Best Steve Mahoney Podcasts (2025)

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Best of Times & Worst of Times for Pro-Life Movement? Featuring Jennie Bradley Lichter 53:46

3d ago53:46

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Could it possibly be the best of times as well as the worst of times for the pro-life movement? This has been a topic we have visited before on this show. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, immediate celebration met the harsh realities of how divided the country remains on abortion. The political reaction to the Dobbs decisio…

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Fixing Nationwide Injunctions with GianCarlo Canaparo 43:11

19d ago43:11

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Can one federal district court judge, even temporarily, be more powerful than the President of the United States? That’s the issue at the heart of the critical debate over the legal remedy known as the nationwide injunction. The deployment of this legal remedy by federal district court judges has increased significantly in the past ten years, most …

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#71 - Neil Young on the Phone & Improv with Olga 29:30

23d ago29:30

29:30

Hello to you and hello to May 2025.. this is A Bev with Stev!This episode starts with a phone call between myself and Neil Young. We discuss the bootleg nature of the new Steve Mahoney & The Mill Island Band album 'The Biddle Bros Bootleg'.. Neil is initially unhappy that this live album is being released.. Also join me and Olga a fellow improv com…

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Restoring the Classical Legal Tradition in Practice and Education with Julia Mahoney 1:02:12

1M ago1:02:12

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For a special episode of the Anchoring Truths Podcast, we bring you a presentation featuring Prof. Julia Mahoney of the University of Virginia School of Law. Prof. Mahoney examines how the Classical Legal Tradition has been making a return in American law. She discusses some recent opinions that provide a hopeful opportunity for its return to legal…

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#70 - Events Ladies 21:08

1M ago21:08

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Hey there.. it’s been a while! In terms of the absence.. all is revealed within! For now A Bev with Stev is back.. first episode recorded last summer with the ‘Events Ladies’.. in just getting back in gear.. lookout for new episodes from the world of improv, social media & reality TVBy A Bev with Stev

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Combatting Wokism & Utopianism with Daniel Mahoney 1:00:02

2M ago1:00:02

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Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast for an episode featuring a scholar quite near and dear to us at the James Wilson Institute, Daniel Mahoney. Mahoney is an affiliated scholar with the James Wilson Institute, and with his latest book he applies his gift of prose to perhaps our most pertinent cultural issue, the rise and possible fall of wokism with …

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Restoring Congress to the Center of Politics & Law: Recap of UMich Fed Soc Student Symposium 35:24

2M ago35:24

35:24

Join Anchoring Truths Podcast hosts Garrett Snedeker & Daniel Osborne for a discussion of bringing Congress back to the center of our legal and political life. The backdrop for their discussion was their visit to the University of Michigan Law School in March for the annual Federalist Society Student Symposium. This year, the Symposium was titled "…

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Zoar: The Key to Sodom's Location with Dr. Titus Kennedy 1:17:15

2M ago1:17:15

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We're closing our Sodom series with a bang! Enjoy this special extra-length episode with Dr. Titus Kennedy, as he, Tim Mahoney, and Steve Law discuss compelling reasons why positively identifying the Biblical city of Zoar acts as a key, unlocking the mystery of Sodom's true location. With this in mind, is the archaeological site of Es Safi, located…

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Israel & Civilization with Josh Hammer 52:15

2M ago52:15

52:15

Josh Hammer returns to the Anchoring Truths Podcast for a discussion of his first book Israel The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West. The book is a powerful, next-generation manifesto declaring that the future prosperity and ultimate fate of Western civilization is dependent upon the security and thriving of the Jewish people and…

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MAJOR UPDATE: Translating the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions (Part 3) 19:55

2M ago19:55

19:55

If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets If you're interested in getting a copy of Dr. van der Veen's book, "In Search of the Biblical Patriarchs: A Historical and Archaeological Quest," you can do so via this link: http…

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MAJOR UPDATE: Translating the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions (Part 2) 31:07

