Essays

June 20, 2024

A Discussion with Joshua Turner '15

Josh's experience arguing Idaho v. U.S. in front of SCOTUS and what EMTALA means for state abortion laws
June 20, 2024

Why Focusing on Time, Place, or Manner Speech Restrictions Neglects the Natural Roots of Law

Jeffrey Bristol W'24 argues that content-neutral restrictions on speech diminish the substantive roots of our law that are reflective of ordered liberty.
May 29, 2024

Diaries From Wartime: Service Amid Suffering

Jana Paley's final installment in her visit to Israel in the wake of the October 7 attacks
May 13, 2024

The End of the Boy Scouts

Mourning the loss of the Boy Scouts as we know it
May 1, 2024

Kari Lake Fumbles with Abortion

Hadley Arkes responds to the WSJ editorial on Kari Lake's "abortion finesse."
April 19, 2024

Diaries From Wartime: One or Two Degrees of Separation

Daily life in Jerusalem as Israel recovers from the events of October 7, 2023

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