The Modern History of Originalism

Run time: 58 minutes

Libertarian and conservative scholars J. Joel Alicea, Anastasia Boden, and Sherif Girgis conduct an in-depth comparative look at the different strands of originalism as a constitutional methodology. Listen now

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August 4, 1735: An Early Victory for the Free Press

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

“On August 4, 1735, a jury acquitted publisher John Peter Zenger of libel charges against New York’s colonial governor, in an early landmark moment for the free press and the American legal system. ...” Read more

August 2, 1776: The Declaration of Independence is Officially Signed

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 3 minutes

“August 2, 1776, is one of the most important but least celebrated days in American history when 56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. ...” Read more

Wall Street Journal Essay: What Can the Founders Teach Us About the Trump Indictment?

President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen penned an essay in The Wall Street Journal this weekend discussing the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election and how it presents a demagogic challenge to the rule of law that the Constitution’s architects most feared. Read now

Article III

“The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.”

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