In this episode, JWI Affiliated Scholar Josh Craddock joins Conservative Conversations’ host Tom Sarrouf (a former JWI intern) for a thought-provoking conversation hosted in collaboration with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).

Together, they explore the complex interplay between religion and law, how civic friendship shapes our public life, and the role of the law as a mediator in a pluralistic society. So tune in for a deep dive into the philosophical and legal questions surrounding community, justice, and the common good. To read Craddock’s law review article on Shakespeare, political life, and modern America that Sarrouf and Craddock discuss at length in the interview please visit here.

Josh Craddock

Josh Craddock, a 2019 James Wilson fellow and Affiliated Scholar, clerked for Chief Judge Timothy Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. At Harvard Law School, he led the Journal of Law & Public Policy as its editor-in-chief. He has been a contributor to National Review, First Things, Public Discourse and Providence Magazine. Craddock holds a B.A. in politics, philosophy and economics from The King’s College and a J.D. from the Harvard Law School.

Tom Sarrouf

Tom Sarrouf, originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, is Senior Programs Officer at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, as well as the Podcast Production Manager of their podcast, “Conservative Conversations with ISI.” He graduated summa cum laude from Boston College with a B.A. in History, Philosophy, and Secondary Education. He is also a teacher for World Youth Alliance, whom he has worked for as an intern and teacher since 2020, and whom he represented at the 54th session for the Commission on Population and Development at the United Nations. Previously, Tom interned at the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding in 2021, and was also an ISI Honors Scholar that summer. He was the Lance and Julie Markowitz Publius Fellow with the Claremont Institute in 2023.

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