2M ago31:07

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If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets NOTE: Not every view expressed by scholars contributing to Podcast content necessarily reflects the views of Patterns of Evidence. We include perspectives from various sides of de…

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MAJOR UPDATE: Translating the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions (Part 1) 13:42

2M ago13:42

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If you feel led to support Mori Michael's Translational Work on the Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions, please visit his GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/exodus-tablets NOTE: Not every view expressed by scholars contributing to Podcast content necessarily reflects the views of Patterns of Evidence. We include perspectives from various sides of de…

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Securitization and the Hungarian Experience 43:55

3M ago43:55

43:55

We’re pleased to have as our guest Daniel Whitehead. Daniel was a 2022 James Wilson Fellow. He served in the General Counsel’s Office of Governor Ron DeSantis and has clerked on two federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He was also a John Marshall Fellow of the Claremont…

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A More Luminous Beacon with Prof. Will Kamin 1:01:20

3M ago1:01:20

1:01:20

As part of our ongoing webinar series between the James Wilson Institute and the Center on Religion, Culture, and Democracy, Professor William Kamin discusses the debates over Federal post-conviction Habeas Corpus. Whether one looks towards the Judicial Right or the Judicial Left, there are serious issues plaguing both perspectives on this topic. P…

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IVF & Future of Federal Policy with Steve Aden 26:50

3M ago26:50

26:50

Blink and you may have missed it. President Trumpsigned into law another executive order, this one touching on a significant concern for pro-life Americans: in-vitro fertilization. The President’s latest EO reinserts us back into a debate over what legal protections should be afforded to embryos and the attendant public policy ramifications. But th…

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Trump's Executive Orders on DEI & Sex with Mary Rice Hasson 31:24

4M ago31:24

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The opening weeks of the Trump presidency have featured a flurry of Executive Orders aimed not only to reverse the policies and priorities of the Biden Administration but also to advance the Trump administration’s vision of the good. Indeed, on the day of President Trump’s inauguration he placed himself in the middle of the Capital One Arena indown…

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Is Tall el-Hammam Sodom? With Dr. Steven Collins (Part 2) 21:25

4M ago21:25

21:25

Tim and Dr. Steven Collins conclude their in-depth discussion about Tall el-Hammam's possible candidacy as Biblical Sodom. Do the archaeological remains found during excavations confirm a meteorite airburst over this ancient city? Does Tall el-Hammam fit the chronological and geographical criteria laid out in the Biblical text for Sodom? Did the Is…

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Is Tall el-Hammam Sodom? With Dr. Steven Collins (Part 1) 34:18

4M ago34:18

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As we continue our series on theories of Sodom's location, a very prominent archaeological site known as Tall el-Hammam needs to be addressed more fully. This site located to the northeast of the Dead Sea has been proposed by archaeologist, Dr. Steven Collins, and others to be the remains of Sodom, the most prominent of Cities of the Plain destroye…

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Natural Law & Labor Law with Alex MacDonald 45:51

4M ago45:51

45:51

Alex MacDonald, a DC-based labor lawyer, touches on the historical roots of the right to work, the right’s connection with natural-law principles, and its return to modern jurisprudence. Informed by JWI Co-Director Hadley Arkes's Mere Natural Law, Alex examines how that return could transform modern labor law, especially the concept of exclusive re…

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Natural Law and Government by Consent with Paul DeHart 48:21

4M ago48:21

48:21

For the latest Anchoring Truths Podcast, JWI Affiliated Scholar Paul DeHart joins for a fascinating in-depth discussion on themes from his latest book, The Social Contract in the Ruins: Natural Law and Government by Consent. DeHart is a distinguished professor of political science at Texas State University. Topics include the limits of the consent …

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Jethro Returns to His Land: A Problem for Sinai in Arabia? 9:00

