Originalism

We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch

by Pete Spiliakos

Liberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »

Thomas Aquinas and the Late Justice Scalia: A Response to Fr. Giambrone

by Peter Karl Koritansky

Just weeks after the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Fr. Anthony Giambrone, O.P. published an article in America Magazine warning that Catholics inclined to celebrate the life and service of the late Supreme Court justice should not be so inclined to celebrate his judicial philosophy. Fr. . . . . Continue Reading »

Natural Law and the Law: An Exchange

by Hadley Arkes, William Bentley Ball, Robert H. Bork, Russell Hittinger

The March issue of First Things featured an essay by Robert H. Bork, “Natural Law and the Constitution.” In that essay, Judge Bork responded to criticisms of his views on the topic by Hadley Arkes, Russell Hittinger, and William Bentley Ball. Because of the significance of the subject, . . . . Continue Reading »