinpoints that American alienation and anger emerges from our weak political, social, and religious institutions.

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