4M ago9:00

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Does Jethro returning to his own "country" in Exodus 18:27 create a problem for advocates of a Mount Sinai location in modern day Saudi Arabia? Is this verse strong evidence for the mountain being in the Sinai Peninsula or does the overall context of the passage actually strengthen the case for a Saudi Arabian location? NOTE: This Podcast contains …

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The Rights of Women: A Natural Law Approach with Erika Bachiochi 48:18

4M ago48:18

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This episode features a webinar discussion on Natural Law and Women's Rights with Erika Bachiochi, a legal scholar and current fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center. This webinar was part of our ongoing series of legal education webinars with the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy. Erika Bachiochi examines, both philosophically a…

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The Canaan & Egypt Challenge to Large Israelite Numbers 22:46

4M ago22:46

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Does our current understanding of population sizes in ancient Canaan and Egypt mean that the Israelite numbers during the Exodus should be only tens of thousands, as some scholars claim? Or is there evidence that population sizes in these nations are misunderstood and actually much larger, further establishing there being two to three millions Isra…

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Lawless: the Miseducation of America's Elites with Ilya Shapiro 46:22

5M ago46:22

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Returning Anchoring Truths Podcast guest Ilya Shapiro has written a new book Lawless: the Miseducation of America’s Elites that is part indictment of how the legal academy has succumbed to the worst excesses of illiberalism but also part memoir of his own experience at Georgetown Law at the hands of administrators who run the legal academy. His boo…

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The Star & the Birth of the Savior with Dr. Fred Baltz - Part 2 15:50

5M ago15:50

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In Part 2, Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Fred Baltz discuss powerful astronomical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem described in Matthew's account of the birth of Christ. Having established a new timeframe in which to look for the birth of Jesus in Part 1, Dr. Baltz reveals a stunning pattern of evidence in the sky for the star that sent the Magi in sea…

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The Census & the Birth of Christ with Dr. Fred Baltz - Part 1 19:55

5M ago19:55

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In Part 1, Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Fred Baltz discuss the census described in Luke Chapter 2 during the birth of Christ. Critical scholars have claimed that Luke is inaccurate for noting Quirinius as Roman 'Governor' of Syria at this time, thus throwing the historicity of his Gospel into question. However, are these scholars searching in the correc…

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Ed Meese & the Revolution of Originalism with Steven Calabresi 46:39

5M ago46:39

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Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast for both a look back and a look ahead for originalism. Our guest, Steven Calabresi, is the co-author of a new intellectual history “The Meese Revolution” that describes the rise of originalism, which necessitates telling the story of Ed Meese, without whom it surely does not happen. Calabresi, who was part of that …

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Rightful Understanding of Freedom with Dr. Brad Littlejohn 54:30

6M ago54:30

54:30

Join host Garrett Snedeker for an exciting discussion with author Brad Littlejohn, Ph.D., about his new book Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License. The conversation explored conflicting definitions of liberty, the issue of expressive individualism, and misperceptions of the freedom secured by the Constitution. Pre-ord…

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A Religious Liberty Right to Abortion? with Frank Beckwith 49:56

6M ago49:56

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JWI Affiliated Scholar & Professor of Philosophy Frank Beckwith confronts a troubling trend among some legal scholars who, in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, have constructed and advocated for a right to abortion rooted in religious liberty. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Casey in Dobbs, an increasing number of scholars argue that th…

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Tall el-Hammam: Sodom or Abel-Shittim? With Dr. Deborah Hurn (Part 4) 12:13

6M ago12:13

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Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Deborah Hurn close their discussion on Deb's favored theory for the location of Sodom. The two delve deeper into the important question of whether Tall el-Hammam, believed by some to be Sodom, is actually Sodom or a different Biblical location called Abel-Shittim, potentially linked to Joshua's Conquest. ➡️ HELP US FUND THE …

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Sodom: Ancient Historians & Geology With Dr. Deborah Hurn (Part 3) 7:22

