James rosen, we are talking to you on publication day. Congratulations on your new biography of Antonin Scalia, scalia rise to greatness. He was putting on a show, but it was a great show. Why did you choose that quote, and how does it embody Antonin Scalia i . I chose that quote from Antonin Scalias youngest child, the fourth of his four daughters, make cilia, because meg scalia, she said that because he was largerthanlife, to all of us. And then you see in the epigraph, my conservation to this was to ask, he was cognizant that it was largerthanlife. And she said oh yes, he was putting on a show, but it was a great show. Throughout the book, his nickname which conjures up a bold fighter in the rain, despite that he was wellliked. How did he pull off both of these ideas . Scalia had an amazing mind and a crackling wit, and great personal affability. I like to say he was the kid from queens. He grew up on the streets of queens, so he combined and earthy county america chart with an ivy
James rosen, we are talking to you on publication day. Congratulations on your new biography of Antonin Scalia, scalia rise to greatness. He was putting on a show, but it was a great show. Why did you choose that quote, and how does it embody Antonin Scalia i . I chose that quote from Antonin Scalias youngest child, the fourth of his four daughters, make cilia, because meg scalia, she said that because he was largerthanlife, to all of us. And then you see in the epigraph, my conservation to this was to ask, he was cognizant that it was largerthanlife. And she said oh yes, he was putting on a show, but it was a great show. Throughout the book, his nickname which conjures up a bold fighter in the rain, despite that he was wellliked. How did he pull off both of these ideas . Scalia had an amazing mind and a crackling wit, and great personal affability. I like to say he was the kid from queens. He grew up on the streets of queens, so he combined and earthy county america chart with an ivy
Now, id be remiss in introducing you to professor arcus if i did not give you a glimpse of the author behind a book such as this one. Born in chicago world war two, he attended the University Illinois when the school had a campus on. Chicagos famous navy pier. He then took a ph. D. In Political Science at the university of where he studied with, among others, leo strauss and herbert story. In 1966, he began academic career in the Political Science at Amherst College, a place that would be his home for over 50 years. In 1987, he was named the edward ney professor of jurisprudence in american. In 2017, he assumed emeritus status from the college. He was the main advocate, an architect of the bill that became the born alive infants protection act. Professor arcus led the testimony on the bill before the Judiciary Committee of the u. S. House of representatives in 2000 to president george w bush. The bill into law with professor arcus in attendance. Mere natural law is the eighth book by p
One of americas most distinguished judges, and is so well suited to help us cast light on the state of democracy in the judiciary today. Neal katyal, one of americas most distinguished Supreme Court advocates and scholars who also happens to be my brother in law, and now i have to do this. The follow up line, which is we now have a roadshow going around the country called brothers in law. So this is part of that installment, and were much, very much looking forward to weve enjoyed milking this for all its worth for a while. A judge, this is a perilous time for the judiciary. Mount vernon has just commissioned a poll about americans attitude toward democracy in the judiciary. We may be able to call it up a little bit later, but it suggests a tremendous polarization about the way americans see the courts with at the moment. Republicans tending to favorite and democrats less so. Also, division about the way americans think the constitution should be interpreted with democrats more than re
Now, id be remiss in introducing you to professor arcus if i did not give you a glimpse of the author behind a book such as this one. Born in chicago world war two, he attended the University Illinois when the school had a campus on. Chicagos famous navy pier. He then took a ph. D. In Political Science at the university of where he studied with, among others, leo strauss and herbert story. In 1966, he began academic career in the Political Science at Amherst College, a place that would be his home for over 50 years. In 1987, he was named the edward ney professor of jurisprudence in american. In 2017, he assumed emeritus status from the college. He was the main advocate, an architect of the bill that became the born alive infants protection act. Professor arcus led the testimony on the bill before the Judiciary Committee of the u. S. House of representatives in 2000 to president george w bush. The bill into law with professor arcus in attendance. Mere natural law is the eighth book by p