Are We All Common Good Constitutionalists Now?
John Ehrett ’21 analyzes the role Vermeule’s book plays
in calling for a return to better legal reasoning. Yet, even Vermeule’s
solution may not address the root of the problem.
A Better Originalism
A Jurisprudential Red Pill: Part I
Evelyn Blacklock examines Prof. Adrian Vermeule’s “Common Good Constitutionalism” and the alternative it offers to the status quo camps of jurisprudence.
“Building on the Right” with Matthew Peterson, President of New Founding
In this episode, Garrett Snedeker joins Matt Peterson, President of New Founding and founder of The American Mind, to discuss the reception of “A Better Originalism,” statesmanship in American politics, and the need for new institutions.
Common Good and Common Belief in the Common Law
With discussions about the common good reaching the public square, Timon Cline writes about how the common good can be determined by both judges and legislature.
Why State Courts Matter
Jesse Merriam responds to Holden Tanner and Josh Hammer on how a jurisprudence of Natural Law can be effectuated at the state court level
Judge Pryor’s Friendly Fire
Prof. Arkes defends “A Better Originalism” against Judge William Pryor’s critique.
Originalism: A Hollow Core?
JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker discusses Donald Drakeman’s new book on Originalism and talks about its strengths and weaknesses.
How to Recover Conservative Judging
James Wilson Institute Fellow Holden Tanner discusses the shortfalls of textualist originalist jurisprudence and how to recover common law jurisprudence.
Redeeming the Constitution
In his response to David Forte’s “Originalism and Its Discontents,” Bradley Rebeiro utilizes the case study of slavery “to reconsider how we understand this tension between originalism and natural law theory to see if there remains a better way to reconcile the two.”
The Imperative of a Boring Judiciary
Eric Hageman responds to David Forte and “A Better Originalism,” warning that illegitimate lawmaking by judges is not the solution to the current problem of an overreaching judiciary.