6M ago7:22

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Join Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Deborah Hurn as they discuss the testimony of classical historians regarding the location of Sodom. Deb also points to intriguing geological reasons in favor of her view that Sodom and the other Cities of the Plain should be located in the southern region of the Dead Sea, rather than to its north. ➡️ HELP US FUND THE NE…

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Minisode 11: Federalist Society 2024 National Lawyers Convention 27:15

6M ago27:15

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A recap of the largest annual gathering of the Right's lawyers, the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, is the topic of discussion this week. Garrett Snedeker joins JWI Programs Director Daniel Osborne for a high-level account of the 2024 NLC. Snedeker shares his thoughts with Osborne on the convention's theme of group identity and th…

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The Biblical Geography of Sodom with Dr. Deb Hurn Part 2 10:02

7M ago10:02

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Join Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Deborah Hurn as they continue their fascinating discussion on the location of Sodom and Gomorrah. Deb gives further geographical clues analyzing the route taken by the Mesopotamian kings during their conquest of the Cities of the Plain, as well as the route taken by Lot after he and Abram parted ways. There's one more o…

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The Ads that Shaped the 2024 Election with Jon Schweppe 40:34

7M ago40:34

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Who was for they/them versus who was for you? Join host Garrett Snedeker for a fascinating discussion with Jon Schweppe, Director of Policy for the American Principles Project (APP), on the power of the most influential political ads that shaped the 2024 presidential election. Jon Schweppe is the Director of Policy for APP. He advances the organiza…

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Why See The Israel Dilemma with Jodell Onstott Part 2 19:05

7M ago19:05

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Look up showtimes in your area and get tickets to see Patterns of Evidence: The Israel Dilemma PART 1 - Ancient Prophecies in US Theaters ONLY on Nov 13th, 14th, and 17th: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/the-israel-dilemma/tickets/ Timothy Mahoney and Jodell Onstott, author of the book "YHWH Exists," continue discussing the amazing pattern o…

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Tragedy of "Progressive" Prosecution with Gerry Bradley 1:01:05

7M ago1:01:05

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JWI Co-Director Gerry Bradley delivers remarks on what he calls the tragedy of "progressive" prosecution. Since George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, the U.S. has undergone a significant reevaluation of its criminal justice system and has moved towards a more "progressive" prosecution. Professor Bradley explores the legal and societal implications …

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Why See The Israel Dilemma with Jodell Onstott Part 1 15:30

7M ago15:30

15:30

Look up showtimes in your area and get tickets to see Patterns of Evidence: The Israel Dilemma PART 1 - Ancient Prophecies via this link: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/the-israel-dilemma/tickets/ Join Timothy Mahoney and Jodell Onstott, author of the book "YHWH Exists," as they discuss the pattern of evidence uncovered in The Israel Dilemm…

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Litigating Second Amendment & Natural Right to Self-Defense with Ed Wenger 34:51

7M ago34:51

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We are excited to be dive into Second Amendment jurisprudence and the Natural Right to Self Defense. Our entry into that topic is collection of opinions in Hanson v. United States from a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from October 29, 2024. In that case, the majority upheld the District’s ban on the possess…

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Why See the Israel Dilemma with Dr. Scott Stripling & Dr. Pieter van der Veen 27:14

7M ago27:14

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Join Timothy Mahoney, Dr. Scott Stripling, and Dr. Pieter van der Veen as they discuss the importance of The Israel Dilemma. Hear why Dr. Stripling and Dr. van der Veen participated in the film and why you should consider joining us for its theatrical release November 13th, 14th, and 17th. Look up showtimes in your area and get tickets to see Patte…

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Sex & the Citizen with Conn Carroll 41:51

7M ago41:51

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Join Anchoring Truths Podcast host Garrett Snedeker and journalist Conn Carroll for an exciting discussion about Carroll's new book Sex and the Citizen and the importance of marriage. In Sex and the Citizen, Conn Carroll shows how the assault on marriage conducted by cultural and political elites is undermining the very foundations of our democracy…

