The following is a transcript of remarks originally given in Miami at the National Conservatism Conference JWI helped to organize in September 2022. In 2020, Harvard Law School professor Adrian Vermeule first outlined his proposal for a jurisprudence of “common good constitutionalism” in an essay in The Atlantic. I initially responded with a friendly essay at the Claremont Institute’s American Mind site that …
How does the common good constitutionalism of Adrian Vermeule compare to the natural law originalism of Hadley Arkes?
On Thursday, the single greatest living American used the occasion of his 74th birthday to remind of his greatness. He did so by issuing the single piece of writing that, at least thus far, best encapsulates and defines his career as one of the most towering constitutionalists in the history of the republic.
Daniel Whitehead reviews Prof. Adrian Vermeule’s “Common Good Constitutionalism,” praising Vermeule’s view of the judiciary while also arguing that a more active judiciary can help reduce progressivism.
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.
On May 6, Prof. Gerard Bradley of the University of Notre Dame School of Law delivered an address titled, “Moral Truth and Constitutional Conservatism.” We’re pleased to present Prof. Bradley’s lecture in this special edition of the Anchoring Truths Podcast.
Evelyn Blacklock examines Prof. Adrian Vermeule’s “Common Good Constitutionalism” and the alternative it offers to the status quo camps of jurisprudence.
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.
Anchoring Truths co-founder Garrett Snedeker offers two cheers for Prof. Michael McConnell’s recent book on executive power under the Constitution.
Prof. Arkes discusses “On Overruling Roe” with First Things editor R.R. Reno.
