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“The New College: ‘A Hillsdale of the South’ with Mark Bauerlein”
Garrett Snedeker sits down with Mark Bauerlein to discuss The New College of Florida, the importance of new alternative educational institutions, and what these kinds of long-term strategies mean for the conservative movement. The podcast can be found here. -
“Why We Cannot Avoid Natural Law in Constitutional Debates”- Michael Hayes in Anchoring Truths
In an essay for Anchoring Truths, Michael Hayes argues that the textualism relied upon by originalist jurists is insufficient to reverse decades of progressive victories in the culture war. Instead, he posits that only natural law arguments that accurately account for human nature will be effective at advancing a true alternative view of the law […] -
“Chevron Deference, Conservatism’s Pivot, and Scalia’s Mantle”
Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Jesse Merriam sit down with Daniel Osborne to discuss their reviews of Prof. Thomas Merrill’s recent book, The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise and Fall and the Future of the Administrative State. They demonstrate the pivot in the Conservative Legal Movement that once promoted Chevron Deference among judges and now openly opposes […] -
“James Wilson and the Nature of Law”- Prof. Jonathan Gienapp in Anchoring Truths
In an article for Anchoring Truths adapted from his remarks in a webinar, Prof. Jonathan Gienapp discusses his perception of the contributions of James Wilson to the theoretical discourse surrounding the American founding. In particular, Prof. Gienapp focuses on Wilson’s thinking pertaining to such concepts as popular sovereignty, social compact theory, and the indivisible nature […] -
“Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘The Free State of Florida’ with Contributing Editor Josh Hammer on The Josh Hammer Show”
Newsweek Opinion Editor and Anchoring Truths Contributing Editor Josh Hammer hosts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a lively discussion of the Governor’s tenure in office on The Josh Hammer Show. The podcast can be found here. -
“James Wilson and ‘We the People’”- Prof. John Mikhail in Anchoring Truths
In an article for Anchoring Truths adapted from his remarks on a webinar, Prof. John Mikhail highlights the enormous contributions made by James Wilson in the formation of the Constitution, emphasizing his status as the author of the first draft of the American governing charter. Introducing the subject of Wilson’s work by way of his […] -
“‘How to Save the West’ with author Spencer Klavan”
Western Culture is in a state of crisis. Objective truth is being replaced by virtual reality, humanity by “transhumanism,” meaning by meaninglessness, and religion by whole-hearted devotion to scientism. And these are just a few examples of the situation the West faces. We discuss these subjects and more with Spencer Klavan, the author of How […] -
“Is Conservative Jurisprudence Renouncing Moral Reasoning?”- Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In this essay for The Catholic Thing and featured on Anchoring Truths, Professor Hadley Arkes argues in response to Professor David Forte that the failure of the majority in Dobbs to resolve the legal status of unborn life is indicative of a broader reluctance on the part of the conservative legal movement to consider the […] -
“In Search of Original Meaning- the Religion Clauses Part II”- Ted Hirt in Anchoring Truths
In the second of two articles in Anchoring Truths, Ted Hirt describes the policy and jurisprudential implications of the thesis advanced by Prof. Vincent Phillip Muñoz in his book Religious Liberty and the American Founding, Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment. While Prof. Muñoz contends that the government can furnish aid […] -
“In Search of Original Meaning- The Religion Clauses Part I”- Ted Hirt in Anchoring Truths
In the first of two articles in Anchoring Truths, Ted Hirt describes the central claims advanced by Prof. Vincent Phillip Muñoz in his book Religious Liberty and the American Founding, Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment. Muñoz’s analysis centers on the adoption of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the […]