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The Biblical Geography of Sodom with Dr. Deborah Hurn 9:59

8M ago9:59

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Join Timothy Mahoney and Dr. Deborah Hurn, PhD in Biblical Geography, as they explore various theories about Sodom's location, discussing pros and cons for each. What clues do geography, geology, archaeology, and chronology provide us in this quest to locate the enigmatic Cities of the Plain? Does the evidence best fit a Sodom location north of the…

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Minisode 10: Technology & Education with Mark Bauerlein 21:57

8M ago21:57

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In this minisode, host Garrett Snedeker speaks with returning guest Mark Bauerlein about the current decline in educational quality at universities, and the challenges that technology poses to the intellectual development of youth. Mark W. Bauerlein is an English professor emeritus at Emory University and a senior editor of First Things. He also se…

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Threat of Scientism with Spencer Klavan 36:41

8M ago36:41

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The world is not a machine. Humanity is not a mistake. Those should not be such bold words and yet, according to this week’s guest, Spencer Klavan, they need to be repeated as often as possible today. For centuries, a grim anti-human outlook has taken hold of the public imagination, teaching us all to view ourselves as random products of a cruel an…

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Minisode 9: Visiting Harvard & ND Law for Seminars 27:18

8M ago27:18

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Join host Garrett Snedeker and JWI Programs Director Daniel Osborne for special look inside JWI's Law School Seminar program. Highlighting their trips to Harvard Law and Notre Dame Law, Snedeker and Osborne provide an overview of the seminars JWI hosts on campuses across the country and the impact of these seminars on law students.…

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Predictability, AI, and Judicial Futurism with Jack Kieffaber 51:23

8M ago51:23

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JWI Deputy Director, Garrett Snedeker, and 2023 James Wilson Fellow Jack Kieffaber discuss the impact of impending AI developments on the judiciary. Kieffaber's new article "Predictability, AI, and Judicial Futurism: Why Robots Will Run the Law and Textualists Will Like It," forthcoming in 2025 in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, is a st…

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American Leviathan with Ned Ryun 36:48

9M ago36:48

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As Constitution Day approaches, we feature a forthcoming book that tackles how far we’ve come in the Progressives’ quiet regime change over the last century, replacing our constitutional republic with rule by the administrative state. That book is American Leviathan: the birth of the Administrative State and Progressive Authoritarianism by Ned Ryun…

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Minisode 8: Will Lower Courts Preserve the Administrative State? 38:51

9M ago38:51

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After the Supreme Court's blockbuster decision in Loper Bright/Relentless on administrative law, the question remains what will happen next in the effort to rein in the administrative state. Host Garrett Snedeker discusses a recent essay he wrote in which he urges close attention to the lower courts wrestling with the precedent in a post-Loper Brig…

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The Classical Understanding of Natural Law with Michael Pakaluk 52:47

9M ago52:47

52:47

Join JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Catherine Hickam for a discussion with Prof. Michael Pakaluk about Natural Law and the traditional Thomistic and New Natural Law perspectives.

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Revealing America's Censorship Industrial Complex with Ben Weingarten 54:27

9M ago54:27

54:27

Guest Ben Weingarten, the Editor at Large at RealClearInvestigations, joins host Garrett Snedeker to document how public and private actors (government, academia, media, and tech) have acted to curtail our natural right to speak freely in a concerted effort that Weingarten calls "The Censorship Industrial Complex." Mr. Weingarten has also testified…

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Minisode 7: Live from James Wilson Fellowship 23:15

10M ago23:15

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For Minisode 7, host Garrett Snedeker along with JWI Program Manager Daniel Osborne offer a live update from the 2024 Summer James Wilson Fellowship for Young Lawyers. Snedeker and Osborne discuss JWI's flagship program, the lessons on law and morality taught at the Fellowship, the broader experience for young lawyers, and how the Fellowship has gr…

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