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On the “postliberal” future of the federal courts Illustration by Michelle Rohn The New York Times published an opinion essay by Berkeley law professor (and law school dean) Erwin Chemerinsky originally titled “Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism Threatens Our Freedoms.” Chemerinsky took aim at the fossilizing impact of “originalism,” the conservative theory of constitutional jurisprudence that declares that only the literal meaning of the Constitution’s text, along with what we know about the “intent” of the Founders, can guide the courts when they interpret laws. The case a...

Charlotte works at IWF as a policy analyst. Charlotte graduated from Princeton University with a degree in French and a certificate in Global Health. At Princeton, she was involved in a variety of activities including the James Madison Program and was the President of the Princeton Chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women. Charlotte is also a member of the Emerging Leaders Council at the Steamboat Institute. Charlotte married her college sweetheart and lives in Pensacola, Florida. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, running, and spending time with her family. Charlotte Whelan's Work

AP Photo/Susan Walsh On Tuesday, Facebook suspended Robert A.J. Gagnon, a prominent Christian scholar on the topic of Bible sexuality, for 24 hours. His crime? Speaking out against transgender ideology and President Joe Biden’s new transgender military policy. Facebook claimed that Gagnon’s criticism of this government-imposed ideology violated the platform’s “Community Standards on violence and incitement.” Ironically, Gagnon’s post drew attention to Facebook’s suspension of his friend, Laurie Higgins, who got a seven-day ban for criticizing Biden’s policy. “There was absol...

The New Atlantis is a unique and truly remarkable journal,  combining scientific sophistication, philosophical depth, humane sensibility, moral integrity, and practical wisdom. It is the only magazine in America — maybe in the world — to combine a serious philosophical study of the nature of technology and its relation to human affairs with clear and powerful analysis of issues ranging from artificial intelligence to neuroscience to embryo research, stem cell research, and cloning. This is a journal that is both sharp and prudent about contemporary things and deep in its searching for ...

On the evening of January 12, 2021, more than 1,300 members of the Pepperdine University community gathered virtually to view the inaugural event of the President’s Speaker Series, “Honesty and Courage, Humility and Hope: Robert George and Cornel West in Dialogue.” George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, and West, a professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, analyzed the deep character required to engage...