Articles tagged as Garrett Snedeker
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PODCAST: Jesse Merriam and Josh Hammer on “An Even Better Originalism?”
Patrick Henry College Associate Professor Jesse Merriam and JWI affiliated scholar Josh Hammer joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker to discuss Professor Merriam’s article, “A Better Legal Conservatism,” published in The American Mind. Prof. Merriam’s article was in response to “A Better Originalism,” co-authored by Prof. Hadley Arkes, Garrett Snedeker, Josh Hammer, and Matthew Peterson. […] -
VIDEO: “A Better Originalism” Debate featuring JWI’s Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Ilan Wurman
JWI’s Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Ilan Wurman debated the merits of the statement Snedeker co-authored in March 2021, titled “A Better Originalism,” for the Scalia Law School Federalist Society Chapter. -
PODCAST: Ilya Shapiro on “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court”
Author and lawyer Ilya Shapiro joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss his new book, Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court (Regnery). Shapiro’s book concerns the partisan battles over Supreme Court nominations that have become a focal point in judicial politics in the past few decades. […] -
PODCAST: Abigail Shrier on “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters”
Author and Wall Street Journal opinion writer Abigail Shrier joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss her new book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Shrier’s book addresses the recent rise in rapid onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) amongst teenage girls and the way peer contagion, social media influencers, […] -
Commentary Roundup: JWI on Adrian Vermeule’s Common Good Constitutionalism
Professor Adrian Vermeule of Harvard Law School kicked off a lively discussion in the conservative legal movement with his provocative essay “Beyond Originalism” in The Atlantic. Since then, JWI staff, friends, and Affiliated Scholars have been regular contributors to the ongoing discussion of a “common good constitutionalism.” JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes offered […] -
Commentary Roundup: JWI on Bostock and Harris Funeral Homes
On June 15, 2020, the worlds of social and legal conservatism were rocked by Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and its companion case, Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. JWI staff, friends, and scholars had been watching the case closely and offered their commentary on the outcome. JWI director and founder […] -
“We Need to Reject Judicial Supremacy Now More Than Ever”: Garrett Snedeker and Josh Hammer in Newsweek
JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and affiliated scholar Josh Hammer published in Newsweek, arguing that the recent Supreme Court decision, Bostock V. Clayton County Georgia, shows just how mistaken a jurisprudence without natural law can be. They propose a restoration of what they call the “original understanding of constitutionality” as a conversation between all three […] -
“Give Me Liberty”: An Evening with Richard Brookhiser
In January 2020, The James Wilson Institute and National Review Institute co-hosted Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow of the National Review Institute, to discuss his recent book, Give Me Liberty, a recounting of the history of American liberty as told through the lens of thirteen key documents in American history. He presented a more inspiring story of American nationalism […]