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January 15, 2018|Bolling v. Sharpe, Brown v. Board, Fourteenth Amendment, Justice John Harlan II, Plessy v. Ferguson, race, Supreme Court

The Many Confusions of Brown v. Board

by James R. Rogers|4 Comments

Central High School, Little Rock, AR, where National Guardsmen escorted students to integrated classrooms.
Brown v. Board is one of the most important decisions of the 20th century, but it rests on deeply confused logic.

January 10, 2018|Antonin Scalia, Bolling v. Sharpe, Brown v. Board, Edwin Meese, expected application, Fourteenth Amendment, Original Intent, Originalism, textualism

Why Scalia’s Originalism Trumps “Original Intent”

by James R. Rogers|78 Comments

Textual originalists can disregard original intent - and that's a good thing.

Book Reviews

John C. Calhoun, Madisonian Manqué

by Thomas W. Merrill

His institutional innovations were geared toward preserving slavery.

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The Road to Iranian Democracy

by Luma Simms

The suppression of the Green Movement last time around widened the gulf between Iran's elite and its people.

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Podcasts

The Solid Ground of Mere Civility: A Conversation with Teresa Bejan

A discussion with Teresa M. Bejan

Teresa Bejan discusses with us how early modern debates over religious toleration are an example of how we can disagree well.

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Leading a Worthy Life in a Scattered Time: A Conversation with Leon Kass

A discussion with Leon Kass

Leon Kass discusses Leading a Worthy Life.

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Eric Voegelin Studies: A Conversation with Charles Embry

A discussion with Charles Embry

What did "Don't immanentize the eschaton!" really mean? An intro podcast on the formidable mind of Eric Voegelin.

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Republican Virtue, Interrupted: A Conversation with Frank Buckley

A discussion with F.H. Buckley

The real conflict in our politics centers on reforming massive levels of public corruption.

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