Civitas Conversations: Is the Court Appeasing the Trump Administration?
Is the Court engaged in appeasement or the prudential exercise of judicial power regarding the Trump administration's use of executive power?
Civitas Outlook editor-in-chief Richard M. Reinsch II interviews Prof. Jonathan Adler about his recent Outlook article in which he argues that executive overreach does not justify judicial overreach—and it is hardly appeasement to conclude otherwise.
Jonathan H. Adler is the Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law at the William & Mary Law School.
What Happiness Ought We Pursue? Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence
Freedom points beyond itself to a moral life of deliberate conformity to the moral laws of nature and the will of God.
Pursuing the Right to the Pursuit of Happiness in the Twenty-First Century
The Declaration is not a historical argument — it is a philosophical one, a claim about what human nature requires, not merely about what was once practiced or understood.
The Supreme Court Was Right to Ban Race-Based Gerrymandering
Citizens should be represented in their government as individuals, rather than as members of pre-selected groups based on race or ethnicity.
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