We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch
by Pete SpiliakosLiberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »
The Evolving American Constitution: Change Without Amendment
by David T. KoyzisThere is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
Video: McConnell on Tradition and the Constitution
by Mark MovsesianProfessor Michael McConnell’s lecture at the launch of the Tradition Project. Continue Reading »
The Constitution as a Coward’s Shield and a Barbarian’s Rock
by Pete SpiliakosCalling Donald “Only I can fix it” Trump a constitutionalist empties the term “constitutionalist” of any connection to our actual Constitution, or even to the small-c constitutionalism of respect for the rule of law. Continue Reading »
Tradition and the Constitution (October 20)
by Mark MovsesianHere's an event announcement that will interest readers of First Things in the New York area. On Thursday evening, October 20, Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell (left) will deliver a lecture, “Tradition and the Constitution,” to inaugurate the Tradition Project, a new research initiative of the St. John's University Center for Law and Religion. Continue Reading »
What Would a Reform Agenda Look Like?
by Robert P. GeorgeOn this 240th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, our beloved country is badly in need of reform. Continue Reading »
The End of Democracy?
by David T. KoyzisSocial media tend to magnify the expansive self, encouraging participants to stake out a virtual identity within the ethereal territory of the world wide web: “This is who I am, like it or not!” “My political beliefs are part of my identity; to call them into question is to call my very identity into question.” Continue Reading »
After Justice Scalia
by George WeigelThe death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 – unexpected and, for many reasons, tragic – draws a curtain on the life and public service of one of the most important Catholic figures in America over the past half-century. Justice Scalia was regarded, by admirers and detractors alike, as . . . . Continue Reading »
Getting it Right with the Constitution
by Pete SpiliakosThe sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia forces us to reconsider the role that the Constitution plays in our rhetoric and in our imagination. Our constitutional system is more fraught than most of us had dared admit, even as our politics has leaned ever-more-strongly on the Constitution to unify . . . . Continue Reading »
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