Last month, Politico released a draft of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The opinion, authored by Samuel Alito, affirms that the Court – short of an unexpected revision or vote switch – will soon wholly overturn Roe v. Wade. Per the draft, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.” […]
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When President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913, he described the resulting institution as the “Supreme Court of Finance.” In the Federal Reserve System, Wilson believed, the United States finally possessed a central institution whose decisions regulated financial matters for the entire country, as did the Supreme Court in the […]
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In this 100th episode special, scholars join the Political Theory Review Podcast to discuss what goes into a political theory book—the creative process, drafting the book, publishing and more. Appearing on the episode are: Michael Zuckert (Notre Dame) Paulina Ochoa Espejo (Haverford) Elizabeth Markovits (Mount Holyoke) Catherine Zuckert (Notre Dame) Ian Shapiro (Yale) Nancy Rosenblum […]
Madison and the Fight for the Constitution
Discover the story of James Madison, the Founding Father who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. In this new FedSoc Films documentary, learn how he helped write a new nation into existence and unified the people behind ideals that would change the course of history. Featuring Colleen A. Sheehan (Arizona State University) [...]
